Guelph Physics Teaching Resources
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Physics of Music and Recording
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DIY Speakers for less than $2A step-by-step guide to making your own loudspeaker with a magnet, some wire, a plastic water bottle and a plastic cup. Written by Bonnie Lasby. You can download this guide as a PDF file here. |
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Frequency AnalyzerDownload freeware which allows you to visualize sounds and harmonics. You need a PC with soundcard and a computer microphone to speak into, or a .WAV file. Download page |
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Wave synthesisOnline wave synthesizer, allowing you to hear and see harmonic wave patterns. Link to page here. |
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The Vocoder EffectOnline interactive module explaining how a vocoder works. Opens here. Singer/songwriter Imogen Heap's song "Hide and Seek" uses this effect. |
Classroom Activities: Grades K to 2
The following are easy and fun classroom activities developed at the University of Guelph. They are designed to address key parts of the Ontario science curriculum in each grade. For a summary of these activities at all levels, please click here.
Grade |
Activity |
Documents for download |
| Kindergarten | Fun with goop | Teacher's guide |
| Kindergarten | Growing and graphing | Teacher's guide Worksheet |
| Kindergarten | How tall are we | Teacher's guide Worksheet |
| Kindergarten | Solid or liquid? | Teacher's guide |
| Grade 1 | Making paper | Teacher's guide |
| Grade 1 | Marshmallow structures | Teacher's guide |
| Grade 1 | Snowy roofs | Teacher's guide Worksheet |
| Grade 2 | Heave ho! | Teacher's guide Worksheet |
| Grade 2 | Lava lamp | Teacher's guide |
| Grade 2 | Water wheel | Teacher's guide |
| Grade 2 | Wheelin' it in | Teacher's guide Worksheet |
Classroom Activities: Grades 3 to 5
The following are easy and fun classroom activities developed at the University of Guelph. They are designed to address key parts of the Ontario science curriculum in each grade. For a summary of these activities at all levels, please click here.
Grade |
Activity |
Documents for download |
| Grade 3 | Balloon rockets | Teacher's guide |
| Grade 3 | Electric force | Teacher's guide Worksheet |
| Grade 3 | Magnetic force | Teacher's guide Worksheet |
| Grade 4 | Light matters | Teacher's guide Worksheet |
| Grade 4 | Simple Instruments | Teacher's guide Worksheet |
| Grade 4 | Sound viewer | Teacher's guide Worksheet |
| Grade 5 | Acids and bases | Teacher's guide Worksheet |
| Grade 5 | Physical or chemical? | Teacher's guide Worksheet |
| Grade 5 | Fun with goop! | Teacher's guide |
Classroom Activities: Grades 6 to 8
The following are easy and fun classroom activities developed at the University of Guelph. They are designed to address key parts of the Ontario science curriculum in each grade. For a summary of these activities at all levels, please click here.
Grade |
Activity |
Documents for download |
| Grade 6 | Blow and go parachutes | Teacher's guide Worksheet |
| Grade 6 | Electron flow | Teacher's guide |
| Grade 6 | Lemon power | Teacher's guide Worksheet |
| Grade 6 | Ping pong levitation | Teacher's guide |
| Grade 7 | Belt loop hanger | Teacher's guide |
| Grade 7 | Floating egg | Teacher's guide |
| Grade 7 | Ivory soap explosion | Teacher's guide |
| Grade 7 | Keep or melt a cube | Teacher's guide Worksheet |
| Grade 7 | Leaning Tower Of Pasta | Teacher's guide Worksheet |
| Grade 7 | Centre of mass wall tricks | Teacher's guide |
| Grade 8 | Air cannon | Teacher's guide |
| Grade 8 | Swing Pendulum Swing | Teacher's guide Worksheet |
| Grade 8 | Sticky viscosity | Teacher's guide Worksheet |