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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.
Handout
NASA

Electromagnetic Spectrum: Ultraviolet Waves

For Students 9th - 10th
Ultraviolet (UV) light has shorter wavelengths than visible light. Though these waves are invisible to the human eye, some insects can see them. The specific wavelength values are given. Uses and applications of these waves are explained.
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Other

Architectural Acoustics and Lighting: Room Acoustics

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Architectural Acoustics and Lighting provides a discussion of various factors affecting the acoustics of a given room. Room dimensions, the wavelength of the sound wave, the physical characteristics of the walls, the...
Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: All About Sound

For Teachers 3rd - 7th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart shows the different parts of sound wavelengths and human hearing. Use the magic revealer when you learn to identify the sound canal in humans.
Activity
Physics Central

Physics Central: Physics in the Snow: Snowy Colors

For Students 6th - 8th
A simple experiment through which students observe the connection between color and heat and prove that dark-colored objects and light-colored objects heat at different rates, even when exposed to the same heat or light source.
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Georgia State University

Georgia State University: Hyper Physics: Mirrors in Imaging

For Students 9th - 10th
A discussion from Georgia State University of different types of mirrors and the images which they create. Discusses different instruments which use mirrors to produce images.
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Georgia State University

Georgia State University: Hyper Physics: Doppler Effect

For Students 9th - 10th
This hypertext physics course page illustrates and explains the Doppler effect. Users perform practice calculations for frequency shifts using the Doppler equation.
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Georgia State University

Georgia State University: Hyper Physics: Sound and Hearing

For Students 9th - 10th
Home page for a hypertext course on physics. Accesses a range of topics from hearing to sound measurement to sound propoation to musical instruments.
Interactive
Georgia State University

Georgia State University: Hyper Physics: Speed of Sound

For Students 9th - 10th
Physics tutorial on measuring the speed of sound in dry air. An interactive form allows the student to practice solving problems involving the temperature dependence of the speed of sound.
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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University of Colorado

University of Colorado: Physics 2000: Temperature and Absolute Zero

For Students 9th - 10th
A thorough, multipage discussion of color and color television sets that explains how an image is formed on the television using red, green, and blue light. Understandable discussion, excellent graphics, and many interactive Java applets.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Investigating Sound: Using Open Tubes to Demonstrate Beat Notes

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this interactive demonstration, students will observe while the teacher creates two sound frequencies using open tube resonators of nearly identical length. The nearness in length produces two slightly different frequencies which...
Handout
Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Wave

For Students 9th - 10th
An in-depth encyclopedia article from Wikipedia on waves gives a definition for what a wave is. Other content in the article includes a list of examples and characteristics of waves, information about the difference between transverse...
Website
Other

K 3 Learning Pages: Tsunami Disaster

For Students K - 1st
This site features several links to tsunami relief sites. Students and teachers can access information about the tsunami relief efforts through these resources.
eBook
Other

Wikibooks: Physics Study Guide

For Students 9th - 10th
A handy resource that gives an overview of equations and definitions pertinent to an introductory, college-level physics course, with two of its three sections focusing on motion-related topics and principles.
Website
The Franklin Institute

Franklin Institute: The Science of Sound

For Students 3rd - 8th
This Franklin Institute webpage provides an introduction to understanding sound waves based on 5th grade science lessons.
Unit Plan
Scholastic

Scholastic: Study Jams! Science: Energy, Light and Sound: Light

For Students 3rd - 7th
A video and a short quiz on the basic concepts and vocabulary for understanding light energy.
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University Corporation for Atmospheric Research

Ucar: Atmospheric Processes Radiation

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides background information, images, and an activity to help students understand the concept of radiation. Includes both the student pages and a teachers guide with lesson plan.
Activity
Smithsonian Institution

Lemelson Center: Spark!lab: Inspired by Nanotechnology [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Introducing students to nanoscale in nature and in technology, a simple activity through which students create a colorful nanofilm using construction paper, nail polish, and a pan of water.
Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Wind Chimes

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Using their knowledge of physics, students will build a wind chime. Mathematical computations will be done to determine the length of the pipes.
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Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: The Doppler Effect

For Students 9th - 10th
At this tutorial, a happy bug in the center of a circular water puddle is used to describe the Doppler effect.
Unit Plan
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Traveling Waves vs. Standing Waves

For Students 9th - 10th
Traveling and standing waves are thoroughly explained through the use of drawings and animation.
Website
Florida State University

Florida State University: Nature of Electromagnetic Radiation

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from The Florida State University provides an informational page on electromagnetic radiation discusses the characteristics and properties of its many forms including X-rays, gamma rays, ultraviolet radiation, infrared...
Handout
Oklahoma Mesonet

Oklahoma Climatological Survey: Overview of Radiation

For Students 9th - 10th
This site details what radiation is, the physics of radiation, and radiative transfer as it occurs in nature. Content explores the electromagnetic spectrum, electromagnetic waves, properties of radiation, and solar radiation.

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