BBC
Bbc: Gcse Bitesize: Why Do Scientists Think That Light and Sound Are Waves?
Light travels as transverse waves and can travel through a vacuum. Sound travels as longitudinal waves and needs to travel through a solid, liquid or gas. Read about the properties of light and of sound, and learn the differences between...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Resonance and Sound Waves
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Students investigate the conditions for resonance, and then solve problems with strings and pipes using the condition for resonance.
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...
Science Struck
Science Struck: How Does Sound Travel?
Discusses the characteristics of sound waves and the conditions that affect the speed of sound.
Physics Hypertextbook
The Physics Hypertextbook: The Nature of Sound
Study the details of sound from characteristics to speed, ultrasound, infrasound, and other aspects of sound waves.
University of Colorado
University of Colorado: Ph Et Interactive Simulations: Wave Interference
Make waves with a dripping faucet, audio speaker, or laser. Add a second source or a pair of slits to create an interference pattern.
University of New South Wales (Australia)
University of New South Wales: School of Physics: Physclips: Travelling Waves I
A learning module exploring travelling waves. Learn about reflections, wave travelling equations, waves on a string, and travelling sine waves with animations and videos.
University of New South Wales (Australia)
University of New South Wales: School of Physics: Physclips:travelling Waves Ii
Physiclips thoroughly investigates traveling wave with animations and film clips. Understand the wave equation, power in a wave, and radiation and intensity.
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Jam Jam Jam With a Rubber Band Band
In this very detailed lesson plan, students explore and create a stringed instrument that demonstrates their understanding of sound waves and how energy is transferred. Multiple videos are included showing this instructional activity in...
University of New South Wales (Australia)
University of New South Wales: School of Physics: Physclips: Quantifying Sound
Learn about terms to quantify sound like pitch, frequency, decibels, and much more in this learning module. Learning module includes animations and videos.
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.
Physics Central
Physics Central: Physics at Your Desk: Drumming Fingers
An easy experiment through which students explore sound waves while tapping their fingers on a desk or table in a quiet room.
Other
Avatar Consultants, Inc: Definitions of Sound
Sound is defined and characterized as a wave consisting of oscillations in pressure of a medium. Includes graphics and links to further information.
Georgia State University
Georgia State University: Hyper Physics: Speed of Sound
Physics tutorial on measuring the speed of sound in dry air. An interactive form allows the student to practice solving problems involving the temperature dependence of the speed of sound.
South Carolina Educational Television
Etv: Nasa Online: Matter and Molecules
An animation briefly explaining how vibrations create sound waves.
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Sound Properties and Their Perception
The concept of pitch and frequency is covered in this tutorial. Learn what frequency and pitch are, the difference between infra sound and ultrasonic frequencies, and how pitch is related to the frequency of a sound.
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Waves: Waves and Wavelike Motion
Here is an introduction to the concept of waves and wavelike motion people experience anywhere and everywhere.
OpenSciEd
Open Sci Ed: Feeling the Sound
Feel the energy of a sound wave while adjusting the loudness and pitch.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: The Behavior of Sound Waves
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart introduces fifth grade students to what sound waves do when they encounter an object. Topics covered include diffraction, reflection, absorption, and the Doppler Effect. An assessment is...
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Waves and Sound: Standing Wave Patterns Interactive
Students investigate the formation of standing waves, the vibrational patterns associated with the various harmonics, and the difference between transverse and longitudinal standing waves.
Georgia State University
Georgia State University: Hyper Physics: Wave Motion
Two wave graphs depicting a sine wave and relating the various characteristics (wavelength, amplitude, frequency, and period) of a wave to each other. The site includes an interactive JavaScript form in which the visitor enters one...
University of Colorado
University of Colorado: Ph Et Interactive Simulations: Wave Interference
Conduct virtual experiments with water, sound, and light waves to determine the sine wave and patterns created in each.
Georgia State University
Georgia State University: Hyper Physics: Transverse and Longitudinal Waves
The physics tutorial illustrates and explains the distinction between transverse and longitudinal waves. Related links provided.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Transverse and Longitudinal Waves Review
Overview of key terms and skills for waves, including how to identify longitudinal and transverse waves.
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