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Journal Article | March 2022
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Journal Article | July 2021
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Utensil Music: Teaching Sound Science
Book Chapter | March 2010
“Sound science” is more than just a play on words—it is a powerful metaphor for the mind-opening and mind-expanding effect of integrated curriculum, instruction, and assessment. This simple, hands-on exploration…
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Guitar Designs—Exploring How Music Is Made
Book Chapter | January 2018
In this activity, students use household items to make a functional guitar that can play at least one octave and a song. This selection highlights the physics concepts of sound and wave properties, as well as the core…
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Partnerships Achieve Creative Connections Between Coding, Music, and Science
Journal Article | March 2023
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Listening to Waves: Engaging Underrepresented Students Through the Science of Sound and Music
Journal Article | August 2021
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Journal Article | January 2008
From Scooby Doo and Nancy Drew to the countless other detectives that fill children’s bookshelves and television programs, it is clear that children are fascinated with solving crimes. As a result, a chemistry professor…
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Journal Article | October 2011
The author works with a chorus teacher to create an interdisciplinary unit using music to supplement the science curriculum. This particular subject involved creating lyrics and music to help students learn cellular…
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Idea Bank: Measuring the Music of a Flute
Journal Article | September 2013
The Idea Bank provides tips and techniques for creative teaching, in about 1,000 words. This month’s Idea Bank is about an experiment that measures the frequencies of the musical pitches produced by a flute and the…
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Science 101: What Determines the Quality of Musical Notes?
Journal Article | February 2014
This column provides background science information for elementary teachers. In this month’s issue the author investigates what contributes to the timbre of music.
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Career of the Month: An Interview with Musical Acoustics Scientist James Beauchamp
Journal Article | February 2008
When we think of sound, several things come to mind, from irritating noises to our favorite songs. Musical acoustics is the scientific study of sound as it relates to music. Some musical acousticians research how…
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Collection | May 2015
A collection of resources of sound and music related science ideas.
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Collection | January 2016
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Blog Post | May 2013
From reading various tweets and blogs, I often find interesting projects and applications. Some are definitely related to science and math, while others have more of a tangential application. I recently found one of the…
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Journal Article | September 2000
Science learning can happen anywhere! Using initiative and creativity, teachers of various subjects can create interdisciplinary learning opportunities. In this article, the authors describe how they used the schoolwide…
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