NAME: _________________________________________

HOUR:______________

SOUND WEBQUEST

Go to this website: http://www.philtulga.com/MSSActivities.html

1. Sound is a form of _______________________________________.

2. Can sound travel through space? ____________

3. Why do sounds that are farther away sound softer?

______________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________

4. Click on the STANDING WAVES activity in Blue. Play the Bugle Calls and

watch the waves. How do these instruments produce sound?

______________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________

Click the back button to get back to the main page.

5. What is Volume?

________________________________________________________ How is

it measured? (unit) __________________

6. List the dBs for the following:

Whisper __________________________

Lawn Mower ______________________

Jet Takeoff ________________________

7. What is the loudest sound ever described by humans? When did it

occur?_________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________

8. What is the loudest animal sound?

__________________________________________________

9. How fast does sound travel?

_______________________________________________________

10. How does temperature affect the speed of sound?

______________________________________________________________

________________

11. Sound travels fastest through _________________________ and slowest

through ___________.

Click on the THUNDERSTORM STOPWATCH activity in Blue.

12. We see lightning before we hear thunder because

______________________________________________________________

________________.

13. Do the activity after reading the instructions. How far away was your

storm? ____________________________

Click the Back button to get back to the main page.

14. What is pitch? How is it measured?

______________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________

15. Shorter instruments have a __________________ pitch. Why?

______________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________

Click on the TONE SYNTHESIZER. Play different notes on the keyboard and

adjust the pitch.

Click on SONGS and use your keyboard to play a song! What song did you

play? ____________________________________________

Click the back button to get back to the main page.

16. Humans can hear between ________________ and _________________

Hz.

17. List 3 animals with the ability to hear lower frequencies

_____________________________________________________________

18. What animal can hear the highest frequency? _________________________

19. Play with the PANPIPES, XYLOPHONES, and GLOCKENSPIEL to see how

different instruments play different pitches and frequencies. Which one did

you like the best? Why?

______________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________

Go to this website to do the following activities: http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/education/decibel/pages/decibel.aspx

20. Click on the INTERACTIVE SOUND RULER. If you are exposed to sound

over ___________ dB, you can cause permanent damage to your ears.

List 5 sounds over this loudness.

_____________________________________________________________

_________________

Go to this website and take the interactive quiz. When finished answer the

questions below:

http://www.lawrencehallofscience.org/kidsite/portfolio/whale-sounds/

21. Whales and dolphins use sound for _________________ and

____________________________.

22. Do the Whale Sounds activities. Which whale was easiest to identify?

_____________________

Which Whale species made the highest pitched

sound?________________________________

If you have any extra time, explore the activities and games on this

website!