Year 9

Science Research
Assignment
Dear Students,

Your Science Research assignment comprises TWO tasks. Both tasks are
mandatory to complete.

TASK : To conduct a scientific investigation of variation of frequency of sound with height

of liquid filled in a glass.

Final product: a. Task 1 (Investigation sheet)

Submission date: 20 April 2021

Students will be presenting their project. This would be followed by a question answer
session with each student individually regarding their project.
TASK : To conduct an experiment to investigate how frequency of
sound changes with level of water in a glass.

Students will watch following video.

https://www.fleet.org.au/blog/musical-glasses/

To measure frequency of musical glass use an app from your phone.

INVESTIGATION SHEET
AIM To measure the frequency of sound in a glass which has different amount of
water.
 HYPOTHESIS If the water is more then then the lowest frequency and f the wager is less
then the highest frequency.
INDEPENDENT Material of glass
VARIABLE Force applied on the glass
Depth of water
DEPENDENT frequency of sound
VARABLE
MATERIALS/ 3 Glass, application in phone which measures frequency, water, spoon
EQUIPMENT
REQUIRED
PRECAUTIONS Don’t spill the water
Noise
PROCEDURE 1. Put different amount of water in different glasses (1 full, I half and 1
quarter)
2. Use the spoon to tap on the glass
3. While tapping measure the frequency of the sound of the different taps on
the glasses
4. Change the water level in a glass a little bit and the hear the different
sounds and will have different frequency on the same glass

OBSERVATION TABLE

RESULT (with a graph)

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 when adding different amounts of water to the glass, should have noticed that the pitch of the sound
changed depending on the water level, the more water added to the glass, the lower the pitch of the
sound could be heard. The lesser the water in the glass, the higher the pitch of the sound could be
heard.

CONCLUSION

The glasses with different amounts of water will make different sounds. The sound comes when
different of amounts of air vibrates around, carrying the sound to the ears. Hitting the glass causes the
vibration and make a sound which is easily heard by humans. A glass with less water has a higher
pitch and the glass with lots of water has a lower pitch. Empty glass has air, so the glass vibrates
quickly when it is hit. Slower vibration in a full glass of water.

Rubric:

CRITERIA OF Marks LEVEL 1 LEVEL 2 LEVEL 3

ASSESSMENT

Stating aim and a hypothesis /2 Formulates aim Formulates testable Formulates testable
statement which lead to a questions questions
scientific investigation; and hypotheses that and hypotheses that are

Designing and
Conducting Scientific
Investigations
Using Appropriate Tools and
Techniques to collect and
Record Data
Using Evidence to develop
Explanations and Describe
Relationships between
Evidence and Explanation
Communicating Procedures,
Results, and Explanations
of a Scientific Investigation
Oral presentation
even though the lead to scientific specific, based on
hypotheses are present investigation scientific concepts, and
it does not directly lead to scientific
answer the question investigation
/2 Few variables are Identifies some variables Identifies all variables
identified; design of that are controlled that are controlled
investigation contain and what variables are and what variables are
few details manipulated; manipulated;
design of investigation is design of investigation is
sequential and logical sequential and logical to
the hypothesis;
experimental
design requires
/3 Uses inappropriate Collects and records Collects and records
equipment objective data; data which is complete,
and techniques; data incorrectly uses accurate, and objective;
collected contains equipment uses appropriate
inaccuracies in and techniques equipment
measurement which and techniques
alter the results;
/3 Student is unable to Students draw faulty Data is
draw inference inferences based on analyzed objectively;
patterns or students draw logical
previously held ideas inferences based on
observed patterns
and relationships;
inferences lead to
questions for future
investigations
/5 Scientific information is Scientific Scientific information is
unclear; presentation information has some communicated clearly
lacks focus and clarity; presentation has and precisely
organization some focus presentation is
and organization effectively
focused and organized
/5 Student was not clear Student did not Student was clear and
or didn't speak loudly. consistently speak confident during
Student was unable to clearly or loudly. presentation.
respond to questions Maintained eye contact Maintained eye contact
about presented with audience. with audience.
material. Student was partially Student was able to
able to respond to discuss the content of
questions about presented material well
presented material