Build Band
Glass Bottle Chime
Evidence of Work
For this project, each group that consisted of three to four people needed to make their own band! The instruments needed in the band were wind, string, and chime. My group had four people so our band had one string instrument, one wind instrument, and two different chime instruments. Our string instrument was a ukulele, wind was a flute, and the two chimes were a xylophone and a bottle chime.
Describing Our Instruments
Build Cycle
To make my bottle chime it was a lot of trials and tuning. The first trial I conducted was testing out different types of bottles. The types of bottles were different lengths, widths, and textures. I decided to go with the Topo Chico glass water bottle because it amplified sound better then wide opening bottles. To find the perfect pitch of each bottle with water in it, I had to chime the bottle at every amount of water and then tune it until the pitch was perfect. Once I got a bottle with the perfect pitch, I would mark the water line on the bottle in case of any evaporation. This process worked best in the class room were it was quiet and had a sink. I kept the glass bottles off of the base until they all had the right amounts of water so that I could easily fill them.
Content
Frequency
Frequency is the number of vibrations (waves) per second.
Wavelength
Wavelength is the distance of one wave from crest to crest (or compression to compression).
Wave Speed
Waves speed is also known as velocity. Wave speed is how fast the wave travels.
Amplitude
Amplitude is the distance from midpoint to max of wave.
Transverse Wave
A transverse wave is longitudinal. They make the medium to move perpendicular to the direction of the wave.
Longitudinal Wave
Longitudinal waves cause the medium to move perpendicular to the direction of the wave.
Electromagnetic Spectrum
The electromagnetic spectrum is a range of radiation frequencies and their respective wavelengths. It consists of radio, microwave, infrared, visible light, ultra violet, x-ray, an gamma waves.
Wave Particle Duality
Waves are different from particles. Waves that collide pass through each other while particles that collide bounce off of each other.
How Electromagnetic Waves Work
Electromagnetic waves go through air, space, and solids. They are created by vibrations and travel through air.
Ionizing vs. Non-ionizing
Non-ionizing is radiation with less energy then ionizing. Non-ionizing doesn't take away electrons.
Reflection
Overall, this project was very fun. My group worked super well together and we stayed on task. I feel like me and my team worked very well together because we all had similar ideas of how we wanted to complete the project. Something I could work on in the next project is communicating my ideas. Some times I find myself not communicating some of my ideas to the group. I feel that if I work on expressing how I feel to my teammates they will know how to help me in the way I need. I did really well at critical thinking and collaborating. I thought through challenges and worked with my teammates. When trying to figure out the height of the water for all eight of the bottles, I kept pushing through even though it was tedious. In the end, this project helped me learn and grow.