We agreed that we hear sounds because they come from somewhere (a source) and then they are received (hence the sound receiver someone coined). However, we had lots of discussion about what is happening between the two. We recognize that the sound must move, but we weren't sure if the sound should be represented as a particle or not.
So we put some sounds over a scale (Mrs. Brinza's phone, the class' smartboard speakers, and a student yelling), but none of them registered weight on a scale. Because of this, we're thinking that sound can't be a particle, and instead must be a form of energy, since energy makes matter move...like heat from the sun makes the water particles move (we connected this back to fog!).
We've got lots of things to think about, and we're starting to ask some great questions! We're going to set up our DQB tomorrow focusing questions on the sound source, what happens with the sound as it moves away from the source, and then what happens to the sound receiver! Stay tuned!
So we put some sounds over a scale (Mrs. Brinza's phone, the class' smartboard speakers, and a student yelling), but none of them registered weight on a scale. Because of this, we're thinking that sound can't be a particle, and instead must be a form of energy, since energy makes matter move...like heat from the sun makes the water particles move (we connected this back to fog!).
We've got lots of things to think about, and we're starting to ask some great questions! We're going to set up our DQB tomorrow focusing questions on the sound source, what happens with the sound as it moves away from the source, and then what happens to the sound receiver! Stay tuned!
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