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Arab Physics

For Students 9th - 10th
While some of the pages on this site have yet to be filled, the pages that are complete are comprehensive. For example, pages on friction, heat, and the Doppler effect are illustrated and explain relevant formulas. A biography page...
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Physics for Kids: Sound Pitch and Acoustics

For Students 1st - 9th
Kids learn more about the science and physics of sound. Pitch, acoustics, and the doppler effect. How the frequency of the sound wave affects the pitch we hear.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Physics for Kids: Basics of Sound

For Students 1st - 9th
Kids learn the basics of the science of sound, the speed of sound, and volume. What is sound and how does it move? It is a wave made from the vibration of molecules.
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Foss: Physics of Sound

For Teachers 6th - 8th
At Fossweb you can compare sound and distance by measuring the amount of time it takes for a sound to reach you. You can investigate sound in air and water! You can also look at pictures and video clips, or ask a question that a...
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Michigan Reach Out

Sounds Like Science: Guitars

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
At this site explore the relationship between audibility and frequency of sound, and the difference between frequency and volume.
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Science and Mathematics Initiative for Learning Enhancement (SMILE)

Smile: Sound (Primary)

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
This site provides two activities that can be used in the primary elementary classroom. The purpose is to "demonstrate different ways to produce sound."
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Physics Central

Physics Central: Physics in the Tool Shed: Toolaballoonaphone

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Learn about compression waves and amplification through constructing a toolaballoonaphone! The toolaballoonaphone is made out an exercise ball, fish nets, wrenches, strings, scissors, and a clean waste basket that allows students to...
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Michigan Reach Out

Sounds Like Science: Bottle Organ

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
In this lesson plan students are able to manipulate sound to arrange a musical scale. Can be used by both science and music teachers.
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Michigan Reach Out

Sounds Like Science: Kazoo

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
At this site explore the energy transfer that is involved in making sound through playing a kazoo.This activity is wonderful for both science and music teachers.
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Mc Squared: Church Acoustics and Sound Systems

For Students 9th - 10th
A series of pages written by a sound system design group; the pages provide excellent background information about acoustical topics related to the design and analysis of both sound systems and rooms. Contains a lot of good physics in an...
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Discovery Education

Discovery Education: Physical Science

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The Discovery Channel provides numerous lesson plans dealing with the physical sciences. Content is organized by grade level, but all lesson plans include suggestions for adaptations for older or younger audiences.
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Project Ideas: Make a Phonograph From Everyday Items

For Students Pre-K - 1st
In this physics science fair project, the student will use common materials to play back sound from a vinyl record album. The student will investigate what kinds of materials produce the best sound. The Science Buddies project ideas are...
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University of New South Wales (Australia)

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

For Students 9th - 10th
Physiclips thoroughly presents the concept of interference with animations and film clips. Learn about linear superposition, beats, and consonance in this learning module.
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Nobel Media AB

The Nobel Prize: The Nobel Prize in Physics 1923: Robert Andrews Millikan

For Students 9th - 10th
This Nobel website on the life and scientific work of Robert A. Millikan includes a biography, images, and internet resources for further reading and research. Also included are the 1923 "Presentation Speech" which praised Millikan's...
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Georgia State University

Georgia State University: Hyper Physics: Pitch = Frequency of Sound

For Students 9th - 10th
Pitch is the ear's response to frequency, and here you can get a better understanding of pitch, its measurement and the perception of pitch.
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University of New South Wales (Australia)

University of New South Wales: School of Physics: Physclips:travelling Waves Ii

For Students 9th - 10th
Physiclips thoroughly investigates traveling wave with animations and film clips. Understand the wave equation, power in a wave, and radiation and intensity.
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University of New South Wales (Australia)

University of New South Wales: School of Physics: Physclips: Standing Waves

For Students 9th - 10th
Understand how standing waves occur in this learning module that includes animations and videos.
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University of New South Wales (Australia)

University of New South Wales: School of Physics: Physclips: Travelling Waves I

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module exploring travelling waves. Learn about reflections, wave travelling equations, waves on a string, and travelling sine waves with animations and videos.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Resonance and Sound Waves

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Students investigate the conditions for resonance, and then solve problems with strings and pipes using the condition for resonance.
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Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: The Human Ear

For Students 9th - 10th
Informative article on the human ear. Describes the parts and function of the ear. Explains how the ear functions when listening to music.
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Georgia State University

Georgia State University: Hyper Physics: Musical Instruments

For Students 9th - 10th
Homepage for a hypertext about the different families of musical instruments. From this page, users can retrieve information on a the acoustics of a variety of specific instruments: stringed instruments, woodwind instruments, brass...
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Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Echo vs. Reverberation

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn the difference between an echo and a reverberation on this reference page. Page includes an animation to show the difference.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Fourth Grade Science: Physical Science: Forms and Changes of Energy

For Students 4th - 5th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Discusses different forms of energy and how energy changes form.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Resonance in a Tube

For Students 9th - 10th
Read the passage "Resonance in a Tube" and complete the five-question quiz to test your knowledge of sound.

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