Discovery Activities: Sounds Around

Dicover how sound is produced and jow it travels. Analyze how different pitches are porducted. Experience sound waves as they pass through different types of matter.

Contact Information

For more information about this program, contact:

Menzel Smith-Jones
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Bldg.400C – P.O. Box 5000
Upton, NY 11973-5000
631-344-4495 (phone)
631-344-7098 (fax)
slc@bnl.gov

Discover how sound is produced and how it travels. Analyze how different pitches and volumes are produced. Experience sound waves as they pass through different states of matter. Watch your sound waves on an oscilloscope and try our invisible strings exhibit!

Vocabulary

vibration, sound wave, pitch, frequency, volume, corrugaphone, oscilloscope

Audience for This Program

Elementary Grades: 1-3

Program Benefits

Lesson Objectives

1) Discover that sound is produced by vibrations and sound travels in waves.

2) Observe that more energy produces louder sounds.

3) Discover how high and low pitches are produced.

4) Discover ways to direct sound and carry sound over a distance.