CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: 8.7 Communication
Learn about the many forms of animal communication.
PBS
Peep and the Big Wide World: Sound
In this interactive, children learn about sounds and practice putting sounds together to make music.
ABCya
Ab Cya: Sound Burst
Sound Burst is a fun way to experiment with sounds, colors and patterns. Simply tap the keyboard letters and the space bar to reveal different sounds and colorful artworks.
Other
Bscs: Common Student Ideas About Sound
This list describes common misconceptions children have about sound and the scientific explanation for those ideas.
Other
Bscs: Bscs Science Teaching Video Library
Elementary teachers have an urgent need for high-quality science classroom videos. To respond as rapidly as possible, BSCS Science Learning has made some of our best K-12 videos available for free streaming. In this collection, you'll...
BSCS Science Learning
Bscs: Online Resources During Covid 19 Shutdown
My school has shut down due to the coronavirus. What do I do now? BSCS Science Learning is here to help teachers during these unsure times. They have consolidated online resources to help you easily find programs, units, and more!
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Test Prep: Mcat: Physical Processes: Sound Is a Longitudinal Wave
Discusses the physics of how sound travels. Includes a video of a volcanic eruption that demonstrates the speed of sound waves.
Cosmo Learning
Cosmo Learning: Physics in Primary Schools
A collection of video lectures created by University of Sheffield to excite young students about topics in physics in elementary school. The course covers topics like forces, gravity, magnets, sound, light, space travel, and the solar...
University of Maryland
University of Maryland: Thinking Problems With Sound
A series of thought-provoking multiple-choice questions from the University of Maryland on the topic of sound and acoustics. One question pertains to the acoustics of a furnished room with two speakers; demands a basic understanding of...
Rudiments of Wisdom
Rudiments of Wisdom: Music
Learn about musical elements with cartoons. These hand drawn cartoons offer the viewer a different way to read about music other than the traditional text and pictures.
Science and Mathematics Initiative for Learning Enhancement (SMILE)
Smile: Ears and Hearing
This lesson plan investigates sound waves and how the ear hears. Students create a model of the ear using a cardboard tube, plastic wrap, and a sheet of paper.
Science and Mathematics Initiative for Learning Enhancement (SMILE)
Smile: Sound, Pitch, and Conduction
Lesson for primary elementary about sound. Students learn about pitch, air conduction, and bone conduction.
Science and Mathematics Initiative for Learning Enhancement (SMILE)
Smile: Sound
This site provides a lesson plan designed for primary students over a three week period. Students learn concepts of vibration, communication,and pitch.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Mn Step: Sound Makers
For this activity, students make a sound cylinder using a cardboard tube, and investigate the sound wave vibrations they can feel at its end when they speak into it.
Michigan Reach Out
Michigan Reach Out!: Drums (Sounds Like Science)
This site is provided for by Michigan Reach Out. Students experiment with the variables of force, pitch and volume after making a drum.
Michigan Reach Out
Sounds Like Science: Guitars
At this site explore the relationship between audibility and frequency of sound, and the difference between frequency and volume.
Michigan Reach Out
Sounds Like Science: Kazoo
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.
Michigan Reach Out
Sounds Like Science: Jamboree
Students create a jamboree using the science concepts learned in the other "Sounds Like Science" activities. Great for a music and science team.
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Submarines, Secrets, and Spies: Sounds Underwater (Hot Science)
Examine factors that affect how sound travels underwater and explore the range of sounds underwater creatures make.
Other
Musical Pitch
This site offers a very technical explanation of pitch. The author's emphasis is on tuning by intervals, explaining the different spaces of intervals by name. A very complex interactive diagram is included.
Other
Dan Sloughter: Trigonometric Series Approximations
Understand how trigonometric functions can model periodic behavior. See the application of periodic behavior, amplitude, frequency in sound waves. Make sure to turn up your sound to load an audio file to play the given tone of the...
Other
Mc Squared: Church Acoustics and Sound Systems
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...
Other
Physics of Sound/image Analysis of Sound Pressure
A discussion on how to locate the sound image based upon the incident and reflected pulse of sound heard at a given location. For those looking for a challenge, follow the links to view derivations of wave equations for sound (uses...
