How do you create the sound of hydrogen? An interesting video explains how to use mathematical formulas and sound software to translate the spectrum of light that comes from hydrogen into a sound. The resource walks through each step using multiple examples to encourage further exploration.

Concepts

hydrogen, sound waves, hertz, synthesizing, light spectrum, mathematical reasoning

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• Challenge class members to create their own unique sounds using math and sound synthesizing software

Classroom Considerations

• If possible, set up the video to play on a large screen in a computer lab so scholars can try following along while using the software
• Requires prior knowledge of waves, both sound and light, as well as frequency and sine

• This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

• Provides closed captioning in English and Arabic for ease of note taking
• Shows the exact buttons to press and how to find the math formulas using Google

Cons

• None

Common Core

RST.9-10.4 RST.11-12.4