On May 22, 2007, three veteran sailors set out on an epic voyage from Florida to France. But the trip of a lifetime soon turns into a nightmare when their forty-seven-foot sailboat disappears along the Gulf Stream in the throes of a calamitous storm. The three weary passengers are left behind and struggle to stay alive afloat a life raft in violent waves eighty feet tall.
Understanding the world around us can be a real adventure! That's the message in this 11-part series for children in grades K-4. Kids travel along as our young host explores the world of physical science and how it can be seen, touched and understood in everyday life.
Why does light behave the way it does? How does it travel from its source to the objects it illuminates and then to human eyes? Most people certainly take light for granted, but understanding the basic nature of light can open up a whole new world! Students learn how light travels in waves as well as how those waves behave. And children discover the connection between light and color.
Demonstrations include: 1: Standing Sound Waves - Resonating Air Column with Cork Dust; 2: Standing Sound Waves - Resonance with Illuminating Gas in Flame Tube; 3: Standing Sound Waves in Two-Dimensions - Illuminating Gas in a Resonating Cavity; 4: Vibrations in a Two-Dimensional Surface - Chladni Plate; 5: Resonance/Real-Time Strobe Holography - Resonant Modes of a Vibrating Bell; 6: Quality
Demonstrations include: 1: Nature of Sound and Waves - Sources and Propagation of Sound; 2: Propagation of Sound - Direct Measurement of the Speed of Sound in Air and Metal; 3: Transmission of Sound Through a Medium - Attenuation of Sound in a Vacuum; 4: Refraction of Sound - Carbon Dioxide Sound Lens; 5: Interference of Sound - Sound Divided into Paths of Differing Length; 6: Interference of
Demonstrations include: 1: Mechanical Resonance - Forced Vibrations with Single Coupled Oscillators; 2: Velocity, Wavelength, and Frequency Reflected Waves - Transverse Waves on a Coil Spring; 3: Change in Medium /Interference - Transverse Waves on a Coil Spring; 4: Transverse Standing Waves - Vibrational Modes on a String; 5: Longitudinal Waves - Propagation/Interference of Longitudinal Waves
