MinuteEarth
Why Doesn't All Thunder Sound The Same?
We've all experienced thunder, but what ARE all those claps, booms, and rumbles?
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: The physics of playing guitar - Oscar Fernando Perez
Guitar masters like Jimi Hendrix are capable of bending the physics of waves to their wills, plucking melody from inspiration and vibration. But how do wood, metal, and plastic translate into rhythm, melody, and music? Oscar Fernando...
Curated Video
If a Tree Falls with No One Around, Does It Make a Sound? A Physics Perspective
New ReviewIf a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound? Philosopher George Berkeley asked this famous question in 1710, and people are still debating it. Where is the forest located. How is sound defined? What...
Curated Video
How to Pick a Different Subwoofer Shape
Howcast - Learn the difference between a square subwoofer, a triangular subwoofer, and a round subwoofer in this Howcast car stereo video with expert Movin On.
Curated Video
Ultrasound
Pupil outcome: I can describe what ultrasound is and explain its properties, and also describe some uses of ultrasound. Key learning points: - Sound waves of frequency below 20 Hz usually cannot be heard by humans, so are called...
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Hearing sound
Pupil outcome: I can explain how sound waves cause sounds to be heard, and describe the range and limits of human hearing. Key learning points: - Sound waves cause our eardrums, tiny bones within our ears, and the cochlea to vibrate. -...
Curated Video
The Science of Sound: How Sound Waves Reach Your Brain
This video explains how sound waves travel through the air, solids, and liquids to reach our ears. It explores how vibrations create sound waves, which are collected by our ears and make our eardrums vibrate. Our brain recognizes these...
Curated Video
P-wave
A fast-moving seismic wave produced by an earthquake. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and concise textual definitions. Twig Science Glossary Films reinforce abstract...
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Resonance: How Sound Changes Across Different Mediums
Sounds can change as they move from one medium to another. Under the right circumstances the effect is surprising and extreme. Physics - Waves - Learning Points. Sound is a wave that is created by vibrating objects. Every object has a...
Curated Video
Factpack: Decibel Range
Move along the decibel range from silence to the loudest noise ever. Physics - Waves - Learning Points. A Twig FactPack Film. Open a discussion on what has been already learnt in a topic, or use to grab attention at the start of a...
Curated Video
What is Sound?
Sounds can vary greatly: extremely quiet or deafeningly loud, high and shrill to low and booming. Why are they so different? Physics - Waves - Learning Points. Sound is a vibration passed to and fro along particles forming a wave. It can...
Curated Video
Doppler Shift: Sound Discovery
How a unique but simple experiment in the 19th century gave a new insight into the behaviour of sound waves. Physics - Waves - Learning Points. The Doppler Effect is when the pitch of a sound seems to change as it moves past. The...
Curated Video
Rubens' Tube
We create a Rubens\u2019 Tube to demonstrate the movement of sound waves. A tube lined with holes is filled with propane and connected to a speaker. We light the gas coming from the holes and play different frequencies and volumes of...
Curated Video
Measuring Music
We use a sounding board called a sonometer to investigate how the pitch of sound changes when the length of wire being plucked changes. We change the position of a moveable bridge to change the length of the wire and discover that...
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Bell in a Vacuum
We look at how a vacuum affects how sound travels. An alarm is set off and placed under a bell jar. The air is removed from the jar to create a vacuum. We can still see the hammer of the alarm clock moving, but cannot hear the sound....
Curated Video
Medical Marvels: Ultrasound
Born out of research into RADAR in World War Two, ultrasound has become one of the most important medical inventions. What is it, and how does it work? Biology - Being Human - Learning Points. Ultrasound was developed by Ian Donald in...
Curated Video
How does sound travel?
Sounds travel in waves. The world around us - Light and sound - Sound Learning Points Sounds are made by tiny movements called vibrations. Sound energy travels in waves. These vibrations travel out from the sound source in all...
Wonderscape
Understanding How We Perceive Sound
Delve into the fascinating process of hearing and how our ears transform sound waves into signals for our brains to interpret. Learn about the intricate anatomy of the ear and how it enables us to experience the richness of sound. Sound...
Wonderscape
Exploring Characteristics of Sound Waves
Discover the characteristics of sound waves, including wavelength, frequency, and pitch. Learn about the Doppler effect and its impact on sound perception. Explore how acoustics influence building design and sound control. Sound part 3
Curated Video
Pitch Shifting in Music: From Chipmunks to Kanye
Have you heard the conspiracy theory that Nicki Minaj songs are just Jay-Z pitched up? Well that may not be true, but changing the pitch of their songs can create a hilarious effect. LA Buckner and Nahre Sol explore the history of how...
Curated Video
Can You Hear Me Now?
Dr. Forrester explains how sound behaves through different mediums.
Curated Video
Introduction to Energy
Dr. Forrester explains how most of our energy is generated by the sun in one way or another.
Curated Video
GCSE Physics - Intro to Waves - Longitudinal and Transverse Waves #61
This video covers: - What waves are - How to label a wave. E.g. amplitude, wavelength, crest, trough and time period - How to calculate wave speed - The difference between transverse and longitudinal waves General info: - Suitable for...