PBS
Pbs Teachers: Real Scientists: Audio Engineer
Discover how an engineer uses ultrasound to focus and aim sound waves with the "Audio Spotlight" that he developed.
Physics Aviary
Physics Aviary: Distance to Destruction Lab
This lab is designed to help students visualize distance between two synchronized sources that will lead to constructive and destructive interference.
Physics Central
American Physical Society: Physics Central: Discover Homepage
Link to nine major physics topics and dig deeper into the content. Find out about the work of scientists in each field and see example physical science experiments.
University of Toronto (Canada)
University of Toronto: Flash Animations for Physics
This site boasts an extensive list of physics animations that cover topics such as electricity, magnetism, quantum mechanics, and relativity. Variables can be manipulated for each demonstration.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Echolocation in Action!
In this activity, students will experience echolocation themselves. They actually try echolocation by wearing blindfolds while another student makes snapping noises in front of, behind, or to the side of them.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Physical Science: Doppler Effect
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Discusses what the Doppler Effect is and how it occurs.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Physical Science: Ultrasound
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] What ultrasound and echolocation are, and how sonar and ultrasonography are used.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Biology: Goals of Science
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Introduction to the goals of science.
Other
The Basics of Reading Music
This site is an overview of how to read music. The basics of notation such as note and rest values, the names of lines and spaces of both treble and bass clefs, etc. are covered. Includes downloadable audio files.
Bill Nye
Bill Nye: My, How Time Flies
In this tutorial, Bill Nye explains how you can use a piece of string and a noisemaker to demonstrate the doppler effect.
South Carolina Educational Television
Know It All: Audio Engineer | Kids Work!
Students will play the role of the audio engineer who monitors and adjusts the audio levels for a production. This animated interactive job exploration experience familiarizes students with some of the skills involved in audio engineering.
University of New South Wales (Australia)
University of New South Wales: School of Physics: Physclips: Interference
Physiclips thoroughly presents the concept of interference with animations and film clips. Learn about linear superposition, beats, and consonance in this learning module.
Cosmo Learning
Cosmo Learning: Physics 240: Science and Engineering I
A collection of video lectures from a physics for science and engineering course taught at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. The course discusses the concepts of mechanics, wave motion, sound, heat and thermodynamics in thirty-five...
Exploratorium
Exploratorium: Snacks
Exploratorium's snacks aren't edible, but they are good! Use your science skills to discover gravity, learn about biology, do fun experiments.
University of New South Wales (Australia)
University of New South Wales: School of Physics: Physclips: Doppler Effect
Use this learning module to explore the doppler effect. Learning module includes animations and videos to explain the concept.
Curated OER
Hyper Physics: Water Tube Resonance Experiment
Online physics lab experiment in which students use resonating waves inside of a closed-end air column to determine the speed of sound. The form allows students to check their answers and receive immediate feedback.
Curated OER
Hyper Physics: Water Tube Resonance Experiment
Online physics lab experiment in which students use resonating waves inside of a closed-end air column to determine the speed of sound. The form allows students to check their answers and receive immediate feedback.
Curated OER
Avatar Consultants, Inc: Definition of Intensity
Power, loudness, and decibel levels of sound waves are described and explained. The relative power output of various musical instruments is given.
Curated OER
Science Kids: Science Images: Anechoic Chamber
A photo taken from the inside of an anechoic chamber. The effect of rebounding sound waves is kept to a minimum in such an anechoic chamber thanks to the large surface area that absorbs most of the noise.
Georgia State University
Georgia State University: Hyper Physics: Doppler Effect
This hypertext physics course page illustrates and explains the Doppler effect. Users perform practice calculations for frequency shifts using the Doppler equation.
Great Idea Finder
The Great Idea Finder: Biography of Guglielmo Marconi
Provides some short biographical information on Guglielmo Marconi (1874-1937 CE). Discusses Marconi's scientific accomplishments.
Discovery Education
Discovery Education: Physical Science
The Discovery Channel provides numerous lesson plans dealing with the physical sciences. Content is organized by grade level, but all lesson plans include suggestions for adaptations for older or younger audiences.
National High Magnetic Field Laboratory
Magnet Academy: Bell Telephone 1876
Acoustics, variable resistance and allegations of foul play contribute to the exciting story of the invention of the telephone.
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