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Hearing and Sound
Work done in this Nuffield 13 - 16 module followed from the unit called ‘Senses’. This B unit provided enough material for six double periods in the third year of secondary school (year nine). The teachers’ guide included seven worksheets to supplement the students’ booklet. The introduction to the teachers’ guide outlines some of the difficulties that can arise in early teaching about sound.
Contents
1. How are sounds made?
2. Our sense of hearing
3. How does sound travel?
4. The speed of sound
5. Noise and acoustics
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