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Sound: The Vibration of Materials

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Middle schoolers recognize that sound is produced by the vibration of materials. They see that the sound produced is dependent on the type of material that is used. Given four types of material; air, string, wood, and metal, students perform an experiment.

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6th - 8th
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Math
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