University of Colorado
University of Colorado: Physics 2000: Constructive and Destructive Wave Interference
A physics course web page that features a Java applet in which visitors can observe the waveform resulting from the interference of two waves. The amplitude and wavelength of the interfering waves can be altered and the outcome observed.
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...
Scholastic
Scholastic: Study Jams! Science: Energy, Light and Sound: Sound
A video and a short quiz on how sound travels in waves, its properties, and how to measure it.
Miss Bupp's Class
Miss Bupp's Class: Waves Science Unit
Enter Miss Bupp's class as she teaches a unit on waves. This extensive unit includes lesson plans, videos, assessments, and hands-on activities to make learning about waves and their characteristics fun and engaging.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Physical Science: Intensity and Loudness of Sound
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Discusses the intensity of sound and how it relates to loudness, the decibel levels of different sounds, and factors that affect sound intensity.
OpenStax
Open Stax: Catherine Schmidt Jones: Sound and Music
Introduce some activities that introduce students to the physics of sound. They will also learn how various instruments produce sound. Included are downloadable pdf worksheets and answer sheets to use.
Other
Univ. Of Leicester: Amplitude of Vibrations and Loudness
Discusses the ear drum receiving vibrations and how the amplitude of those vibrations translates into the loudness of the sound. Good diagrams to illustrate this concept.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Sound and Light
The Sound and Light unit provides students with an understanding of sound and light waves through the theme of the "Sunken Treasure," a continuous story line throughout the lessons. In Lessons 1-5, students learn about sound, and in...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Wave Characteristics Review
Review the characteristics of periodic transverse and longitudinal waves such as wavelength, crest, trough, amplitude, expansion, and compression.
The Franklin Institute
Franklin Institute: Music to Our Ears
Discover the connection between sound waves and hearing with this webpage tutorial. Be sure to click on the picture for detailed information.
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Measuring Your Threshold of Hearing
How your ears and your brain turn the sound waves out there in the world into the experience of music in your head, remains a mystery to many, but yet we all experience and even enjoy sounds and music. If you're interested in doing a...
Other
Gcse: Sound Pitch
Informational site on sound provides waveform illustrations of sound pitch. Provides additional information on ultrasounds, waves, reflection and much more.
Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies
Mocomi: What Is Sound?
Defines sound, how it travels, the components of a sound wave, the different types, and other fun facts.
Utah State Office of Education
Utah State Office of Education: Force, Energy, & Motion
A unit on energy, force, and motion presented with interactive and classroom activities. Students gain an understanding of weight, mass, potential and kinetic energy, sound, and heat with this engaging resource.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Introduction to Sound
[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...
The Franklin Institute
Franklin Institute: Sound Lessons by Fifth Graders
Resource provides five easy-to-follow lessons that you can do with your class to teach the science of sound.
Concord Consortium
Concord Consortium: Stem Resources: How Loud, How High?
What are ways to describe sound? Using the program downloaded called Sound Grapher and the microphone on the computer, students can investigate the frequency, wavelength, amplitude, and velocity of sound waves. Activity includes detailed...
University of Maryland
Thinking Problems in Oscillations and Waves
A series of thought-provoking, multichoice questions from the University of Maryland on the topic of oscillations and waves. Equations for calculating the period of motion for masses on springs, pendulums, sounds, and waves on a string...
Creative Science Centre
Creative Science Centre: A Voice on a Sunbeam
Here is described a simple process to 'put a voice on a sunbeam' and transmit it over a distance. It is a fascinating example of amplitude modulation of light using sound vibrations. It then describes how the modulated light is detected...
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Forced Vibration
This physics tutorial explores forced vibration. Includes links to natural frequency, standing wave patterns and fundamental frequency and harmonics.
Other
Dan Sloughter: Trigonometric Series Approximations
Understand how trigonometric functions can model periodic behavior. See the application of periodic behavior, amplitude, frequency in sound waves. Make sure to turn up your sound to load an audio file to play the given tone of the...
University of Kentucky
The Physics and Math of Music
Read about a math research project done by three college students which helps us see physics and math in music. Here's a great approach for integrating curriculum!