Science Court Sounds

Publisher: Tom Snyder
Grade Level: 4-6
Platform: Mac / Win

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Sasha Meany hires Shep Sherman to fire the town cannon precisely at midnight to kick off the town's 200th anniversary celebration. When the cannon blast is late, Sasha accuses Shep of ruining the festivities. Did Shep fire the cannon too late? Or is there something special about the way sound works?

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Over the course of the trial, students will learn:

How vibrating objects create sound

How sound waves travel through the air and other material

Why sound takes time to travel

How to set up experiments to:
Create and observe how vibrations make sound waves
Compare how sound waves travel through different materials
Calculate how fast sound travels
Evaluate several variables that affect how sound travels

How to work as a team by:
Becoming members of an interdependent group
Listening and talking with others
Sharing a common goal

Students are also introduced to the following content vocabulary, visually defined in the Word Wall:

amplitude
echo
frequency
instantaneous
material
particles
pitch
sound waves
synchronize
vibration

System Requirements

Mac OS 10.3+
Windows OS 2000 / XPpro / Vista

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