Curated Video
Why don't some animals have ears?
Do animals like snakes and grasshoppers have ears? Life processes - Humans and other animals - Humans' and other animals' needs Learning Points Humans and other animals have some common features. Some animals use organs other than ears...
Curated Video
The History and Function of Microphones
Microphones are essential for capturing and transmitting sound, allowing for communication in various forms of media and entertainment. Dynamic microphones are durable and suitable for live applications, while condenser microphones are...
PBS
Volume and Amplitude | UNC-TV Science
Future physicists pump up the volume while discovering the world of sound waves. Group members learn about the qualities of sound waves, the relationship between energy and sound volume, and the definition of amplitude while viewing an...
TED-Ed
What’s a Squillo, and Why Do Opera Singers Need It?
Squillo, squillo, squillo! Opera audiences would not be able to hear the arias in The Marriage of Figaro, or any other opera for that matter, without the aid of the squillo. A short video explores the techniques opera singers use to...
Veritasium
Can You Recover Sound from Images?
Amazingly, still images can produce sound. Watch as a video lesson describes the process scientists use to recover sound from still photography. The lesson includes discussion of sound waves, vibrations, and frequencies.
TED-Ed
Why Does Your Voice Change as You Get Older?
Most listeners can correctly identify the relative age and gender of speakers without being able to see them. How is it that the human voice is capable of producing such a range of sounds? Find out with a short video that examines the...
PBS
Math with Jake: Frequencies and Pitch
Be an octave above the rest. A musician explains how to write music in different time signatures. An interesting resource continues to demonstrate ratios using the pitch of musical notes and hertz. Pupils use a pitch table and determine...
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
The Cochlea
With all its folds and inner workings, the ear is an extraordinary thing. Take a tour through the anatomy of the ear to get a glimpse of how all the parts works Learners watch as an animation demonstrates how humans hear. The...
Physics Girl
Singing Plates - Standing Waves on Chladni Plates
Here's a short video that hits all the high notes! Young scientists observe as amazing patterns appear in sand during a short demonstration. In addition to art and music, the resource explains standing waves, nodes, and how a 3-D model...
Physics Girl
How I Broke a Wine Glass with My Voice (Using Science!)
You've seen talented singers break glass with a single high note ... is it as easy as it looks? Discover the physics behind the phenomenon with a video from the Physics Girl playlist. The resource covers sound wave terminology, tensile...
Real Engineering
Boom: The Future of Supersonic Flight
Boom! Individuals watch a Real Engineering video to learn about current innovations in supersonic flight. The resource describes an airplane being developed by the Boom Technology company and compares its design to the Concorde.
MinutePhysics
Why It's Impossible to Tune a Piano
Explore the physics of tuning most musical instruments. The video instructor explains the pitches of string and wind instruments with an emphasis on the sound waves. After discussing the ratios between pitches, it compares harmonics and...
Bozeman Science
Sound Waves
How does that sound look? Teach the characteristics of sound waves through a video lesson that shows an analysis of different frequencies and amplitude of sound waves. The instructor also represents the characteristics of the sound...
TED-Ed
The Physics of Playing Guitar
Everyone knows that guitar music rocks - but why? And how? Learn about the ways a single pluck can create sounds that resonate from string, to ear, to soul with a fascinating video about the physics of sound vibration.
TED-Ed
How Brass Instruments Work
Transforming a deep breath into beautiful musical notes, brass instruments represent an interesting combination of scientific understanding and artistic creativity. Traveling from the mouth piece to the bell, this short...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Pitch: Making Guitars
Watch the rubber bands vibrate on homemade guitars in this video segment adapted from ZOOM as cast members talk about pitch and demonstrate how to make a cereal box instrument. [2:59]
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Sound and Solids: Listening Stick
This video segment, adapted from ZOOM, explores how sound waves travel differently through air than through solids like a yardstick, a baseball bat, and a golf club. [1:46]
Crash Course
Crash Course Physics #18: Sound
We learn a lot about our surroundings thanks to sound. What is sound? And how does it travel? And what is this Doppler Effect that we've heard so much about? In this video episode of Crash Course Physics, Shini goes over some of the...
NPR: National Public Radio
Npr Videos: Skunk Bear: What Makes Frozen Lakes Sing?
This winter solstice we take on a cold case: what's the physics behind the strange twanging of frozen lakes? Turns out it's the same physics that gave us the iconic Star Wars blaster sound. [3:03]