Process/ Evidence of work

This project was a much difference project than I was used o because it was altered due to the shelter in place order for Covid-19. But, the basis of this project was to make three instruments- wind, chime, and string. Play at least 8 different notes. My group was me Kiana and Ally. This was one of the best groups I have been in so far because everyone worked hard thought of new innovative ideas. Each group member was tasked with creating one of the three instruments. This project was emphasizing sound waves, so it took meticulous calculating and critical thinking to find frequencies for each note of out instruments. Our first step was blueprinting. This was a very important step because it allowed us to get a clear picture of what we were going to make. Next step was calculations. These calculations where vital because if we messed up they would cause our instruments to make the wrong note. After calculations we started making our instruments. I was tasked with making chimes. My first step was cutting the chimes to a certain length so they make the note they are supposed to. Sadly, our building process was cut short because school was postponed indefinitely. While working at home the group and I did instrument write-ups on each of our instruments and we created a rap that we would theoretically preform if we were at school. That was the final step in our altered "Build a band" project.

Content

Wavelength- In physics, a wavelength is the distance between crests of a wave. A wavelength determines the frequency of a sound.

Frequency- The rate of waves in a given amount of time. This is measured in Hertz. The frequency determines the pitch of a sound.

Wave speed- This is how fast a wave travels. The equation to find wave speed is (wavelength) x (frequency).

Amplitude- The amplitude of a wave is the maximum of displacement a wave has. A sound wave with a higher amplitude will have a louder sound.

Transverse waves- A transverse wave is a model to depict how waves work.I Think of radio waves and microwaves.

Longitudinal waves - Longitudinal waves are another model of how waves work. It shows lines and as they get closer together more pressure is created. An example of this is sound waves.

Electromagnetic spectrum- This is a range of different frequencies and radiation made by different objects. For example, radio waves are at the far left of the model and Gamma rays are at the far right. This means that Radio waves have much longer wavelengths than gamma rays.

Reflection

Two things that I thought I did well on in this project was adapting to new circumstances and challenging my critical thinking. As stated previously, this project was changed drastically when school was moved into our homes. I don't think it made the project anymore difficult but it created a need for more leadership. This is because groups had to find ways to do things that they would usually do in the classroom on virtual communication apps like Facetime. I believe that I stepped up to this new circumstance of planning group Facetimes and facilitating from my bedroom pretty well. I made sure to setup a group chat and still encourage new innovative ideas for the rest of the project. The next thing I though I improved on during this project was challenging my critical thinking. To be completely honest this was probably the hardest project for me because I do not understand anything about music or notes. So making instruments was very difficult for me to wrap my head around. But the reason why I believe the group and I did so well was because we did things meticulously and asked questions.

One thing that I believe I could improve on for the next project is to follow directions better. When we first started building out instruments I thought that you instrument had to play 7 notes, rather than an octave. This circles back to my lack of knowledge in music. But after I finished my chime with 7 notes I noticed everyone else had 8 chimes. So I had to spend more time redoing my measurements and cutting new chimes. Next time I will make sure to know what an octave is before doing anything.