Monday, May 3

• 5th/6th
• Simple harmonic motion
• Springs and pendula
• Demonstrate spring rate and spring constants
• Brainstorm wave types (electromagnetic radiation, matter waves - both S & P)
• 7th
• Intro. to Chapter 13
• Demonstrate slinky waves and different behaviors
• Brainstorm wave types (electromagnetic radiation, matter waves - both S & P)
• amplitude, wavelength
• Simple harmonic motion
• Springs
• Demonstrate spring rate and spring constants
• * Measuring waves - period vs. frequency - the wave speed formula
• Longitudinal: compression, rarefaction, amplitude, wavelength
• Transverse: crest, trough, amplitude, wavelength
• Some wave example problems
• wavelength for 1300 AM, 89.7 FM

Tuesday, May 4

• 5th
• Bell in a vacuum jar demo
• Comparing the speed of sound to the speed of light
• How does it take for light and sound from lighting 1 mile away to travel to you?
• Tacoma Narrows bridge video
• Singing rods
• Reflection of waves at an interface - show DVD demos 9.12 to 19
• 6th/7th
• Standing wave on string demo
• Some wave example problems
• wavelength for 1300 AM, 89.7 FM
• * Bell in a vacuum jar demo
• Comparing the speed of sound to the speed of light
• How does it take for light and sound from lighting 1 mile away to travel to you?
• Resonance (DVD Demos 9-1 through 7)
• Tacoma Narrows bridge video
• Singing rods
• Reflection of waves at an interface - show DVD demos 9.12 to 19

Wednesday, May 5

• 5th
• P. 453; 22-23, 30-33 due
• Go over problems
• 6th/7th
• P. 453; 22-23, 30-33 due
• Go over problems
• Intro. to Speed of Sound Lab

Thursday, May 6

• 5th/6th
• P. 453; 36-41 due
• Questions?
• Collect problems
• Range of hearing with signal generator and Dazzer; ultrasonic & infrasonic sound
• Intro. to Speed of Sound Lab
• * Speed of Sound Lab
• 7th
• P. 453; 36-41 due
• Questions?
• Collect problems
• Range of hearing with signal generator and Dazzer; ultrasonic & infrasonic sound
• The Doppler Effect - Sports Figures and on DVD demo

Friday, May 7

• 5th
• Tiny class due to AP History exams
• Fish field trip
• 6th/7th
• The Doppler Effect
• Doppler effect and measuring distance to stars
• Doppler Effect examples

Monday, May 10 – No School – Spring Break

Tuesday, May 11

• 5th
• The Doppler Effect
• Doppler effect and measuring distance to stars
• Doppler Effect examples
• Singing rod demo
• Bose headsets and interference
• 6th/7th
• *Speed of Sound Lab
• 1:25 evacuation drill 30 minutes from the start of 6th period
• Doppler effect example problems
• Interference and the superposition principal. Did we do it?

Wednesday, May 12

• 5th/6th
• *Doppler effect example problems
• Intro. to Loudness
• Did we finish interference?
  *Timbre: Vernier microphone - show different waveforms for
  rotary and touch tone telephones
  pure tones from signal generator
  keyboard notes (fundamentals and overtones) - accompanying PowerPoint slides
• 7th
• *Intro. to Loudness
• Did we finish interference?

Thursday, May 13 – Mr. Flint at the blood drive all day

• 5th/6th
• P. 492, 20-25 due
• Hand in problem
• Work on homework and study
• 7th
• P. 492, 20-25 due
• Loudness and the Decibel scale

Friday, May 14

• 5th
• Go over problems
• Interference - the superposition principle
• constructive
• destructive (BOSE headphones)
• 7th
• Go over problems

Tuesday, May 18

• 5th
• Speed of Sound Lab due
• Return/Review doppler effect homework
• Test questions?
• Glow stick color mixing demo
• 6th/7th
• Speed of Sound Lab due
• Return/Review doppler effect homework
• Test questions?
• *Timbre: Vernier microphone - show different waveforms for
• rotary and touch tone telephones
• pure tones from signal generator
• keyboard notes (fundamentals and overtones) - accompanying PowerPoint slides

Wednesday, May 19

• 5th/6th
• Waves & Sound Test
• 7th
• Waves & Sound Test
• *Color Mixing