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Below is a list of text and sites that we used in the development of this module.

Texts

Bronowski, J. Dr. The Doubleday Pictorial Library of Science. New York: Doubleday Company Inc., 1960.

Drew, Helen. My First Music Book. New York: Dorling Kindersley, Inc., 1993.

Hann, Judith. How Science Works. New York: The Reader’s Digest Association, Inc., 1991.

Knight, David. All About Sound. New Jersey: Troll Associates, 1983.

Marsh, MaryVal, Rinehart, Carroll A., and Savage, Edith J. The Materials of Music: The Spectrum of Music with Related Arts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Co., 1975.

Marsh, MaryVal, Rinehart, Carroll A., and Savage, Edith J. Sources of Musical Sounds. New York: Macmillan Publishing Co., Inc., 1975.

Patton, Paula G. Integrating Technology into the Science Curriculum. California: Teacher Created Materials, Inc., 1999.

Pointon, Malcolm and Barbara. Andre Previn’s Guide to Music Activity Books. New York: Belwin Mills Publishing Corp., 1984.

Seller, Mick. Science Workshop: Sound, Noise and Music. New York: Shooting Star Press, Inc., 1995.

Sibila, Tom, Science Court Investigations: Sound. USA: Frank Schaffer Publications, Inc. 1997.

Siepak, Karen Lee. Step-By-Step Science Series: Sound Grades 4-6. North Carolina: Carson-Dellosa Publishing Company, Inc., 1994.

Spero, Daniel J., Sound Properties and Transmission. California: Evan-Moor Corp., 1994.

Sund, Robert B., Adams, Donald K., Hackett, Jay K. Accent on Science. Ohio: Charles E. Merrill Publishing Co., 1980.

Tatchell, Judy.Understanding Music. England: Usborne Publishing Ltd., 1992.

Taylor, Barbara. Focus on Sound. New York: Shooting Star Press Inc., 1992.

Encyclopedia

"Aerophones," Musical Instruments of the World . New York: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc. 1997.

 

Internet

Doherty,Paul. "Slinky in Hand." http:/www. Exploratorium. edu/covis/earthquake/e-demos/slinky-hand. html, August 2, 2000.

Kurtus, Ron. "Hearing Sounds." http:/www. school-for-champions.com/science/hearing. htm, August 1, 2000.

Kurtus, Ron. "General Wave Motion." http:/www. school-for-champions.com/science/waves. htm, August 1, 2000.

Kurtus, Ron. "Sound Waves." http:/www. school-for-champions.com/science/sound.htm, July 31, 2000.

"Animated Transverse Waves." http:/www.exploratorium .edu/xref/phenomena/waves-transverse/lw.html, August 1, 2000.

"Doppler Effect." http:/www.exploratorium.edu/xref/phenomena/doppler-effect./html, August 1, 2000.

"Long Wave Demonstrator" http:/demoroom.physics ncsu.edu/html/demos/397/htm, August 1, 2000.

"Speed of Sound." http:/disney.go.com/disney television/One Saturday Morning/science court/activities/sound. html, August 1, 2000.

"The In Harmony With Education Program." http:/www.menc.org/guides/IHWE/ihwesal. html#sound1, July 31, 2000.

"The Mysteries of Life: Hearing and Sound." http:/www brainpop .com/science/light/waves index.weml, August 2, 2000.

"The Physics Classroom:Waves and Energy Transport." http:www .glenbrook .k12 il.us/gbssci/phys/Class/waves/u 1012 a. html, July 31, 2000.

"Two Wave Types: Lecture 23." http:/physics.mtsu.edu/-phys231/Lectures/L18-L23/Two Wave Types/two wave types. html, August 2, 2000.

"What is Sound?" http:/van.hep. uiuc .edu/van/qa/section/Light and Sound/Sound Waves/950734809 htm. July 31, 2000.