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Handout
English Club

English Club: Learn English: Grammar: Adverbs: Adverbs of Frequency

For Students 4th - 9th Standards
Information and examples of how adverbs show frequency. Links to information about adverbs of definite and indefinite frequency as well as a quiz are also available.
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Website
Physics Hypertextbook

The Physics Hypertextbook: The Nature of Sound

For Students 9th - 10th
Study the details of sound from characteristics to speed, ultrasound, infrasound, and other aspects of sound waves.
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Handout
Ducksters

Ducksters: Physics for Kids: Wave Physics Glossary and Terms

For Students 9th - 10th
Kids learn about the glossary and terms of waves in the science of physics including frequency, amplitude, transverse, mechanical, longitudinal, and more.
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Lesson Plan
Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: What's Your Favorite Subject

For Teachers 7th - 9th Standards
This website provides a task in which students interpret data in a two way table by calculating the relative frequencies of a data set.
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Website
NASA

Nasa: Imagine the Universe: "Twinkle, Twinkle (Really Fast!), Little Star"

For Students 9th - 10th
"The Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer has discovered neutron stars that emit streams of X-rays pulsing over 1,000 times a second." Visit this site to read the rest of this article. Site offers additional resources as well as a Teacher's Corner.
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Probability Spinner Handling Data

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students construct a probability spinner and then test, graph and analyze their data.
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Probability Starter: Handling Data

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students are introduced to the concept of theoretical and actual probability in a variety of contexts.
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Sound Review

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] How does sound travel and what parts of the ear detect sound best? Using multiple websites, students discover animals that make the loudest sounds, which tapped glass will create the highest pitch, what...
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Other

Architectural Acoustics and Lighting: Room Acoustics

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Architectural Acoustics and Lighting provides a discussion of various factors affecting the acoustics of a given room. Room dimensions, the wavelength of the sound wave, the physical characteristics of the walls, the...
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Electromagnetic Spectrum

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this Flipchart, students are introduced to the electromagnetic spectrum. Students will learn the names of the types of waves, and the order in which they are arranged. Additionally, students will...
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Introduction to Sound

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This lesson introduces fifth graders to the science of sound. Key concepts include sound waves, wavelength, amplitude, frequency, pitch, and intensity. There are many opportunities for student...
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Math Special Education

For Teachers 5th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Using Activotes, students apply their math knowledge to answer a variety of questions.
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Mode and Range

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this flipchart, students are introduced to two statistical concepts: mode and range.
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Handout
National Earth Science Teachers Association

Windows to the Universe: Christian Doppler

For Students 9th - 10th
A biographical sketch of Christian Doppler (1803-1853), the Austrian mathematician whose study on the dependence of pitch upon the relative speed of source and observer resulted in the Doppler effect.
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Handout
Richland Community College

Richland Community College: Stats Graphs Defined

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Richland Community College provides a glossary of many terms that are needed in order to understand statistics graphs and charts. Each of the types of charts is quickly explained in terms of what it is most effective in displaying.
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Lesson Plan
University of California

Center Science Edu.: Electromagnetic Radiation on Trial

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Here is a 1-5 day unit on electromagnetic radiation that features a teacher guide and student activities with extensions.
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Lesson Plan
Science and Mathematics Initiative for Learning Enhancement (SMILE)

Smile: Sound and Vibration

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Using some basic items, you can demonstrate the basic principles of sound, pitch, and vibration. This will allow the elementary student to discover some basic principles of sound and vibrations.
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Other

Ask Numbers: Measurement Conversion Calculators and Charts

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
What kind of unit conversion would you like to do? This site will allow you to do a multitude of conversions. Just click on the specific measurement you are needing to convert. It also provides a history of measurements and a chart of...
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Handout
Tech Target

What Is: Alternating Current (Ac)

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a brief explanation of what an AC current is.
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Handout
Science Struck

Science Struck: Wavelength of Light

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes the characteristics of light, presents two formulas for calculating its wavelength, and provides a table of the different wavelength ranges across the electromagnetic spectrum.
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Website
Ducksters

Ducksters: Physics for Kids: Properties of Waves

For Students 1st - 9th
Kids learn about the properties waves in the science of physics including amplitude, wavelength, frequency, period, and speed.
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California State University

Electronic Homework: Wavelength, Frequency and Energy

For Students 9th - 10th
Users solve computational problems concerning the wavelength, frequency, and energy relationships. Fill in the missing values and submit your answers to be corrected.
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Other

University of Winnipeg: The Simple Pendulum

For Students 9th - 10th
The periodic motion of a pendulum is described with words and equations; little conceptual emphasis. Sample problems with solutions are provided.
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Other

Mostly Music: Music Physics

For Students 9th - 10th
A discussion of a variety of physics topics related to music and sound. Topics include vibrations, sound waves, frequency and pitch, resonance and overtones.