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Understanding Sound Lab

The document outlines a lab activity focused on understanding sound transmission using a model telephone made from paper cups and string. It includes instructions for constructing the model, observing sound transmission, and analyzing how sound waves travel through different materials. Additionally, it prompts students to compare their findings with other sound transmission methods, such as using a pipe and underwater sound perception.

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Understanding Sound Lab

The document outlines a lab activity focused on understanding sound transmission using a model telephone made from paper cups and string. It includes instructions for constructing the model, observing sound transmission, and analyzing how sound waves travel through different materials. Additionally, it prompts students to compare their findings with other sound transmission methods, such as using a pipe and underwater sound perception.

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Name Class Date Name Class Date

8. Your partner should gently and carefully tap the opposite end with the hammer or ruler.
Observe what happens. Record your observations below.
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Understanding Sound
How can you use a model to describe how sound waves are transmitted through various
materials? Analyze and Interpret Data
Part A: A Model Telephone
Materials (per pair) 1. Analyze Systems Sound waves are transmitted through what medium or media in your
• paper cups • sharpened pencil or scissors model telephone?
• craft stick • long water pipe (metal)
• cotton string • small hammer or ruler

2. Use Models Explain how your model telephone transmits sound.


Safety
Be sure to follow all safety procedures provided by your teacher. Find more information about
the safety icons in the Safety Section.

Procedure 3. Relate Structure and Function What properties of the materials provided are important in
the design and function of the model telephone? How are the materials shaped and used in
Part A: A Model Telephone the design?
1. Use the sharpened end of a pencil or a pair of scissors to poke a small hole in the center
of the bottom of each cup.

2. Pull the string through the holes in the cups so that each cup has one end of the string
in it. 4. Evaluate Change How would you explain any change you might have observed in Step 6
in the way sound was transmitted?
3. Break the craft stick in half. Tie each end of the string to one of the halves so the string
cannot pull out of the hole in the cup.

4. Hold one cup in your hand, and give the other cup to your lab partner. Move apart from
5. Compare Solutions Compare the paper-cup telephone to a cell phone.
each other so that the string is pulled tight. Be sure the string does not touch anything.

5. Put your cup to your ear and have your partner speak into the other cup. What do you
hear? Now have your partner listen while you talk. What does your partner hear? Record
your observations below.
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6. Switch roles again. This time, try touching the string while your partner is talking. Record
your observations below.
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Part B: A Pipe
7. Put one ear to one end of the pipe.

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Part B: A Pipe
6. Analyze Systems Sound waves are transmitted through what medium or media in Part B?

7. Use Models In which ear did you hear the sound first? Explain why the sound waves were
transmitted to one ear before the other.

8. Construct Explanations If you are underwater in a swimming pool and someone taps on
the ladder, the sound waves are transmitted by the water such that you seem to hear
tapping coming from all directions. Suggest an explanation for why you cannot tell what
direction the sound is coming from.

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