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Science - Sound - Making Waves

Science
Yes

Technology
Yes

Description
Students will create, view, and represent sound waves as displayed in Windows 3.x or Windows '95 "Sound Recorder" software.

LessonPlan
Yes

Tech Skills
recording and listening to sound, locating, opening and saving files

Software
sound recorder (activity also requires microphones and speakers or headsets)
Instructions created in Microsoft Publisher '97 (See attached file)

SpecificGrade
Yes

T1
4

SubmittedBy
Rhonda Morrissette

E-mail
rmorrissette@wsd1.org

Details

A sample activity sheet created in Microsoft Publisher '97  including detailed student instructions is available for download.  These instructions can be modified, copied and distributed to students.

Students are asked to open Sound Recorder software and record a sentence e.g. "Sound is a series of vibrations moving as waves through air.  People can hear when their ears detect the sound waves."

Students view the representations of sound waves in the Sound Recorder software and copy part of what they see.

Students are then instructed to try the different Effects (in Windows '95 only) such as Increase Speed, Add Echo, Reverse, Etc.

Recordings are saved for students to share with friends and family. 

Extension:  Students can listen to the different files in the Windows, Media sub-directory.