Sound Wave
Light Sound and Waves

Kitset of the main ideas in the topic Sound

Teaching Guidance for 11-14 IOP TAP

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Sound Wave
Light, Sound and Waves Supporting Physics Teaching

Seeing and hearing spectra

This activity allows you to introduce the idea that most sounds are made up of many frequencies, and this provides us with a...

Classroom Activity 11-14

Sound Wave
Light, Sound and Waves Supporting Physics Teaching

Talking telephones

Sending messages using sound enables us to think about the vibrations. This activity, as well as enabling an engaging and...

Classroom Activity 5-11

Sound Wave
Light, Sound and Waves Supporting Physics Teaching

Sound shadows

Here you can show how a simple model of the paths that sound can follow allows us to predict where things will and will not be...

Classroom Activity 11-14

Light Sound and Waves Misconceptions
RESEARCH REVIEW Light, Sound and Waves

Some students believe shadows are a reflection of an object and therefore always expect the shape of a shadow to be the same shape as the object.

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RESEARCH REVIEW Light, Sound and Waves

Many students cannot correctly define 'an image’.

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RESEARCH REVIEW Light, Sound and Waves

Some students believe light helps, but is not necessary for vision.

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