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Tag Archives: wavelengths

Wind Instruments Inquiry

Posted on January 1, 2011 by Dr. Russell Harkay

Students will use three simple toy instruments to explore fundamentals of sound and frequency in this inquiry exercise. Boomwhackers: Students will share a number of colored plastic tubes of various lengths.

This post was posted in Labs, Sound and was tagged with wind instruments, sound, frequency, wavelengths
Martian Light Scattering

Posted on October 1, 2008 by Buzz Putnam

One of the most common questions asked by students is “Why is the sky blue?” or “Why is the Sun yellow?” The answer is found by understanding color science concepts and some basics of color addition. Assuming that the Sun is “white” as viewed from space (no atmosphere) and that the three primary colors of light (red, blue and green in equal hues, saturation levels, etc) compose the white color that is observed.

This post was posted in CoolStuff Newsletters, Light & Color and was tagged with wavelengths, Buzz Putnam, Putnam, martian light, scattering, color

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