SPEED+OF+SOUND+BY+ECHO+METHOD

IB PHYSICS > IB IA EXPERIMENTS [|IA criteria checklist.doc] - always a good idea to look at this before submitting you work. =PRACTICAL: MEASURING THE SPEED OF SOUND BY AN ECHO METHOD= APPARATUS: Apparatus to measure distance and time and to produce a sharp sound. PROCEDURE: By repeatedly clapping and varying the timing of the claps so that one clap coincides with the echo of the previous clap, measure the speed of sound. The method will be demonstrated by the teacher. REPORT: Describe the Method in your own words. Calculate the speed of sound including uncertainties. Write a Conclusion and Evaluation. ASSESSMENT: The CE criterion. RESULTS FOR SPEED OF SOUND 28 MARCH 2012