sound

By saira farhan

DAPS O & A Levels

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Learning Objectives

Students will understand the cycle of how we listen and hear ourselves speak

Students will gain some knowledge about sound waves

Students will understand elements of the role that the nervous system plays in enabling humans to hear

Students will describe and explain some of the structures and functions of the human body

Procedures for Teachers:Students should have a basic understanding of the physical

functions of the ear Materials:

Target Word list — "pet, pit, met, map, man, bet, bit, bat" Headphones for each pair of students (sets that cover the entire

ear) Set of five small film canisters for each student

Rice, popcorn kernels, lentils, paper clips, dried peas — enough for five pieces per canister

Poster paper Crayons or colored markers

Oatmeal canisters and candles for each group of four students

Thinkquest.org — The Soundry http://library.thinkquest.org/19537/

An interactive educational site that offers everything from an overview of the physics of sound to a sound lab where you can

experiment with beats and harmonics

Campanella Associates — Acoustics FAQ http://www.campanellaacoustics.com/faq.htm#basic_sound

Answers sound questions ranging from "What is a vibration?" to "What is the Doppler effect?"

Geoff Martin's Audio Pages: Introduction to Audio Waves http://www.music.mcgill.ca/~martin/textbook/electronics/01.html

More a resource for teachers, than students, this page offers a

detailed explanation of the science of sound, with animations