Adventures in Natural Frequency

Gravity Chimes and Boom Whackers

What can students learn from these?

Natural Frequency
Depends on size and elastic properties of the object

Concept Connections
Frequency, pitch, wavelength

Demos and Examples

Natural Frequency Nails Singing Rod Bells Music Tree Tuning Forks Wine Glass Swing Organ Pipe Pendulum Open and Closed Musical Frog and Cricket Instruments Cephied Variable

TREE HOLE FROG of BORNEO

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Boom Whackers
Construction
Locate color paper and label each with a note Obtain a long and short fluorescent lamp guard Cut each to the lengths provided in the table C D E F G A B

THREE TUNES

Notes with hats correspond to a tube with a cap on the end.

Gravity Chimes
Construction
Cut aluminum rods to the correct length Paint each length a different color Sort the rods according to the order provided Method 1: Line rods up on the edge of a table and flip them off onto the floor. Method 2: Hand out the rods to the students in your class and let them drop them in order.