What Did We Do?

We started this project by discussing what type of instrument each person wanted to do.  Since there were four people, one person could do whatever they wanted. That person became me. We chose a pan flute, hand chimes, a ukulele, and a guitar. I chose to make the guitar.

"The process was quite simple. We began by calculating and drawing the blueprint. Once it was approved, we proceeded to the building phase. This involved spending each day of construction in the Maker's Space, where we worked on creating our instruments. Once our instruments were built, we retreated to a quiet place and tuned them according to our preferred specifications. After everyone had finished with their instrument, we wrote our document and composed a song. Finally, we presented our projects.

Content

Main Equation: λ = v · f

Frequency: The number of waves passing through a certain point per unit of time.

Wavelength: The measure of one crest to another/one trough to another. (The point of one wave to the same point on the next wave.)

Wave Speed: The speed (velocity) of a wave.

Amplitude: The height of the wave starting at the midline.

Transverse Wave: These cause the medium to move perpendicular to the direction of the wave.

Longitudinal Wave: These cause the medium to move parallel to the direction of the wave.

Electromagnetic Spectrum: The range of wavelengths or frequencies that electromagnetic radiation covers.

Refraction: The bending of waves as they transition from one medium to another.

Total Internal Reflection: When light (or a wave) hits a medium boundary below the critical angle all light is reflected and none is reflected away/out.

Law of Reflection: The angle of incidence equals the angle of reflection.

Doppler Effect: The frequency of sound, light, or other waves changes as the source and observer approach or leave each other.

Constructive Interference: If two waves travel in the same direction and are in phase with each other, their amplitude is added, creating a resulting wave.

Destructive Interference: When two waves traveling in the same direction are aligned at the crest of one wave and the trough of the other. They end up cancelling out.

Natural Frequency: Each object vibrates differently. This means that there are different frequencies.

Reflection

I think I did well on Critical Thinking and Collaborator. I think Critical Thinking because I wanted to challenge myself for this project. Since I had previously built a ukulele, I knew I wanted to do something harder, so I made a guitar. I also think Collaboration because I relyed on my group to help me finish my project since I was gone so much and I put a lot of trust in them to assist me in the building process.

I think I need to work on Culturally Competent and Conscientious Learner. I think Culturally Competent because Mr. Williams made many references to muscicians and other people that I had not heard of befroe previous to this project and I wish I had. I also think Conscientious Learner because I was off task a lot during this project. However, i did learn a lot and was paying attention.