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Hands on Science:
 

PHYSICS OF SOUND --- CIMC Materials to Order
 

#1 Dropping In:

Sound: A First Film

534 SOU

1 VHS videocassette 10 minutes, 1 teachers guide.

Demonstrates how sound is created by vibrations; how sound travels through different media; the difference between noise and music.
 

Music Magic: Set 7

780 MUS

3 VHS videocassettes 45 minutes, 2 teachers guides.  Unusual Sound Sources recommended.

Titles: Keyboards - 15 min; Performing in Groups - 15 min; Unusual Sound Sources - 15 min.
 

Science Essentials: Sound

534 SCI

4 VHS videocassettes 32 minutes, 8 dittos, 4 teachers guides.

Titles: What is Sound? - 8 minutes; How Does Sound Travel? - 8 minutes; What Makes Sounds Different? - 8 minutes; Uses of Sound - 8 minutes.


Wondering About Sound (Second Edition)

534 WON

1 VHS videocassette 10 minutes, 1 teachers guide.

Introduces the concept of sound; explains vibration and sound waves; illustrates how sound can be helpful and harmful. Encourages students to listen to the many different sounds around them.

 

#2 Good Vibrations:

 

Sounds Cool

534 SOU

1 VHS videocassette 15 minutes, 1 teachers guide.

Three members of a rock band explore attributes of sound, including vibrations, waves, amplitude, and frequency.

 

Bill Nye Physical Science: Science of Music/Architecture

530 BIL

1 VHS videocassette 52 minutes, 2 teachers guides.  Science of Music recommended.

Science of Music - 26 min - looks at the physics and mathematics of sound, including wavelength, pitch, and rhythm. Architecture - 26 min - explores the merging of art and science in the work of architects, the use of 3D models and 2D plans, and how "form follows function" in the design of a structure.

 

Music Magic: Set 4

780 MUS

3 VHS videocassettes 45 minutes, 3 teachers guides.  Percussion Instruments and String Instruments recommended.

Titles: Percussion Instruments - 15 min; Singing Styles - 15 min; String Instruments: Bowed - 15 min.

 

Mr. Wizard's World: Sound Instruments

534 MRW

1 VHS videocassette 21 minutes, 2 dittos, 1 teachers guide.

Activity segments: Straw Oboe; Pin Piano; Homemade Record Players; Glass Xylophone; How a Siren Works; Push Button Phone Tones. Activities progress from simple to complex scientific principals

 

Music Magic: Set 5

780 MUS

3 VHS videocassettes 45 minutes, 3 teachers guides.  String Instruments:  Plucked and Wind Instruments: Wood recommended.

Titles: From Mao to Mozart: Isaac Stern in China (excerpts) - 15 min; String Instruments: Plucked - 15 min; Wind Instruments: Wood - 15 min.

 

Music Magic: Set 6

780 MUS

3 VHS videocassettes 45 minutes, 3 teachers guides.  Percussion Instruments:  Tuned and Wind Instruments:  Brass recommended.

Titles: Dancing - 15 min; Percussion Instruments: Tuned - 15 min; Wind Instruments: Brass - 15 min.

 

Reading Rainbow: Zin! Zin! Zin! A Violin

780 REA

1 VHS videocassette 30 minutes, 4 hardback books, 1 paperback book, 1 teachers guide.

Explores rhythmical patterns and instruments that make up an orchestra. Examines math concepts in music. Book titles: Maestro Plays; Max Found Two Sticks; Meet the Orchestra; Te presento a la orquesta; Zin! Zin! Zin! A Violin.

 

#3 How Sound Travels:
 

Magic School Bus: Inside the Haunted House

534 MAG

1 VHS videocassette 30 minutes.

The class explores sound in a spooky mansion.
 

Science Court: Sound

534 SCI

1 hybrid CD-ROM, 1 teachers guide.

Interactive program examines how sound travels, vibrations and waves, and the speed of sound.

Your Ears

617.8 YOU

1 VHS videocassette (9 minutes),

Describes how parts of the ears work with sounds; also teaches ear care
 

Science In Your Ear

534 SCI

1 hybrid CD-ROM, 1 teachers guide notebook.

Introduces students to different concepts about sound and hearing.

Talking Ear

617.8 TAL

1 filmstrip, 1 cassette, 4 dittos, 4 ditto keys, 1 ear model with two removable parts, 1 teachers guide.

Examines the nature of sound and the anatomy and physiology of the ear. Includes coded ear model (16 x 8 x 13) with removable parts.


#4 Sound Challenges:

 

Bill Nye Physical Science: Sound/Light & Color

534 BIL

1 VHS videocassette 52 minutes, 2 teachers guides.  Sound recommended.

Sound - 26 min - discusses waves, frequency, and resonance. Light & Color - 26 min - discusses the light spectrum, prisms, and colors which reflect and absorb light.

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