Sound and Light Waves

Sound is vibrations:

How quiet are you? Don't disturb the Bouncing Balls

Mystery Science Oscilloscope

An oscilloscope measures sound waves

Notice the different wavelengths when the same sound travels through different mediums:




<- Air Chamber


vs


<- Water Chamber

Dory speaking whale

4-5 Hearing.pdf
4-5 Sound Waves_Animals lowest frequency heard.pdf

Study Jams Crew: How your ears hear

Frequency - the speed in which a vibration is traveling

What is the lowest frequency you can hear? Test it here.

Cool Sound:

Musical Road at Mt. Fuji, Japan


Different materials can be used to make their own cool sounds. Check out how they made this cool tune

Cool video on Science Vs. Music

Experiment with the music wave maker

Making Homemade Instruments

Light

Sources of Light

Translucent, Transparent, Opaque...Oh My!!!

Objects and Light

Communicating with Light and Sound