Sound Energy – 2hr Incursion
Science
Syllabus Outcomes ST1-8PW-S | ST1-9PW-ST
$960.00
Maximum of 60 students per session. For groups exceeding this number, we recommend booking two separate sessions. All parents and teachers can attend for no additional cost.Â
+GST. As this program is an educational service, all GST charged can be reimbursed in its entirety by the Government.
About
On this action packed incursion students will investigate how sound travels and how we hear sounds. Filled with demonstrations and experiments that will allow your students to explore how sound energy is sensed and produced. Students will make telephones to investigate how we communicate using sound, create music with glass chimes, observing how sound moves solid objects through vibrations, and even build their own guitars and perform in a band!
Syllabus Outcomes Addressed
ST1-8PW-S describes common forms of energy and explores some characteristics of sound energy
ST1-9PW-ST investigates how forces and energy are used in products
Arrive/Depart
Half Day Incursion (2 Hours) 9:30am – 11:30am
Time allocation for incursions can be tailored and adjusted to suit your individual school timetable and scheduling.
What's Included
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Syllabus Content Focus
Key inquiry questions answered
- What are the different forms of energy around us and how can we detect them?
Energy comes in different forms that can be detected
Students:
- Produce and describe different sounds by exploring musical instruments.
- Explore how the volume and pitch of a sound can be changed.
- Identify sound and movement as forms of energy.
- Explore sound from various sources, using the senses.
Day Outline
| 8:45am Rangers arrive at your school for set up | |
| Introductory Presentation 9:30am – 9:50am |
The day kicks off with a meet and greet with our enthusiastic Rangers before enjoying an interactive and engaging presentation. |
| Grouping: Students are divided into two groups. Students are allocated a Ranger guide for each activity. | |
| Activity 1 10:00am – 10:35am |
Students participate in each activity for approximately 35 minutes. |
| Activity 2 10:40am – 11:15am |
Students participate in each activity for approximately 35 minutes. |
| Wrap Up / Conclusion (approx. 15 minutes) |
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Activities
INTRODUCTION (In Hall)
The day kicks off with a meet and greet with our enthusiastic Rangers before enjoying an interactive and engaging presentation. This introduction focuses on the power of sound, from sound waves to vibrations to how humans can harness the power of sound. We also explore types of sound energy, and how we can even use sound to make objects move! Our Rangers will demonstrate how students can use and construct various instruments, and lead students through a cacophony of scientific discovery with fun tools, musical gizmos and sound machines which will heighten their appreciation for the invisible power of sound waves and their many uses!
Activity 1: Sound Waves
Students delve into the world of musical pitch and explore glass chimes, how vibrating drums can move solid objects and finish off with making their own telephones, experimenting with how sound can travel through different objects.
Activity 2: Guitar Heroes
Students will be given craft materials which they can easily locate around the house, and then they will be divided into groups and be challenged to make their own musical guitar instruments which they can tune to different notes and explore the importance of tension in creating sound.
$960.00
Maximum of 60 students per session. For groups exceeding this number, we recommend booking two separate sessions. All parents and teachers can attend for no additional cost.Â
+GST. As this program is an educational service, all GST charged can be reimbursed in its entirety by the Government.
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Please note this is a tentative booking. After your booking request is submitted, we will be in touch via email to confirm the requested date and arrange the final details for the booking.