Introduction

The Internet Resources

Lesson Plans

• Observing Sound Waves - Lesson plan for activity in which students can make a device that enables them to 'see' sound waves.

• Can Sound Travel Through Things - Lesson plan for activity in which students find out what objects sound travels best through.

• The Ear(hearing) - A collection of lesson plans on how we hear.

• The Science of Sound - A collection of lesson plans on the science of sound.

Interactive Sites

• The Soundry - An interactive website that explaind different aspects of sound under five categories: How We Perceive Sound, Physics of Sound, Applications of Sound, Timeline, and Interactive Sound Lab.

• The Physics of Sound - This website has some nice graphics and animations to explain the physics of sound.

• Sound - An interactive site that teaches about sound by allowing you to click on the following categories: The Science of Sound, Good Vibrations, Music to Our Ears, Uses of Sound, and What is Music.

• The Sound Site - A great interactive site for learning about sound.

• BrainPop - Sound - A very popular children's site - each topic has a quiz and a short video to go with it.

• NIDCD Kids and Teachers Site - This interactive site was created by the National Institute Deafness and other Communication Disorders. Very kid-friendly.

• Energy in the Air - From the ThinkQuest library, this is a great interactive site about the instruments in an orchestra and how sound is created. Lots of pictures and music - but make sure you have Real Player so you can hear the sounds.

• The Music of Sound

Resources

• Edison Recordings - You can hear the first records produced by the Edison company, as well as a reenactment of his first actual recording of 'Mary Had a Little Lamb.'

• Kids and Teachers - Sound - In interactive site focusing on the health aspects of hearing.

• Musical Craft Projects - This site has links to directions for making different musical instruments.

• Decibel Levels - This chart shows the decibel levels of different noises.

• Virtual Tour of the Ear - Decriptions and very details graphics showing the different parts of the ear.

• Sound - This is an informative site with facts about how sound is made and how animals use sound. There is also a section containing experiments for learning about sound.

• Sound FX Page - This site has sound effects galore. Listen to drum sounds, body sounds, animal sounds, laugh sounds, and much more!

• Sound Safari - Click on a location on the map and hear an animal sound from that area. Click again for a picture and description of that animal.

• Marine Mammal Recordings - A really neat site that allows you to listen to marine animals. Each sound is accompanied by a picture, description and a spectogram of the sound.

• Musical Instrument Library - Listen to, see a picture, and read a description for each musical instrument in an orchestra.

• ATT Research Lab - Learn firsthand how TSS telephones work for the hearing impaired. Just type in some words and listen to how it sounds. Great to show students how technology can help the hearing impaired.

• Pulse of the Planet - Part of the National Geographic site, this features 2-minute sound bytes from different places around the world and photos to supplement them.