Build A Band
Project Outline
For this project, we had to make four instruments. They had to be woodwinds, chimes, and strings. Our group made a ukulele, chimes, a pan flute, and jar drums. We had to find the wavelengths of each note and figure out the measurements.
For this project, we had to make four instruments. They had to be woodwinds, chimes, and strings. Our group made a ukulele, chimes, a pan flute, and jar drums. We had to find the wavelengths of each note and figure out the measurements.
Reflection
For this project, everything went really well. We did very good on writing the song, but our time management went a little poorly. Some of us were stressed at the end because we didn't finish in time. I learned that I should not stress on not being able to understand things and ask for help when I need it. Two things I could have done better was checking the instrument measurements more closely and planning ahead. Two pits were when my chimes weren't sounding correct and when we couldn't find a way to make sure the chimes won't hit into each other. Two peaks were when I made up the lyrics for our song and when I finally figured out how to make the chimes sound better.
For this project, everything went really well. We did very good on writing the song, but our time management went a little poorly. Some of us were stressed at the end because we didn't finish in time. I learned that I should not stress on not being able to understand things and ask for help when I need it. Two things I could have done better was checking the instrument measurements more closely and planning ahead. Two pits were when my chimes weren't sounding correct and when we couldn't find a way to make sure the chimes won't hit into each other. Two peaks were when I made up the lyrics for our song and when I finally figured out how to make the chimes sound better.
Physics Concepts
Wave: A wiggle in space and time
Amplitude: The distance from the mid point to the crest(trough) of the wave
Period: A time required to complete a single cycle
Frequency: How often a vibration occurs
Wave Length: The distance from the top of one crest to the top of the next one
Longitudinal Wave: A wave that particles move along the direction of the wave rather than at right angles at it
Transverse Wave: The medium motion that is right angles to the direction in which a wave travels
Constructive Interference: Reinforcement; when the crest of one wave overlaps the crest of another, their individual effects add together
Destructive Interference: When the crest of one wave overlaps the trough of another, their individual effects are reduced and cancel each other out
Doppler Effect: The apparent change in frequency due to the motion of the source
Red Shift: An decrease in frequency
Blue Shift: An increase in frequency
Wave: A wiggle in space and time
Amplitude: The distance from the mid point to the crest(trough) of the wave
Period: A time required to complete a single cycle
Frequency: How often a vibration occurs
Wave Length: The distance from the top of one crest to the top of the next one
Longitudinal Wave: A wave that particles move along the direction of the wave rather than at right angles at it
Transverse Wave: The medium motion that is right angles to the direction in which a wave travels
Constructive Interference: Reinforcement; when the crest of one wave overlaps the crest of another, their individual effects add together
Destructive Interference: When the crest of one wave overlaps the trough of another, their individual effects are reduced and cancel each other out
Doppler Effect: The apparent change in frequency due to the motion of the source
Red Shift: An decrease in frequency
Blue Shift: An increase in frequency