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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