Curated OER
Cornstarch Monsters
Using sound waves, Steve Spangler demonstrates the properties of a non-Newtonian fluid. When the fluid is placed on an amplifier, it changes into the most amazing shapes. Your class will love demonstrating this process in class.
Steve Spangler Science
Screaming Balloon - Sick Science! #161
Spangler uses balloons and hex nuts to demonstrate centripetal force and how to make a balloon "scream." He places a nut inside a balloon before blowing it up. Then, once the balloon is tied, he begins to spin the balloon around. A force...
Curated OER
Water Whistle
Intrigue your learners with this film. They can create a water whistle using a straw and a glass of water. This could be used as an introduction to a unit on sound waves and vibrations.
Steve Spangler Science
Pop Bottle Sounds - Cool Science Fair Project
Set up a set of colorful liquid-filled bottles that produce sounds when tapped with a spoon. When teaching primary physicists about sound, they can experiment with pitch, comparing it the amount of liquid in the bottle. Which makes a...
Curated OER
Singing Pipes - Hardware Store Music
Here is an interesting demonstration which shows how heat can create sound in a metal pipe! The principle of heat rising is the key to making this particular demonstration a success. A piece of metal mesh is lodged inside each of the...
Steve Spangler Science
Cornstarch Monsters - Cool Science Experiment
Using sound waves, Steve Spangler demonstrates the properties of a non-Newtonian fluid. When the fluid is placed on an amplifier, it changes into the most amazing shapes. Your class will love demonstrating this process in class.
Steve Spangler Science
Cornstarch Monster - Sick Science! #055
Make a strangely-moving "monster" out of cornstarch and water. The mixture produces a colloid with properties of both a liquid and a solid. Place the material over a stereo speaker, turn up the music, and watch it dance! This is a fun...
Curated OER
Whirling Twirling Sound
Long, rippled, plastic tubes are swung around in circles, making air pass through them, and creating sound waves. This is a simple and inexpensive toy that you can let learners experiment with as they learn about sound and pitch. Go...
Steve Spangler Science
Buzzing Noise Maker - Sick Science! #044
Have your learners create noise makers using this video clip. Instructions are given for making a noisy toy with a craft stick, string, a rubber band, and double-sided sticky foam tape. This activity can kick off a discussion of sound...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Production of Sound
A video explaining how a speaker produces sound by transporting energy through the medium. [3:45]
NeurOreille
Journey Into the World of Hearing: What Do I Hear?
An interactive exploration into the world of sound waves and other properties of sound.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Talks: How I Use Sonar to Navigate the World
Daniel Kish has been blind since he was 13 months old, but has learned to "see" using a form of echolocation. He clicks his tongue and sends out flashes of sound that bounce off surfaces in the environment and return to him, helping him...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Doppler Effect: Lesson 4
This lesson will describe how the doppler effect is created by moving sound waves. It is 4 of 4 in the series titled "Doppler Effect."
Other
Online Tone Generator
Change the hertz, frequency, and volume with this online tone generator.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Beat Frequency
David explains what beat frequency means, how to find it, and solves a sample problem involving beat frequency. [11:48]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Standing Waves in Closed Tubes
Find out why you can make music by blowing into empty bottles. [9:57]
Next Vista for Learning
Next Vista for Learning: Music's True Form
A short video explaining that music is a sound produced by oscillations of pressure through a solid, liquid, and gas with a frequency within range of hearing. [1:30]
Learning Games For Kids
Learning Games for Kids: Vibration Science Video
This classic science song now has a fun video to go along with it! Learn all about Vibration on Learning Games For Kids. [1:51]