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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Sound Interference and Resonance: Standing Waves in Air Columns

For Students 11th - 12th
By the end of this section, you will be able to define antinode, node, fundamental, overtones, and harmonics; identify instances of sound interference in everyday situations; describe how sound interference occurring inside open and...
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University of New South Wales (Australia)

University of New South Wales: School of Physics: Physclips: Sound

For Students 9th - 10th
Physiclips thoroughly presents the concept of sound with animations and film clips. Learn about the properties of sound and the physics behind sound waves with this site.
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Physics of Hearing: Sound Intensity and Sound Level

For Students 11th - 12th
By the end of this section, you will be able to define intensity, sound intensity, and sound pressure level and to calculate sound intensity levels in decibels (dB).
Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12 Exploration Series: Simulations: Physics: Violin

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Learn about wave harmonics on a string by looking closely at the sound produced by a violin. Test string tension with harmonic number on violin strings in a simulated practice. Understand sound waves...
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University of New South Wales (Australia)

University of New South Wales: School of Physics: Physiclips

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Concepts of waves and sound are thoroughly presented in animation and film clips.
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University of New South Wales (Australia)

University of New South Wales: School of Physics: Physclips: Quantifying Sound

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about terms to quantify sound like pitch, frequency, decibels, and much more in this learning module. Learning module includes animations and videos.
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Extreme Sounds: Lessons in a Noisy World

For Students 9th - 10th
Just how loud does a sound have to be for us to hear it? And how loud is too loud for our ears? Learn to measure levels of sound in this project, and discover the amazing auditory range your ears can detect in the noisy world around you.
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Frequency Dependent Sound Absorption

For Students 9th - 10th
Want to start a garage band, but Mom or Dad won't let you because it will make too much noise? This is a good project for someone who is interested in acoustics and likes to build things. The objective of this project is to determine if...
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Outer Space, the Silent Frontier: An Experiment on Sound Waves

For Students 3rd - 5th
In outer space there is utter silence. There are no sounds of traffic jams or thunderstorms or crashing waves. No buzzing bees or babies crying. Just silence. In this experiment, you will discover why empty space is void of sound.
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University of Colorado

University of Colorado: Physics 2000: Constructive and Destructive Wave Interference

For Students 9th - 10th
A physics course web page that features a Java applet in which visitors can observe the waveform resulting from the interference of two waves. The amplitude and wavelength of the interfering waves can be altered and the outcome observed.
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Sound

For Students 9th - 10th
Through multiple animations and interactive activities, this module allows students to investigate the properties of sound.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Transmission of Sound

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Students explore how mechanical waves are transmitted., and find out what is meant by interference and intensity of sound waves.
Article
OpenStax

Open Stax: Catherine Schmidt Jones: Sound and Music

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Introduce some activities that introduce students to the physics of sound. They will also learn how various instruments produce sound. Included are downloadable pdf worksheets and answer sheets to use.
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Georgia State University

Georgia State University: Hyper Physics: Auditorium Acoustics

For Students 9th - 10th
Home page for a hypertext physics course on auditorium acoustics and acoustical design.
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Pennsylvania State University

Applied Physics: Model Analysis of an Electric Guitar

For Students 9th - 10th
Great site explores the physics behind an electrical guitar. Outlines process for conducting an experiment on sound vibrations and provides animated GIF movies showing the first five modes of vibration.
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Physics of Hearing: Speed of Sound, Frequency, and Wavelength

For Students 11th - 12th
By the end of this section, you will be able to define pitch; describe the relationship between the speed of sound, its frequency, and its wavelength; describe the effects on the speed of sound as it travels through various media; and...
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University of New South Wales (Australia)

University of New South Wales: School of Physics: Physclips: Human Sound

For Students 9th - 10th
Get all the information you need to know about human sound in this learning module. Module covers voice production, ear's part in hearing, resonances, and pitch.
Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12 Exploration Series: Simulations: Physics: Pan Flute

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] A simulation to learn about wave harmonics in a column of air by looking closely at the sound produced by a pan flute.
Handout
Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Career Profile: Sound Engineering Technician

For Students 9th - 10th
Sound engineering technicians have opportunities to work in many venues, from radio stations to Broadway shows. Find out about the education needed for this career and read about the life of a sound technician who freelances for live...
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University of New South Wales (Australia)

University of New South Wales: School of Physics: Physclips: Oscillations

For Students 9th - 10th
Physiclips thoroughly presents wave and sound concepts about oscillations with animations and film clips.
eBook
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Sound Waves & Music: Reflection, Refraction, Diffraction

For Students 9th - 10th
In this illustrated physics tutorial, students learn about sound wave behaviors and apply them to the reflection, diffraction, and refraction of sound waves.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Test Prep: Mcat: Physical Processes: Sound Is a Longitudinal Wave

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses the physics of how sound travels. Includes a video of a volcanic eruption that demonstrates the speed of sound waves.
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Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Sound Is a Pressure Wave

For Students 9th - 10th
This physics tutorial invites users to discover how sound is a pressure wave. Be sure to view the animation.
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Physics of Hearing: Sound

For Students 11th - 12th
describe sound as a longitudinal wave.By the end of this section, you will be able to define sound and hearing and

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