Written by Sameer Yachouh, Don Galbraith Award Recipient 2024, Queen’s University In this lesson and mini lab, students will learning how echolocation is used by animals like bats and dolphins, the purpose of echolocation, the principles behind echolocation in a variety of technology like ultrasound devices, SONAR (depth finders), or in devices for the visually […]
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