Vegetable Instruments

Willow whistle

Ocarina from the Inside Out

Hand Ocarina

February 1

Run the Double Elimination Tournament on the mousetrap cars. You can print the bracket sheet here

Try to use the Flip Video to capture some of the excitement for me!  When you get done, you need to do the writeups in your blue book.  It should take about a half an hour to write up your project.  Make sure you have a picture of your machine with your name on it on the Kodak camera.

Then, turn the page in your blue book.  Think of your favorite sport.  Where do you find examples of Newton's laws, inertia, balanced force, unbalanced force, friction, and center of balance in your sport?

Twitter Quiz #1

You must answer the following quiz with your Twitter account by Monday night. Time will be provided in class to do this, but some of you are missing a twitter account or have not followed MAPOWELL. You must get a twitter account.

1. Which of the following has no inertia?

A. An object that is at rest
B. An object that is in motion
C. An object that is changing motion because of a force (N1Law)
D. An object with no mass

2. The difference between mass and weight is that:

A. Weight does not include the acceleration of gravity and Mass does
B. Mass does not include the acceleration of gravity and Weight does

3. Why does the force of gravity not suck you to the center of the earth?

A. Because you are balancing the force of gravity
B. Because you are not balancing the force of gravity

4. Which object has the most inertia when it hits a wall (but, of course, recovers immediately)?

A. A sparrow flying
B. A bug flying
C. An ant crawling

5. Which object has the most inertia?

A. A VW Beetle hitting a fence at 10 mph
B. A truck in neutral
C. A bullet shot out of a rifle

Light Show writeup

1. Explain your story, and the point of your video. Were you emphasizing the figures, the shadows, the background, or a combination?

2. What type(s) of electromagnetic radiation did you use in your video? What is the speed of this(these) radiation types?

3. Is the radiation all one wavelength? Explain.

4. Where do you see evidence of an umbra in your video? A penumbra? Compare the two.

5. How did you place the lights in your video? What type of effect were you aiming to achieve?

6. If I want to light a play for a villain, with big red and black colored shadows, draw a diagram of how you woul put the lights. Indicate where they would be on the top, bottom,or sides of the stage.

7. How can I make a colored purple shadow?

8. How can I make a sharp shadow with no penumbra?

9. How do shadows from the sun change throughout the day?

10. Suggest 4 improvements for your light show.

Videos on EM Radiation

Your instruments

Go to Flutomat to calculate the length of your pipes in centimeters

I need a reflection that details...

How many notes are in your instrument
A picture of your instrument
The materials you are using (size and material)
Your song
Your partners
Your notes (e.g., C4, D3, etc.)
Your frequencies (261.31 Hz, etc)
Your wavelengths (.8 m, etc.)
The lengths of your note pipes or strings

What are the strengths in your insttruments?  What could make your instrument better?

Friday, 12/11/09

Welcome Back!  I have a doctor's appointment today, so I won't be there.

Please sit in your assigned seats.  Elizabeth or Kelly will take attendance.  Krista or Elizabeth can get materials as needed from the supply cabinet during Block 1.

You will be focused on Activity 4 on pp 334.  Each person will be given a maximum of 4 straws for this entire activity, so do not chew on them  ;)

Take a look at the picture on p. 334.  Write down 5 observations about how the sound is being produced in your notebook, and the differences among the musician's instruments.  Discuss these as a class.

On p. 335, complete steps 1, 2, and 3.  This should take about 5 or 10 minutes.  Can you modify your instrument to make a recognizable tune?  Take 5 or 10 minutes and give it a try.  What difference do you notice between a closed tube and an open tube (your finger on the bottom vs. your finger away from the bottom of the straw)

As a class, watch the following:






AS a table, do a THOUGHT experiment for 4. and 5. on pp. 355  Use the video as your evidence.  Watching the vids and discussion should take about 10 minutes.


Next, read p. 357-358 out loud with one partner.  Pay careful attention to the diagrams.  This should take about 10 minutes.

Make a reed instrument as shown on p. 358.  Use a piece of paper and tape to make an extension tube.   What is the purpose of the wider tube at the bottom?

Physics to Go p. 359

1, 2a, 2b, 6, 7  Stretch 4, and, if there is time, try #5 in the new gym (have Krista or Kelly check to see if it is empty first.)