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Strand 1.3: LIGHT AND SOUND

Sound can make matter vibrate, and vibrating matter can make sound. Objects can only be seen when light is available to illuminate them. Some objects give off their own light. Some materials allow light to pass through them, others allow only some light to pass through them, and still others block light and create a dark shadow on the surface beyond them where the light cannot reach. Mirrors can be used to redirect light. People use a variety of devices that may include sound and light to communicate over long distances.

Standard 1.3.4

Design a device in which the structure of the device uses light or sound to solve the problem of communicating over a distance. Define the problem by asking questions and gathering information, convey designs through sketches, drawings, or physical models, and compare and test designs. Examples of devices could include a light source to send signals, paper-cup-and-string telephones, or a pattern of drum beats. (PS4.C, ETS1.A, ETS1.B, ETS1.C)

• Bob Miller's Light Walk
  Eye opening experience for students and teachers. His unique discoveries will change the way you look at light, shadow, and images.
• Optics for Kids
  Basic facts about light and online activities for students.
• Vocal Vowels
  The human voice is the most often heard sound in a classroom. Analysis of the origin of the vowel sounds and the changing shape of the vocal tract is well illustrated.

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