Sound

Mystery Science: How Do They Make Silly Sounds in Cartoons?
Mystery Science

In this Mystery, students investigate vibrations as a source of sound effects for movies.

Brains On! Music
Brains On!

The questions asked and answered in this episode include: What is harmony exactly? What does it take to be a great rapper? How does sound travel?

Brains On! Mystery Sound Extravaganza!
Brains On!

OMG, this is the episode you’ve been waiting for… an all-out, wall-to-wall, super-duper Mystery Sound show.

Brains On! Quindar Tones and Talking in Space
Brains On!

If you’ve ever heard an old recording of a NASA space mission, then you’ve heard a Quindar tone.

But Why?: How Do Piano Keys Make Sound?
But Why?

We’re learning all about instruments and how they use strings to make noises.

But Why?: How Is But Why Made? What Is Sound?
But Why?

In this episode, we’re answering your questions about…us! Why do you make But Why? How are podcasts made? And we’re answering questions about the physics of sound and radio.

Young Scientist Lab: The Everyday Science of Sound
Young Scientist Lab

Students conduct a series of demonstrations that illustrate the science behind how sound is made and heard.

National Science Teaching Association: How Do Things Make Sound?
National Science Teaching Association

Students investigate everyday objects that make sounds and look for patterns in their data that help them understand that objects cannot make sound unless they are in motion.

Young Scientist Lab: Feeling Sound
Young Scientist Lab

Join Gitanjali Rao, former Discovery Education 3M Young Scientist Challenge winner, as she teaches about the frequency of sound and how we perceive pitch.