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

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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

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.