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Rachel's English
How to Introduce Yourself -- American English Pronunciation
Get more comfortable introducing yourself in English with the video that goes over some common phrases we use when introducing ourselves!
Music Matters
The History of Musical Pitch - Music History
The history of musical pitch. Many of us assume that musical pitch has always been gauged at the same level but this is not the case. Concert pitch is the pitch reference to which a group of musical instruments are tuned for a...
Flipping Physics
Resonance Introduction using 9 Demonstrations
Resonance is introduced and demonstrated using a “singing rod”, a swing, a goblet, a hollow tube in water, a hollow tube open on both ends, a seashell, a broken speaker, a human body and a key fob, and a shorter “singing rod”....
Rachel's English
What's a BURRITO? American English Pronunciation
What is a burrito? Find out in this American English in Real Life video. Also, listen to a discussion on the debate: should there be an American English pronunciation of the word BURRITO, or should it only be pronounced in Spanish, no...
Rachel's English
English Pronunciation: Stressed Syllables within a Word -- American Accent
Stressed syllables in American English pronunciation.
Music Matters
Reading and Identifying Notes in the Treble Clef - How to Read Music
How to read and identify the pitch of the notes in the treble clef. Some people rely on reading the patterns of notes ascending or descending and on reading notes that are next to each other or leaping.This video explains how to read the...
Curated Video
How to Pitch a Business Plan That Convinces Your Critics
The video is about a young woman who dreams of starting her own organic soap company and develops a pitch to present to her marketing director. However, she ultimately decides to quit her job and start her own business instead of...
Rachel's English
Questions and Intonation: Up or Down? -- American English Pronunciation
How to know the intonation of questions? Yes/no questions go up in pitch at the end, while other questions go down in pitch.
Rachel's English
English Pronunciation Study: What did you do Today?
Study real English conversation with a native speaker. See how words are reduced and link, and study intonation.
Curated Video
Finding the Area of a Rectangle: Counting Columns and Rows
In this lesson, students will learn how to find the area of a rectangle by counting columns and rows. They will use tiling as a strategy to partition the rectangle and determine the number of unit squares in each row and column. Through...
Zach Star
Career Fairs - What to Expect
In this video I go over what you can expect at career fairs as well as give some general advice on making it a successful event. Schools will usually have multiple career fairs during the school...
Scholastic
Study Jams! Sound
Listen in as Mia and Sam expound on sound. It is caused by vibrations and travels in waves. It has the qualities of pitch, frequency, and volume. This hip animation displays a graph to depict the frequency and amplitude of sound waves....
Curated OER
Science of Sound
Take a field trip to the Children's Museum of Virginia with your elementary scientists. In this video, the museum's curator explains how sound travels. With huge tubes, she shows how the difference in vibrations per second changes pitch....
Curated OER
Physics : What is Sound Part 1
In this first of two parts, Mr. Noon walks around his physics class demonstrating how sound waves move. Ironically, the sound is off from the visual in this video! Use this illustrative video to learn about different demonstrations you...
Steve Spangler Science
Sound Hose - Whirly Tube
Long, rippled, plastic tubes are swung around in circles, making air pass through them, and creating sound waves. This is a simple and inexpensive toy that you can let learners experiment with as they learn about sound and pitch. Go...
Steve Spangler Science
Pop Bottle Sounds - Cool Science Fair Project
Set up a set of colorful liquid-filled bottles that produce sounds when tapped with a spoon. When teaching primary physicists about sound, they can experiment with pitch, comparing it the amount of liquid in the bottle. Which makes a...
Steve Spangler Science
Singing Glasses Toothpick Mover - Sick Science #061
Challenge your learners with a film on sound and vibration. Two wine glasses are filled with water and are then used to make sounds. When water is added to the glass, or removed from the glass, the pitch of the sound changes. Then, a...
Curated OER
Whirling Twirling Sound
Long, rippled, plastic tubes are swung around in circles, making air pass through them, and creating sound waves. This is a simple and inexpensive toy that you can let learners experiment with as they learn about sound and pitch. Go...
Curated OER
Public Speaking Tip for Kids - Using Your Voice Dynamically
This video is about vocal volume and inflection while presenting. Ironically, the sound is not the best since it is filmed outside, but the tips are helpful.
Curated OER
STEMbite: Physics of a Toy Piano
Examine how the length of an object affects the resonant frequency of the sound wavelength when struck, resulting in a different pitch. Observe this occurrence in a toddler's xylophone, two kitchen pot lids, and a plastic straw. The...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Introduction to the Doppler Effect
Do you know why a siren has a high-pitched sound as it moves towards you but when it moves away it has a low-pitch sound? In this video learn about how the Doppler Effect causes this perceived change in the pitch of a sound. [10:36]
NeurOreille
Journey Into the World of Hearing: What Do I Hear?
An interactive exploration into the world of sound waves and other properties of sound.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Pitch: Water Trombone
This video segment, adapted from ZOOM, demonstrates how to use a drinking straw and a bottle full of water to make low- and high-pitched sounds. [1:11]
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]