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. 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 or a Musical Tesla Coil. Finale A wine glass is shattered by a sound of the precise resonant frequency. Program Details • Can be booked for school groups. • Appropriate for third-, fourth-, fifth- or sixth- grade students studying sound and waves. • A 45-minute introductory version can be booked for mixed third- through sixth-grade groups. Program Details • Capacity is eight classes (200 students) 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. 2017 – 2018 Prices Sessions per Day Price 1 Session $525 2 Sessions $900 Modest mileage fees are charged for sites more than 30 miles away. Now Hear This: The Sound of Science Photos © Photos© Nicolaus Czarnecki exclusively For information/reservations: for the Museum of Science Museumof the for mos.org/travelingprograms [email protected] 617-589-0354.