PIRA 3B35.00 REFLECTION & REFRACTION

DCS #DEMONSTRATIONREFERENCEABSTRACT
3B35.00Reflection & Refraction (Sound)
3B35.10gas lensPIRA 1000
3B35.10gas lens19-8.1Hydrogen and carbon dioxide balloons are used as diverging and converging lenses. Picture.
3B35.10refraction lens - CO2S-95Make an acoustical lens by cementing the edges of two circular sheets of cellophane and filling the space between with CO2.
3B35.20refraction prism - CO2PIRA 1000
3B35.20refraction prism - CO2S-96Direct a beam of sound through a prism of CO2.
3B35.22refraction with CO2S-97Set up a source, reflector, and detector. Then pour CO2 into the path of the incident beam to scatter the sound.
3B35.30parabolic reflector and sound sourcePIRA 1000
3B35.30curved reflectorsS-93Place a watch at the focal point of a mirror and project the beam around the class.
3B35.35directional transmissionSg-2A Galton whistle at the focus of a parabolic mirror produces a beam detected by a microphone placed at the focus of a second parabolic mirror.
3B35.36curved reflectorsS-92Place a whistle and sensitive flame several meters apart, then place a parabolic reflector behind the whistle.
3B35.37reflection of sound wavesS-91A whistle and detector are placed in a line parallel with a reflector. Precautions may have to be taken to insure directionality of the sound waves.
3B35.39curved reflectorsS-94Take a field trip a dome to observe the "whispering gallery" effect.
3B35.50wave properties of soundS-90Using a shrill whistle of wavelength from 2-8 cm, many properties of waves usually shown only with optics can be demonstrated. Many diagrams.
3B35.60refraction of water wavesPIRA 1000
3B35.60refraction of water wavesDisc 09-20Plane waves refract in a tank with deep and shallow sections.

ReferenceDescription
M-1Sutton
Ma-1Freier & Anderson
M-1dHilton
8-2.8Meiners
1A12.01University of Minnesota Handbook
AJP 52(1),85American Journal of Physics
TPT 15(5),300The Physics Teacher
Disc 01-01The Video Encyclopedia of Physics Demonstrations

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