Light Show

Student-created music


Make a video using the web cam that tells a story.   It must use a series of shadow puppets.  Audio will be added to this eventually.  Be thinking of the following as you do this:

What colors can you see?  
What color of shadows can you see?  Is this the same or different?

What does the color tell you about the story?   The mood? 
Can you explain a plot with a beginning, a middle, and an end? (Answer in one or two sentences)

List a specific example in your video where there is a fuzzy-edged shadow( ____seconds)  How was it formed?

List a specific example in your video where there is a sharp-edged shadow( ____seconds)  How was it formed?

List a specific example in your video where there is a larger shadow( ____seconds) than the puppet.  How was it formed?

List a specific example in your video where there is a smaller shadow( ____seconds) than the puppet. How was it formed?

List a specific example in your video where there is a penumbra, or lighter shadow( ____seconds)  How was it formed?

List a specific example in your video where there is an umbra, or darker shadow( ____seconds)  How was it formed?

Were there any wavelengths of light you could not see in your video?   How could you tell?

Explain how you could improve your video to make the mood better through lighting or to make the quality of the shadows better.

Writeup of your Instrument.

Detail HOW you know that your instrument has 4 different pitches.
Is your instrument a string, percussion, or wind instrument?

How could we figure out the exact pitch (notes) you are playing?  Could we gather data on this?

How did thickness or diameter affect your instrument?

What type of music are you creating?  Rhythm, blues, chime, Christmas, or pop are all possibilities.

Draw a sketch of your instrument and list dimensions and materials used.

Basics of Sound Waves

Notetaking:  Remember, 50 points of this unit comes from notes.

I.  How are sound and light waves different?

Link 1
Link 2

II.  Vocabulary attached to waves

Draw a picture for each of these definitions in your notes

III.  What can waves do?

Save a copy of the document found here, if you wish.  You may either print this off and fill it out as part of your notes, or just copy the information that you think is important.   It goes with the applet found here.

Click to Run

Thursday, 11/10/11

Hints on writing a script



Go to resource iowa if you need hints.   By Friday, you should have a simple script ready to go.  This script should entertain and inform me, and help me to understand the terms you defined.

Monday, 11/7

Task 1: p. 84 (individually)

Mu of Shoe, pp. 86-88

Newton's 3rd law, balanced and unbalanced forces

Task 1:  Complete p. 68-70.   Then complete the questions found here.

Task 2:   Watch the following




and then this

Then, describe what is happening in terms of potential energy, kinetic energy, and work To do this, make a series of 5 separate pictures and describe what is happening in each.

Task 3: Gather the data on #3-6 on pp. 74-76