TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Sound Environment Shapers
In this lesson plan, students are introduced to the sound environment as an important aspect of a room or building. Several examples of acoustical engineering design for varied environments are presented to students. Students learn the...
Read Works
Read Works: The Mystery of the Whistling Building
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about a building in New York City that whistled in the wind during construction. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Middle School Science
Middle School Science: Tuning Fork Lab
In this succinct lesson plan, students will compare the sounds produced by tuning forks and observe the behavior of sound waves in different media.
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.
Other
National Physical Laboratory: The History of Length Measurement
This resource provides historic information on length measurement in the United Kingdom. Click on the topics on the left toolbar of the article to find out more information.
ArtsNow
Arts Now Learning: Music and Acoustics [Pdf]
In this instructional activity, learners will create a rhythmic composition using cups to demonstrate understanding and identification of various sounds. Musical skills addressed include improvising, composing, listening, and playing.
Agnes Scott College
Agnes Scott College: Biographies of Women Mathematicians: Sophie Germain
Article highlights the accomplishments of Sophie Germain, a French mathematician who contributed to the study of acoustics, elasticity, mathematical physics, and the theory of numbers.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: The Effects of Ear Canal Acoustics on Hearing Ability
This is a five-question quiz related to the passage "The Effects of Ear Canal Acoustics on Hearing Ability."
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...
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...
Other
Silcom: Room Acoustics
A detailed discussion on the effect of reflection and absorption of sound waves by walls upon the audio quality of a room. Methods for inspecting the quality of a room are given and discussed.
Other
Musical Math
This site includes 14 activities which explore how math and music are related. Great exercise opportunity for any student to sharpen their math and musical skills.
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Scientific American: Expedition Panama: Echoes in the Night
Explore your prior knowledge about bats and investigate bats' use of echolocation to identify and catch prey. Design a game like "Marco Polo" to demonstrate echolocation.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Physics for Kids: Sound Pitch and Acoustics
Kids learn more about the science and physics of sound. Pitch, acoustics, and the doppler effect. How the frequency of the sound wave affects the pitch we hear.
PBS
Nh Pbs: Nature Works: Auditory Communication
Describing some of the reasons that animals make sounds, this website gives concrete examples that make acoustic (auditory) communication easy to understand.
Other
Building Acoustics Quarterly Journal
A journal devoted to professionals in the field of architecture, construction, and engineering. This page lists short abstracts for articles in the most current issue of the journal. Visitor has option to purchase the complete article.
Other
Baroque Music C Ds: Silbermann Organ Recordings.
This site gives a listing of CD's that have been recorded on organs throughout the world which are connected to Silbermann. Each CD listed has a description of the organ which is very interesting.