Audience
Educators
Grade Levels
Grades K-4, Grades 5-8
Subject
Physical Science, Waves, Flight and Aeronautics, Sound
Type
Educator Guides, Lesson Plans / Activities
Noise: Seeing Sound (Grades K-8)
Noise: Seeing Sound is a lesson where students will use a beam of laser light to display a waveform against a flat surface. In doing so, they will effectively “see” sound and gain a better understanding of how different frequencies create different sounds.
Noise: Seeing Sound (Grades K-8)
Time Requirements:
30 minutes
Materials:
In the Box:
- PVC pipe coupling
- Large balloon
- Duct tape
- Super glue
- Mirror squares
- Lase pointer
- Tripod
- Tuning fork
- Tuning fork activator
Provided by User:
- Scissors