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Scholastic

Study Jams! Sound

For Students 4th - 8th Standards
Listen in as Mia and Sam expound on sound. It is caused by vibrations and travels in waves. It has the qualities of pitch, frequency, and volume. This hip animation displays a graph to depict the frequency and amplitude of sound waves....
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Cornell University

Sound Waves

For Students 6th - 9th
How does sound travel through different mediums? Scholars explore this question by creating and observing sound waves as they learn the difference between transverse and longitudinal wave motion. Using their new knowledge, class members...
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PhET

Wave on a String

For Students 6th - Higher Ed Standards
The sound waves of thunder are made when lightning very quickly heats the air surrounding it, expanding faster than the speed of sound. Learners explore waves through their own movement of string or set waves to constantly oscillate....
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Curated OER

Typical Conceptual Questions for Physics I - Waves, Electricity, and Magnetism

For Students 9th - 12th
This wave and electromagnetism assignment is so thorough, it could be used as a unit exam. The first section of it covers wave concepts. The next section addresses static electricity. There is a section that deals with electric circuits....
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Cornell University

Sound Off!

For Students 10th - 12th
Time to witness the effects of sound. Learners analyze different materials to determine their abilities to absorb sound waves. They use free software to monitor the amplitude of the waves to verify results.
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Curated OER

Sound Waves Simulation Worksheet

For Students 5th - 6th
For this sound wave worksheet, learners go to http://phet.colorado.edu/new/simulations/sims.php?sim=Sound and run the simulation to complete 28 short answer question.
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CK-12 Foundation

Pan Flute

For Students 6th - 12th Standards
How can a pan flute sound one note while we hear a chord? The simulation explores sound waves, vibrations, and harmonics at the molecular level. Scholars control the pipe into which air is being blown, the length of the pipe, and which...
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Curated OER

Typical Numeric Questions for Physics I - Waves

For Students 9th - 12th
Physics masters figure out the wavelength of different waves. Looking at a wave graph, they identify different characteristics. Many more problems get them working with both electromagnetic and sound waves. There are a total of 17...
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PBS

Volume and Amplitude | UNC-TV Science

For Students 5th - 12th
Future physicists pump up the volume while discovering the world of sound waves. Group members learn about the qualities of sound waves, the relationship between energy and sound volume, and the definition of amplitude while viewing an...
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EngageNY

Tides, Sound Waves, and Stock Markets

For Students 10th - 12th Standards
Help pupils see the world through the eyes of a mathematician. As they examine tide patterns, sound waves, and stock market patterns using trigonometric functions, learners create scatter plots and write best-fit functions. 
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Curated OER

Sound

For Students 9th - 12th
In this sound worksheet, high schoolers 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 sound...
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Physics Classroom

Waves - Case Studies

For Students 9th - 12th
What can your class tell about a wave just by looking at it? Using a simulation, physics pupils work through a series of case studies to determine the effects of speed, frequency, and density on waves. Part of a larger playlist on waves...
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Curated OER

The Science of Sound

For Students 3rd - 5th
For this explanation of sound worksheet, students discover what sound is, how different sounds are made, frequency, how sound travels, how we hear, and a summarization. In this physical science worksheet, students answer ten...
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PBS

Longitudinal Waves | UNC-TV Science

For Students 6th - 12th
Discover whether sound travels in space and other fascinating science facts. Scientists explore energy transfer by longitudinal waves and learn about compression, rarefaction, amplitude, and wavelength while watching an animated video....
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Curated OER

Waves

For Students 9th - 12th
In this wave worksheet, students will review the characteristics of waves which includes the parts of a wave, how waves are measured, and how waves are created. This worksheet has 8 vocabulary used in a word puzzle, 5 true or false, and...
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Curated OER

Wave Action

For Students 10th - 12th
In this waves learning exercise, students compare the characteristics of sound and light waves and determine the wavelength, amplitude, and speed of a wave. This learning exercise has 9 problems to solve.
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Curated OER

Sound

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
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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Curated OER

Waves Worksheet

For Students 6th - 8th
In this frequency learning exercise, students answer 10 questions about frequency and waves. The name of a teach appears at the top of this page.
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Curated OER

HW Unit 10:6-Standing Waves

For Students 9th - 12th
In this standing waves learning exercise, students answer 9 questions about graphs of various waves. They identify standing waves and their nodes, anti-nodes, wavelengths, amplitude, frequency and number of cycles.
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CK-12 Foundation

Violin

For Students 9th - 12th
Learners explore the science of sound by considering the characteristics that make unique sounds. Through an interactive simulation, they adjust tension and string size and view the corresponding wavelength and amplitude changes. 
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Physics Classroom

Rocking the Boat

For Students 9th - 12th
Sometimes it's okay to rock the boat! Science scholars manipulate wave properties using a fun interactive. Part of a larger playlist that dives into waves and sound, the lesson helps users work their way from apprentice to wizard by...
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Curated OER

The Energy of Waves

For Students 6th - 8th
In this science worksheet, students examine the topic in order to solidify knowledge covered in the curriculum using puzzles and creative games.
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Curated OER

High or Low

For Students 9th - 12th
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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Curated OER

Wave Actions

For Students 9th - 12th
In this waves worksheet, students read about the ways waves react depending on the boundary they encounter. They read about natural frequency, resonance, phases and interference in waves. They match 13 terms with their definitions, they...