Objectives: Determine Announcements: Invent a musical instrument that can make at least 8 different and distict tones (repeatably) Opener: Speed of Light, c
Planck's Constant, h Energy of "light waves" Construction and tuning of your "instrument" on Mon., Tues., & Wed. next week Finish EM Spectrum fill in link Interference, Reflection, Refraction, Diffraction Homework:Due Mon.Write a layman's summary of some research about how string instruments create sounds and specific tones.
Objectives:Describe the differences between colors of light Announcements: Invent a musical instrument that can make at least 8 different and distict tones (repeatably) Opener: Xmas wordies Construction and tuning of your "instrument" on Mon., Tues., & Wed. next week light as a wave, color Types of light EM Spectrum fill in link Homework:Due Mon.Write a layman's summary of some research about how string instruments create sounds and specific tones.
Objectives: Explain how transverse waves and longitudinal waves are created and give 2 examples of each type Opener: Noel Canticles? Announcements: Invent a musical instrument that can make at least 8 different and distict tones (repeatably) Some ideas...
Transverse vs. Longitudinal Waves link How do particles of the medium move compared to the direction of travel ("propagation") Homework:Due tomorrowWrite a layman's summary of some research about how wind instruments create sounds and specific tones.
Objectives: Describe how and why frequency and wavelength affect each other. Announcements: You will be building a musical instrument that plays at least 8 different tones. Opener: Waves are a disturbance in a medium Waves transport energy not matter Frequency Inverse relationship between wavelength & Frequency
Transverse vs. Longitudinal Waves How do particles of the medium move compared to the direction of travel ("propagation") Homework: Write a layman's summary of some research about how wind instruments create sounds and specific tones.
Objectives: Analysis of Mousetrap- powered car experience Announcements: Notebooks on Friday Opener: None Essay-Analyze your car and your experience. Include but do not limit your response to the following ideas:
Describe and/or sketch
Design characteristics
Where you got your ideas from
Most significant struggles
Successes and/or what you're proud of
Analysis of your "trial" (race)
Comparison to the "pack"
Ideas that you got from seeing other racers that you'd include were you to do this again
