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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....
Instructional Video9:35
Bozeman Science

Sound Waves

For Students 9th - 12th
How does that sound look? Teach the characteristics of sound waves through a video lesson that shows an analysis of different frequencies and amplitude of sound waves. The instructor also represents the characteristics of the sound...
Instructional Video9:39
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Crash Course

Sound: Crash Course Physics #18

For Students 9th - Higher Ed Standards
What makes sound possible? Answer this question while viewing the 18th lesson of a complete Crash Course physics series. After discussing waves in previous lessons, the narrator applies those characteristics to sound waves and their...
Instructional Video1:25
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...
Instructional Video10:31
Physics Girl

How I Broke a Wine Glass with My Voice (Using Science!)

For Students 9th - Higher Ed Standards
You've seen talented singers break glass with a single high note ... is it as easy as it looks? Discover the physics behind the phenomenon with a video from the Physics Girl playlist. The resource covers sound wave terminology, tensile...
Instructional Video10:02
Bozeman Science

PS4A - Wave Properties

For Teachers 1st - 12th
Does your lesson plan for wave properties have its ups and downs? Get some fresh ideas from an informative video! The narrator discusses PS4A, showing the must-know ideas for each grade level through concept maps and demonstrations.
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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....
Instructional Video6:34
Veritasium

Slow-Mo Non-Newtonian Fluid on a Speaker

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Cornstarch and water on a speaker have a pretty cool effect. Beyond the coolness is a scientific analysis of amplitude and frequency. A video examines the patterns in the mixture when exposed to different frequencies in a video lesson....
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Sound Properties: Amplitude, Period, Frequency, Wavelength

For Students 9th - 10th
How to find the amplitude, period, frequency, and wavelength for a sound wave. [5:16]
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Bozeman Science

Bozeman Science: Wave Energy

For Students 9th - 10th
Paul Andersen explains how the energy of a wave if directly related to the amplitude of a wave. The wave energy of a sound wave is the volume of the wave. [3:39]
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Pitch: Super Sounding Drums

For Students 3rd - 8th
This video segment, adapted from ZOOM, explores sounds made by homemade drums of different sizes, shapes, and materials. [3:41]
Instructional Video
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Properties of Periodic Waves

For Students 9th - 10th
Amplitude, period, frequency and wavelength of periodic waves. How to calculate wave velocity. [14:26]
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Challenge: Get Loud!

For Students 9th - 10th
For a bigger and better light show, try experimenting with amplitude, frequency, and even the source of the sound (try your favorite song). Add in a friend and you"ve now got a dueling laser-light show!
Instructional Video
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Harmonic Motion Part 3 (No Calculus)

For Students 9th - 10th
Figuring out the period, frequency, and amplitude of the harmonic motion of a mass attached to a spring. [9:44]