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 today
Opener: Controlling wave variables link
Homework: None
Objectives: Analysis of Mousetrap-
powered car experience
Announcements: Notebooks today
Opener: Wave vocabulary
Control the Variables link
Frequency
Finish all assignments
Organize notebook
Homework: None
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
- Summary of your experience
Homework: None
