PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Pitch: Super Sounding Drums
This video segment, adapted from ZOOM, explores sounds made by homemade drums of different sizes, shapes, and materials. [3:41]
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Tour of the Electromagnetic Spectrum: Radio Waves
A tour of radio waves in the electromagnetic spectrum. [3:38]
PBS
Pbs Kids: Animations: What Is Pitch?
Narrated animation that visually explains how pitch depends on the frequency of vibrations. (30 secs) Uses Quicktime.
Bozeman Science
Bozeman Science: Doppler Effect
In the following video Paul Andersen explains how the perceived frequency of a source depends on the motion of both the source and the observer. As a source approaches an observer the frequency will increase and as it moves away it will...
Bozeman Science
Bozeman Science: Harmonics
In this video Paul Andersen explains how the wavelength of a standing wave is determined by the boundary length and frequency of the wave. The fundamental frequency has a wavelength double the boundary length. Harmonics are built on the...
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Behind the Scenes With Inventor and Actor Hedy Lamarr
A new book looks at the life of the beautiful and brainy movie star Hedy Lamarr.
Crash Course
Crash Course A&p #22: Muscles, Part 2 Organismal Level
Hank calls in a friend to do his push ups for him today to explain how skeletal muscles work together to create and reverse movements. Hank and Claire also demonstrate the role size plays in motor units, the three phase cycle of muscle...
Virtual Nerd
Virtual Nerd: How Do You Make a Histogram?
A histogram is a great way to show off visual data. This tutorial illustrates how to make one. [5:34]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Harmonic Motion: Harmonic Motion Part 3 (No Calculus)
Video lecture explores how to figure out the period, frequency, and amplitude of the harmonic motion of a mass attached to a spring. [9:44]
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Drawing Histograms
This video tutorial demonstrates how to create and read a histogram.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Interpreting Data Using Histograms
This video lesson demonstrates how to interpret data in a histogram. Students can check their understanding with an assessment.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Inverse Square Law
This animation from KET's distance learning physics course demonstrates the mathematical formula for a scientific law as it applies to light.
Crash Course
Crash Course Physics #17: Traveling Waves
Waves are cool. The more we learn about waves, the more we learn about a lot of things in physics. Everything from earthquakes to music! Ropes can tell us a lot about how traveling waves work so, in this video episode of Crash Course...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Vi Hart: What Is Up With Noises?
Video illustrating and explaining some of the mathematical and wave properties behind sound, frequency, and pitch. [12:49]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: The Science and Mathematics of Sound, Frequency, and Pitch
Video illustrating and explaining some of the mathematical and wave properties behind sound, frequency, and pitch.
Other
Online Tone Generator
Change the hertz, frequency, and volume with this online tone generator.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Derivation of Beat Frequency Formula
In this video David derives the formula for beat frequency. [9:54]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Harmonic Motion Part 3 (No Calculus)
Figuring out the period, frequency, and amplitude of the harmonic motion of a mass attached to a spring. [9:44]
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Wave Shape: Lesson 3
This lesson will introduce the shape of waves, including amplitude and frequency. It will also describe how the shape of waves changes from one type to the next. It is 3 of 5 in the series titled "Wave Shape."