Lesson Ideas

Introduce different technologies relating to sound waves.

Introduce students to Scratch and have them make a quiz

Get students introduced to Sensors, the scientific method, and scientific observation.

WiiMotes, the controllers for the Nintendo Wii, can be used with any bluetooth-equipped computer.  INSIGHT participants have made good use of this to teach a variety of physics topics.

In this activity, we build a speaker from a styrofoam cup a couple of magnets and speaker wire.  It's amazingly easy to do and the sound is really good (though the volume is a bit quiet).  I will include my instructions for the students and a copy of the original article where I got the idea and plans from (as well as a list of the materials needed).

Here is a link to the article it comes from:

http://hope.edu/academic/engineering/PDFs/Krupczak_speaker_MSTA.pdf