Learning about waves can have its ups and downs, but a demo-packed tool kit has the class "standing" for more! Learners gain experience with several different wave types, organizing observations and data, and wave...

Get the ball rolling with this upper-elementary science unit on forces and motion. Offering over three weeks of physical science lessons, this resource is a great way to engage the class in learning about simple machines, friction,...

Section 9 of the 12 linked Saxon Math sections introduces the young algebrist to graphing periodic functions, creating graphs from quadratic roots, working with inequalities, and rational equations. Common among all the lessons is the...

Students will understand and predict wave phenomena, and investigate the energy contained in waves. They will gain a deeper understanding of waves and wave interference that will enable characterization and engineering of matter from the...

In this module, students investigate the properties and behavior of different types of waves.

Physiclips thoroughly presents the concept of sound with animations and film clips. Learn about the properties of sound and the physics behind sound waves with this site.

By the end of this section, you will be able to define antinode, node, fundamental, overtones, and harmonics; identify instances of sound interference in everyday situations; describe how sound interference occurring inside open and...

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Students explore how mechanical waves are transmitted., and find out what is meant by interference and intensity of sound waves.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Definition of sound, what sound waves are, how they are generated and what media they can travel through.

This tutorial looks at the behavior of sound waves, specifically focusing upon sound interference and beats. Learn more about it and then take a short quiz to check your understanding.

Concepts of waves and sound are thoroughly presented in animation and film clips.

By the end of this section, you will be able to define intensity, sound intensity, and sound pressure level and to calculate sound intensity levels in decibels (dB).

Through multiple animations and interactive activities, this module allows students to investigate the properties of sound.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Explores the pitch of sound, how it relates to the frequency of sound waves, and what infrasound and ultrasound are.

This physics tutorial invites users to discover that sound is a mechanical wave. Be sure click on the animation for further study.

This physics tutorial invites users to discover how sound is a pressure wave. Be sure to view the animation.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] What the speed of sound is and its variation in different media, and the effect of temperature on the speed of sound.

[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.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Discusses sound waves and properties of sound.

Physiclips thoroughly investigates traveling wave with animations and film clips. Understand the wave equation, power in a wave, and radiation and intensity.

A learning module exploring travelling waves. Learn about reflections, wave travelling equations, waves on a string, and travelling sine waves with animations and videos.

Physiclips thoroughly presents wave and sound concepts about oscillations with animations and film clips.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Students investigate and analyze characteristics of waves, including velocity, and calculate the relationship between wave speed, frequency, and wavelength.

Learn about terms to quantify sound like pitch, frequency, decibels, and much more in this learning module. Learning module includes animations and videos.