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Good Vibration Sound Energy Discovery

My students need tuning forks to allow them to witness how sound vibrates as they experiment with sound energy.

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My Students

Do you remember when you were a kid and made a "telephone" out of string and wire? Kids today do not have this experience because of the advent of cell phones. Students have not had the opportunity to discover that sound is energy that can be seen and felt as well as heard.

My students are from a small, rural community.

We have a small close-knit community at our school. Many students who attend our school are third and even fourth generations here. Many students never leave and will spend most of their lives in this rural area. My students are enthusiastic learners who are eager to explore learning in a variety of ways. They get excited when they are allowed to get their hands dirty as they do science. They become very excited and vocal when presented with lessons that allow them to test ideas, share what they learn, and look at things in new ways. These kids are fearless when they are allowed to think outside the box and enrich the learning of their fellow students as they work together, hypothesize, conduct experiments, and refine their ideas.

My Project

With a science unit based on energy, students will conduct experiments involving solar, wind, kinetic, potential, and sound energy. Tuning forks are just a part of the experiments that will be conducted on sound energy. The other materials that they will be using include hangers, string, thread, twine, cups, cans, water and food coloring. The use of tuning forks will allow them to "see" how sound moves in waves. With different frequencies of tuning forks they will be able to create their own experiments regarding sound waves and test their ideas as they gather, record, and share their data, becoming scientists in their own classroom.

Discovering different types of energy, how it works, moves, is transformed, and conducted is just the beginning of the project I have in mind.

Through my own experiences with STEM (science, technology, and math) workshops I have been inspired to create a classroom that incorporates more STEM activities. As teachers we have come to realize that we have to create well designed, engaging, learning activities that give students chances to shine, make mistakes, and think deeply and analytically.

Mrs. Wall Wellston Elementary School Grades 3-5

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More than half of students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Tuning Fork, Large (low pitch), Pack of 8 • Carolina Biological Supply Company $30.35 1 $30.35
Tuning Fork, C Scale, Frequency 256 • Carolina Biological Supply Company $11.35 2 $22.70
Tuning Fork, C Scale, Frequency 512 • Carolina Biological Supply Company $11.35 2 $22.70
Tuning Forks, Even Frequency, Set of 6 • Carolina Biological Supply Company $66.02 1 $66.02

Materials cost

$141.77

Vendor shipping charges

 $14.18

Sales tax

 $11.55

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.13

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$199.63

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$35.23

Total project goal

$234.86

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $234.86

1 Donor

-$234.86

Donations toward project cost

-$199.63

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$35.23

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