Make musical notes by plucking a stringed instrument. Explore how a vibrating string creates pressure waves through the air. Look at graphs showing sounds as a waveform. Explore the relationships between string length, musical pitch and wave frequency. Compare musical notes with soundwave patterns. Compose your own tune or copy a simple tune. This learning object is one in a series of four objects. The series is also packaged as a combined learning object.
Objective
Students explore how sounds are caused by vibrating objects.
Students adjust the length of a string to change the frequency of vibrations and produce musical notes with a range of pitches.
Students identify and produce sounds of a given pitch and assemble them into known tunes or new compositions.
Curriculum Information
Education Type
K to 12
Grade Level
Grade 7
Learning Area
Science
Content/Topic
Force Motion and Energy
Intended Users
Learners
Competencies
Describe the characteristics of sound using the concepts of wavelength velocity and amplitude
Copyright Information
Copyright
Yes
Copyright Owner
Education Services Australia
Conditions of Use
Use, Copy
Technical Information
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File Type
application/x-rar
Software/Plug-in Requirements
Adobe Flash Player - http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/
