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What is Sound?
In this sound worksheet, young scholars complete 4 investigations to explore sound. These include the use of a rubber band, a blown up balloon, a piece of notebook paper and a tuning fork with a foam ball, string and pushpin. Students...
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Sound
In this sound learning exercise, students read about sound waves, how they are graphed, what frequency is and how it's related to pitch and the speed of sound. Students solve 8 sections of problems including matching terms related to...
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The Science of Sound
In this explanation of sound learning exercise, learners discover what sound is, how different sounds are made, frequency, how sound travels, how we hear, and a summarization. In this physical science learning exercise, students answer...
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Radio Waves
In this radio waves activity, students read about how broadcasting uses radio waves to deliver sound and how radio signals are received. Then students complete 3 short answer questions.
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Sound
In this sound worksheet, students understand how sound is created and how the human ear "hears." Students compare the frequency, amplitude, and speed of sound. Then students complete 10 matching, 7 fill in the blank, and 11 short answer...
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Seismic Waves
In this seismic waves instructional activity, student will read information about the different types of waves that occur during an earthquake: P (Primary) waves, S (Secondary) waves, and shear waves. Then learners will complete 2 short...
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Standing Waves
In this standing waves worksheet, students read about standing waves, their nodes, their anti-nodes and their wavelengths. They are given diagrams of harmonics and the equation to find the frequency of harmonics. Students match terms...
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Sound and Hearing
In this sounds worksheet, students will review how sound is created by vibrations. Students will understand what creates vibrations and how the ear receives those sound waves. This worksheet has 10 fill in the blank, 9 multiple choice, 1...
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The Senses
In this senses worksheet, students describe the difference in sounds heard with a spoon. Then they describe how each object creates a sound and why. Students also explain the process of sound moving through the outer and inner ear.
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Standing Waves
In this waves worksheet, students learn about standing waves and harmonics. Then students complete 11 matching, 15 fill in the blank, and 7 short answer questions.
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High or Low
In this wave properties worksheet, students will experiment to see how the sound made by vibrating a ruler is affected by the length of the part that is vibrating. Then students will answer 5 questions based on the results of the...
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Architectural Acoustics
In this acoustics worksheet, students use a chart of the speed of sound through different materials to determine which materials should be used to build certain building types. Students complete 2 short answer questions.
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Internet Dictionary Search-Hearing
In this hearing worksheet, middle schoolers use a given internet site to find the definition and the part of speech for 9 terms related to hearing and sound.
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Sources of Electricity
In this online electricity worksheet, students are asked 10 questions about electric current and battery energy, an online answer key provided.
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Tomography
In this tomography instructional activity, students read about how tomography is used to help oceanographers learn more about the Earth's surface below the ocean. Students complete 3 short answer questions based on the reading.
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Sensation and Perception
In this psychology worksheet, students complete a 5 short answer quiz on sensation and perception. They explain how the five body senses are used to collect information about the environment.