Rice University
College Physics for AP® Courses
Take a look at an organized physics course. The 34-section electronic textbook covers material in AP® Physics 1 and 2. Teachers use the text to supplement lectures and have the class work through the labs. Each section contains multiple...
Teach Engineering
Exploring Bone Mineral Density
Bone up on bone density. The second installment of the seven-part series has pupils read articles on two different websites to learn about bone density and its measurement, as well as X-rays and other imaging tools. A quiz assesses their...
K12 Reader
They See with Their Ears
Sometimes bats get a bad rap, even though they are fascinating creatures! Teach your class about echolocation with a reading passage. After reading, class members respond to five questions based on the text.
Exploratorium
Exploratorium: Picturing the Body
An online version of articles and activities from the Exploratorium Magazine, Vol. 23, No. 3. This issue looked at how we are able to examine the inside of the human body, what kinds of technology are used, and how each of them is used...
Aetna Intelihealth
Aetna: Inteli Health: Ultrasound
This overview of ultrasound medical procedures describes their uses, preparation, risks, and the like.
US Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics: Radiologic Technician
Published by the Department of Labor, this site details the Radiologic Technician Career. Employment outlook, and projections are provided with training and qualifications data.
US National Library of Medicine
Medline Plus: Videos Y Multimedia
Online presentations on more than 150 health topics, diseases, and conditions, from acne to viruses. Each plays as a slide presentation, with sound, that you can control or set to autoplay. Time varies from 5-20 minutes. Available in...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Measuring Distance With Sound Waves
Students learn about sound waves and use them to measure distances between objects. They explore how engineers incorporate ultrasound waves into medical sonogram devices and ocean sonar equipment. Students learn about properties, sources...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Exploring Bone Mineral Density
In this activity, students will explore two given websites to gather information on Bone Mineral Density and how it is measured. They will also learn about X-rays in general, how they work and their different uses, along with other...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Applying Hooke's Law to Cancer Detection
Students explore Hooke's law while working in small groups at their lab benches. They collect displacement data for springs with unknown spring constants, k, by adding various masses of known weight. After exploring Hooke's law and...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Learning Imaging Techniques!
During this activity, students will be introduced to the concepts of the challenge. They will generate ideas for solving the grand challenge first independently, then in small groups. Finally, as a class, students will compile their...
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Physics of Hearing: Problems and Exercises
This is a list of 84 problems and exercises to solve based on the content of Chapter 17: Physics of Hearing from the AP Physics online text.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Physics of Hearing: Conceptual Questions
This is a list of 15 questions based on the major concepts presented in Chapter 17: Physics of Hearing from the AP Physics online text.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Physics of Hearing: Ultrasound
By the end of this section, you will be able to define acoustic impedance and intensity reflection coefficient, describe medical and other uses of ultrasound technology, calculate acoustic impedance using density values and the speed of...
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Physics of Hearing: Hearing
By the end of this section, you will be able to define hearing, pitch, loudness, timbre, note, tone, phon, ultrasound, and infrasound; compare loudness to frequency and intensity of a sound; and identify structures of the inner ear and...
Other
Random House: Prenatal Screening Procedures
This site provides information on the various tests doctors perform during an uncomplicated pregnancy.
Other
Ds Health: Prenatal Screening for Down Syndrome
This essay serves as a guide to prenatal testing for Down Syndrome and describes breakthroughs in ultrasound techniques which allow doctors to detect Down Syndrome without the need for an amniocentesis procedure.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: The Energy of Music
Students are introduced to sound energy concepts and how engineers use sound energy. Through hands-on activities and demonstrations, students examine how we know sound exists by listening to and seeing sound waves. They learn to describe...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Physical Science: Frequency and Pitch of Sound
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Explores the pitch of sound, how it relates to the frequency of sound waves, and what infrasound and ultrasound are.
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.
Teachers TryScience
Teachers Try Science: Catch the Wave!
A resource that explores sound waves and how they work. Offers activities online and offline. Requires Adobe Flash.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Physics of Hearing: Summary
This page provides a summary of the content of each section of Chapter 17: Physics of Hearing from the AP Physics online text.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: Invention of the Week: Albert Macovski: Medical Imaging Systems
Learn about the work done by Albert Macovski, which included the development of digital radiography, ultrasound, and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and learn how these inventions impact the medical world.
Other
Gcse: Sound Pitch
Informational site on sound provides waveform illustrations of sound pitch. Provides additional information on ultrasounds, waves, reflection and much more.