Lab #8

Syllabus Topic: Physics of the Ear and Eye

Title: Sensitivity of the Human Ear
Skill: Planning and Designing
Date: [To be left undated until instructed by teacher]

Problem Statement:
Your friend suggests that the human ear is most sensitive to sound at a frequency of about
3500Hz. That is, for the same amplitude, 3500Hz sounds louder than other frequencies.
Design an experiment to investigate this assertion.

First draft due on or before Monday September 30, 2019

Final plan due on or before Friday October 11, 2019

Important Headings to include:

Problem statement:
Theory/Research:
Hypothesis:
Aim/s:
Apparatus:
Method: Future or present tense
Variables:
Diagram/s:
Expected Results:
Interpretation of Results/Discussion:
Limitations: At least 3
Precautions: At least 3
SOE’s: At least 3

Mark schemes will be provided upon request.