Sound
Do you see or hear sound? Yes, you hear sound. How cool would it be if you could see sound? Let's take a look.
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Sound Waves Handout - pitch and loudness
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Here are some activities you can use with your students or students can use on their own:
Virtual Oscilloscope
IS1: Virtual Oscilloscope (Video)
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Voice Memos Lesson Plan
For this lesson we'll use the iOS app Voice Memos. The students will record themselves saying "A B C D E F G". They will get to see the wave forms. They will notice gaps between the letters. Then they will trip the recording to just one letter. The Voice Memos app is bundled with iOS, so you don't have to get it from the App Store and does not show up in Airwatch. Show students how to:
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VEED.IO Lesson Plan
VEED.IO is an app that's a cross between iMovie and Canva. You can add fun elements to your video like "sound waves" of the audio track. This activity will not work on an iPad. We could work with students one at a time and record them on a MacBook and let them choose a background and sound wave element.
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GarageBand Lesson Plan
Once students understand that audio is captured in wave forms, you can talk to them about how apps can transform a recording by manipulating the wave forms. Teach students using GarageBand how to:
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