Now Hear This: The Sound of Science
A Museum of Science Traveling Program Description
Now Hear This: The Sound of Science is an exciting 60-minute presentation about the physics of sound and vibrations. It is designed to build on NGSS-based curricula.
NGSS: Next Generation Science Standards Needs
We bring all materials and equipment, including a video projector and screen. Access to 110- volt electricity is required. Space Requirements The program can be presented in assembly- suitable spaces like gyms, multipurpose rooms, cafeterias, and auditoriums. Goals: Vibrations
We establish that sounds are a kind of vibration that require a medium to travel through. In the vacuum of a bell jar, no air means no vibration—and therefore no sound! Goals: Waves
We demonstrate that sound is a type of wave, that can be measured by both Frequency and Amplitude. Goals: Waves
These waves can be visualized with tools like a Chladni Plate, which can also demonstrate the concept of interference. Goals: Energy
Sound is demonstrated to be a kind of energy that can turn into other kinds, and vice versa, like with a Rijke Tube that creates sound from heat. Sound and Music
These changes in energy can be used to create extraordinary music from a Theremin. Finale A wine glass is shattered by a sound of the precise resonant frequency. Program Details
• Can only be booked for school groups during the school year. • Only available, in slightly different versions, for fourth- or sixth-grade students studying sound and waves. Program Details
• Capacity is up to eight classes (200 students) of a single grade per session. • Up to two consecutive sessions can be taught per day. NGSS Connections • 4-PS3-1. Use evidence to construct an explanation relating the speed of an object to the energy of that object. • 4-PS3-2. Make observations to show that energy can be transferred from place to place by sound, light, heat, and electric currents. • 4-PS3-4. Apply scientific principles of energy and motion to test and refine a device that converts kinetic energy to electrical energy or uses stored energy to cause motion or produce light or sound. • 4-PS4-1. Develop a model of a simple mechanical wave (including sound) to communicate that waves (a) are regular patterns of motion along which energy travels and (b) can cause objects to move. • 4-PS4-3. Develop and compare multiple ways to transfer information through encoding, sending, receiving, and decoding a pattern. • 6.MS-PS4-1. Use diagrams of a simple wave to explain that (a) a wave has a repeating pattern with a specific amplitude, frequency, and wavelength, and (b) the amplitude of a wave is related to the energy of the wave. • 6.MS-PS4-2. Use diagrams and other models to show that both light rays and mechanical waves are reflected, absorbed, or transmitted through various materials. NGSS Scientific and Engineering Practices Incorporated
• Asking questions and defining problems. • Planning and carrying out investigations. • Using mathematics and computational thinking. • Developing and using models. • Analyzing and interpreting data. • Constructing explanations and designing solutions. 2019 – 2020 Prices
Sessions per Day Price
1 Session $575
2 Sessions $950
No mileage fees charged in New England in 2019-20 School Year.
Now Hear This: The Sound of Science
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Nicolaus Czarnecki exclusively exclusively For information/reservations: for the of Museum Science mos.org/travelingprograms [email protected] 617-589-0354