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Hearing ResourcesHearing and Noise-Induced Hearing LossBaylor College of Medicine - Explaination of hearing loss for older students and adults: bcm.edu Community Learning Network - Variety of educational resources for elementary age cheldren, as well as some good links: cln.org Dangerous Decibels® - An Oregon Health & Science University program developed in partnership with the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry. This website has many links and resources including a virtual museum exhibit, teacher resource guide, and interactive research data. This program has been developed and implemented as part of ongoing research on effective hearing loss prevention training for youth: dangerousdecibels.org Favorite Sounds - Students can enter their favorite sounds into a database and discuss what it might be like to not hear their favorite sound due to hearing loss: hearingconservation.org Free Hearing Test - (note: commercial website) Animated explanation of how hearing workds, a free (uncalibrated) hearing test, and a simulated hearing loss demonstration: freehearingtest.com "I love what I hear" curriculum - Good resources for students and teachers in grades 3rd - 6th: nidcd.nih.gov International Noise Awareness Day - Publications and public service materials from the League of the Hard of Hearing. Resources for elementary and middle school students and teachers: lhh.org/noise National Aeronautics and Space Administrationo (NASA) Sci Files - The Case of the Deafening Sound. A video on sound and hearing for primary to middle school aged children. Also includes noise control content: knowitall.org
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Call Toll-Free 800-547-1912Physics of SoundThe Soundry - An exciting, interative, and educatinoal website about sound. Covering everything from the most basic concepts of what sound actually is to the specifics of how humans perceive it. The Soundry aims to promote enthusiasm and knowledge of sound. We hope you have fun exploring our site and come away with new understanding and insights about sound: library.thinkquest.org Fourier Synthesis - Hands-on synthesis of complex tones. Add lots of pure tones together and hear the complex tone that emerges: phy.ntnu.edu.tw/.../sound.html HyperPhysics - Extensive links for sound measurement and physics of sound. Select "Sound and Hearing" link: hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu
Kettering University -
Some really well done demonstrations of the physics of sound developed by Dan Russell:
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FrontierNet - This site involves a makeshift piano that you can play songs on and view what kind of different waveforms playing various notes can make: frontiernet.net Glenbrook South High School - An explanation of a longitudinal wave, a good physics resource for high school students: glenbrook.k12.il.us Find Sounds on the web - You can find all sorts of sounds and then analyze their physical characteristics with a program like CoolEdit: findsounds.com Acoustics and You - A website on possible chareers that include acoustics: asa.aip.org The Physics Classroom - Includes information on the nature of sound, including animations of longitudinal sound waves as well as teh physics of musical sounds: physicsclassroom.com |
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