Sound Wave
Light, Sound and Waves

Kitset of the main ideas in the topic Sound

Teaching Guidance for 11-14 IOP TAP

Sound kitset
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Sound Wave
Light, Sound and Waves Supporting Physics Teaching

Research work: sound

Some 'finding out' to reinforce ideas on sound.

Classroom Activity 5-11

Sound Wave
Light, Sound and Waves Supporting Physics Teaching

Describing sounds

Sound consists of audible vibrations, which travel from a source to a detector.

Physics Narrative 11-14

Frequency
Light, Sound and Waves Supporting Physics Teaching

Range of hearing

The aim of this activity is to reinforce the relationship between pitch and frequency, and to give some feeling for the...

Classroom Activity 5-11 11-14

Misconceptions
RESEARCH REVIEW Light, Sound and Waves

Many students, even some that understand that sound is the result of vibrations, struggle to explain the effect of covering an object which is making sound

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RESEARCH REVIEW Light, Sound and Waves

Many students will not understand that sound can be absorbed by materials and few will explain sound absorption via vibrations (this could extend to other types of wave also)

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RESEARCH REVIEW Light, Sound and Waves

Some students think sound needs an unobstructed path to travel at all

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