CoMo Science

Category: science club

  • Greek letters we’ve used

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    Greek letters are commonly used in science. There are 24 Greek letters. Here are the ones we have discussed recently. Greek letter Name Uses α alpha alpha particles, indicates the first angle of a triangleopposite the side a β beta beta particles, indicates the second angle of a triangle opposite the side b γ gamma…

  • Sound

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    Learning objectives: Longitudinal vs. Transverse Waves Examples of transverse waves include: Examples of longitudinal waves include: A YouTube video of a slinky demonstrating longitudinal and transverse waves. Resources: In science club, we played with an app called Phyphox, which allows you to use the sensors on your phone to do multiple experiments. The experiments that…

  • Amplitude & frequency

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    A discussion of amplitude and frequency using the motion of a spring and a pendulum as an example

  • Timer circuit

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    Building a 555 timer circuit as an introduction to electronic circuits and using a breadboard.

  • Angles & Sine Function

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    Learning Objectives: Videos that review the basics Sine function This triangle, △ ABC, is a right triangle. The right angle is shown by the square at angle C. The angle that we are interested in is angle A, shown by the curved line. The sine of ∠A is found by dividing the opposite side, a, by the…