Quiet please! Fighting noise pollution

Activities

1. Vibration and sound

2. The ear and hearing

Other activities

The Standards Site (Department for Education and Skills, UK)
Sound and hearing – activities are listed under headings such as 'How does sound travel through solids, liquids and gases?' and 'Can sound be dangerous?'

Newton's Apple (USA)
Hearing – students identify the type and location of a sound while blindfolded.

Science and Mathematics Initiative for Learning Enhancement (Illinois Institute of Technology, USA)
How sound travels – students investigate whether sound travels more effectively through a solid, liquid or gas.

Animals (SeaWorld and Busch Gardens, USA)
Now hear this! – Students investigate their hearing range.

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Page updated January 2007.