- Description
- Explore the movement of light and sound from a lightning strike during a thunderstorm. Measure the time delay between seeing a lightning flash and hearing the sound of thunder. Use the time difference and speed of sound to estimate the distance to the lightning strike. For example, if thunder is heard six seconds after seeing lightning, then the lightning strike must be about two kilometers away. This learning object is one in a series of four objects.
- Objective
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Students explore how sounds are made by vibrating objects.
Students identify variables affecting the pitch of sounds made by musical instruments.
Students adjust variables to produce a musical note of a given pitch.
Curriculum Information
| Education Type | K to 12 |
| Grade Level | Grade 4, Grade 3, Grade 5, Grade 6 |
| Learning Area | Science |
| Content/Topic | Force and Motion Force Motion and Energy |
| Intended Users | Learners, Students |
| Competencies |
Copyright Information
| Copyright | Yes |
| Copyright Owner | Education Services Australia |
| Conditions of Use | Use, Copy |
Technical Information
| File Size | 246.31 KB |
| File Type | application/octet-stream |
| Software/Plug-in Requirements | Adobe Flash Player - http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/ |