by msander | Nov 22, 2018 | Gr. 11-12 Physics
This engaging video gives us a detailed explanation of how we hear, the fundamentals of sound production, the overtone series, and how we distinguish one sound from another....
by msander | May 3, 2018 | Gr. 11-12 Physics
Mysteriously play an organ pipe without an organ! This demonstration uses heated air to produce vibrations inside a long tube. The vibrations, in turn, produce standing sound waves with a unique tone, or timbre (ta˘mʹ br)—the same concept that produces sound from an...
by msander | Apr 2, 2018 | Gr 9-10 Science, Gr. 11-12 Chemistry
How science-savvy are most musicians? Can a singer tell the difference between an ionic and covalent compound when dissolved in solution? In this cool activity students use sound to test conductivity of solutions. Click here to download the guidelines .....
by msander | Mar 1, 2018 | Gr 9-10 Science, Gr. 11-12 Biology, Gr. 11-12 Physics
With the help of a specialist doctor and an opera singer, Sophie Scott investigates how the different parts of the voice box come together to create the human voice. Watch the full lecture here: https://youtu.be/MbvoQoOn2YE Link to the site the monkey pointed out:...
by cbrookallred | Nov 19, 2017 | All Science Teachers, Gr 4-6 Science & Tech, Gr. 11-12 Physics
So, you’re waiting for your dinner to arrive and you’re bored out of your mind. There’s nothing to read… the conversation is slim to none… and you’ve already counted all of the sugar packets. Hmmm? There’s a straw… and...
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