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Fear of Physics: Sound

For Students 9th - 10th
Great animations showing how sound is produced.
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Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Waves, Sound and Light: Longitudinal Pulse

For Students 9th - 10th
The animation portrays a medium as a series of particles connected by springs. In this type of longitudinal wave the particles of the medium vibrate in a direction parallel to the direction of energy transport.
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Arizona Sonora Desert Museum: Animal Fact Sheet: Bobcat

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This fact sheet on the bobcat provides details on physical characteristics, adaptations, range, habitat, conservation, diet, and other interesting facts. Click the link to hear how a bobcat sounds.
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Arizona Sonora Desert Museum: Animal Fact Sheet: Anna's Hummingbird

For Students 9th - 10th
This fact sheet on Anna's hummingbird provides details on physical characteristics, adaptations, range, habitat, conservation, diet, and other interesting facts. Click the link to hear how Anna's hummingbird sounds.
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Kiddyhouse.com: All About Farm Animals

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This is a great farm animal research site for grades 1-3 students as well as a teacher resource. It has information about cows, sheep, ducks, turkeys and chickens and includes songs, clip art, activities as well as lesson plans.
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University of Toronto (Canada)

University of Toronto: Flash Animations for Physics

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Pennsylvania State University

Applied Physics: Vibrational Modes of a Circular Membrane (Drums)

For Students 9th - 10th
Site tracks the vibrations of a drum and provides an animated movie.
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Starfall

Starfall: Gus the Duck

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
Learn the short U vowel sound with this cleverly illustrated and animated read-along story about a duck named Gus. Students can click on the word and it will show them how to blend phonemes to pronounce the word.
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Storyboarding: The Simpson's Way

For Students 9th - 10th
A printable guide from the creators's of The Simpsons. Full of tips on storyboarding and creating visually sound animations.
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Pennsylvania State University

Applied Physics: Model Analysis of an Electric Guitar

For Students 9th - 10th
Great site explores the physics behind an electrical guitar. Outlines process for conducting an experiment on sound vibrations and provides animated GIF movies showing the first five modes of vibration.
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Starfall

Starfall: Jake's Tale (Long a Listening Practice)

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
A fun read-along story for practicing and listening to the long a sound. Great graphics and animation.
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Starfall

Starfall: Sky Ride (Long I Listening Practice)

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Learn to say and read English words with long I vowels. This animated storybook about friends Mike and Spike who like to ride bikes provides plenty of listening and pronouncing practice. Great graphics, unlimited repetition, and learner...
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: 8.7 Communication

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the many forms of animal communication.
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Kids Play Park: Copy Cat Jack!

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
A memory game with animal sounds. Listen to the pattern and the repeat it back. A new animal sound is added each time to make it more and more challenging.
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Alphabet soup.net: Farm Animals

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Check out this awesome resource on farm animals. Students and teachers will benefit from the links found within this site. Learn what sound each of the farm animals make and more.
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PBS

Pbs Kids: Sid the Science Kid: Say What?

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Animal make sounds to communicate, just like us. Help Sid and Gabriella match sounds that animals make with their pictures.
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Arizona Sonora Desert Museum : Animal Fact Sheet: Gila Monster

For Students 9th - 10th
Animal fact sheet on the Gila monster includes appearance, adaptations, habitat, range, conservation, diet, fun facts, and more. Be sure to listen to the Gila monster sounds.
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Arizona Sonora Desert Museum : Animal Fact Sheet: Western Diamondback Rattlesnake

For Students 9th - 10th
This fact sheet on Western diamondback rattlesnakes provides details on physical characteristics, range, habitat, conservation, diet, reproduction, and other extra-fun facts. Be sure to listen to Western diamondback sounds.
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Arizona Sonora Desert Museum : Animal Fact Sheet: Coyote

For Students 9th - 10th
This fact sheet on coyotes provides details on physical characteristics, range, habitat, conservation, diet, reproduction, and other quick facts. Be sure to listen to the coyote sounds.
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University of New South Wales (Australia)

University of New South Wales: School of Physics: Physclips: Interference

For Students 9th - 10th
Physiclips thoroughly presents the concept of interference with animations and film clips. Learn about linear superposition, beats, and consonance in this learning module.
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South Carolina Educational Television

Etv: Nasa Online: Matter and Molecules

For Students 9th - 10th
An animation briefly explaining how vibrations create sound waves.
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Starfall

Starfall: Zac the Rat

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
Beginning readers can listen as they read-along with this wonderfully animated story about Zac, a rat who gets into quite a jam. Students can click on a word and it will show them how to blend the phonemes to pronounce it. It is an...
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Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: Echo vs. Reverberation

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn the difference between an echo and a reverberation on this reference page. Page includes an animation to show the difference.
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Extreme Science

Extreme Science: Largest Land Animal: African Elephant

For Students 9th - 10th
The African elephant is the world's largest land animal. Facts about this amazing animal can be found here. Included are two audio files of an elephant's vocal sounds, as well as a video of an elephant swimming.

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