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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Physical Science: Hearing Loss

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Explores what deafness is, how loud sounds cause hearing loss, and how to prevent hearing loss using hearing protectors.
Activity
Read Works

Read Works: The Sounds of Baseball

For Teachers 8th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An descriptive text about the sounds a person would hear at a baseball game. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
eBook
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Beats and Interference of Sound Waves Review

For Students 9th - 10th
Review of how to produce beats through the constructive and destructive interference of sound waves.
Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Introduction to Sound Review

For Students 9th - 10th
Review the key terms and skills for sound waves, including how to identify the nodes and antinodes for standing waves in tubes.
Activity
Read Works

Read Works: How to See Sound

For Teachers 1st Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text showing how to see sound waves. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
eBook
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Interactive Physics for High School

For Students 9th - 10th
This digital textbook covers core physics concepts and includes interactive features, real world examples, videos, and study guides.
eBook
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Physical Science for Middle School

For Students 6th - 8th
This digital textbook covers core physical science concepts and includes interactive features, real world examples, and videos.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Analyzing the Interference of Sound Waves and Beats

For Students 9th - 10th
A site for students to practice viewing two sound waves interference and analyze the patterns formed.
Interactive
University of Toronto (Canada)

University of Toronto: Flash Animations for Physics

For Students 9th - 10th
This site boasts an extensive list of physics animations that cover topics such as electricity, magnetism, quantum mechanics, and relativity. Variables can be manipulated for each demonstration.
Unit Plan
Channel 4 Learning

4 L: Science Essentials: Get Physical

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Find a review of many aspects of the physical world. Simple explanations of electricity, gravity, and the solar system. Included are materials for teachers to use for enrichment.
Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Physics of Hearing: Summary

For Students 11th - 12th
This page provides a summary of the content of each section of Chapter 17: Physics of Hearing from the AP Physics online text.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Fourth Grade Science: Physical Science: Characteristics of Sound

For Students 4th - 5th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Discusses sound waves and properties of sound.
Website
Georgia State University

Georgia State University: Hyper Physics: Architecture for Acoustics

For Students 9th - 10th
A physics tutorial on designing an auditorium and solving the problem of sound reflection. Illustrated.
Handout
Georgia State University

Georgia State University: Hyper Physics: Reverberation

For Students 9th - 10th
A tutorial from a hypertext physics course book that discusses reverberation. Illustrated.
Handout
Georgia State University

Georgia State University: Hyper Physics: Water Tube Resonance Experiment

For Students 9th - 10th
Online physics lab experiment in which students use resonating waves inside of a closed-end air column to determine the speed of sound. The form allows students to check their answers and receive immediate feedback.
Handout
Georgia State University

Georgia State University: Hyper Physics: Non Focusing Surfaces

For Students 9th - 10th
This hypertext physics course tutorial on nonfocusing surfaces relates various design principles to good auditorium design. Illustrated.
Handout
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Sound Waves and the Eardrum

For Students 9th - 10th
Understand how sound is transmitted through the ear and perceived by the brain in this reference page. Page includes content and an animation.
Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Investigating Sound Waves

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this Physical Science experiment, students investigate how sound travels through different mediums, including solids, liquids, and gases. This particular experiment deals with solids by using a wire hanger and two pieces of cotton...
Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: The Nature of Sound With a Slinky

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
A physics lesson plan where students investigate how sound can be produced and changed. Students identify vibrations as the source of sound and how it can be amplified and received, and then explore the use of a slinky to explain the...
Website
Physics Central

American Physical Society: Physics Central: Discover Homepage

For Students 9th - 10th
Link to nine major physics topics and dig deeper into the content. Find out about the work of scientists in each field and see example physical science experiments.
Interactive
Georgia State University

Georgia State University: Hyper Physics: Brass Instruments

For Students 9th - 10th
Understand the science of sound when performing with a brass instrument such as a trumpet or a trombone.
Handout
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Longitudinal Waves and Guitar Strings

For Students 9th - 10th
A reference page including content and animations on longitudinal waves. Understand how sound waves are produced from vibrations in guitar strings to produce longitudinal waves.
Handout
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Longitudinal Waves and Tuning Forks

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource explores how vibrating objects produce sound waves. The site contains information and an animation.
Article
University of Kentucky

The Physics and Math of Music

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Read about a math research project done by three college students which helps us see physics and math in music. Here's a great approach for integrating curriculum!

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