Name: _____________________________

Radio Project Objective Sheet

Have you ever been driving along in your car jamming out to the music on the radio, and all of the sudden you think- OH MY GOSH, HOW AM I HEARING THIS MUSIC?!!?? A DJ in a radio station from miles away chooses a certain song to play from the stations music database. You, in your car going 60 mph, are caught up in the phenomena of waves: sound waves, electromagnetic waves, energy waves, radioactive waves, light waves, waves, waves, waves. Some waves are way cooler than others. Your job is to start understanding some of them. Objective: You are to create an informational webpage about sound and how radios work. This is our main application focus of sinusoids (cosine and sine graphs). The webpage will attract a viewer and get them interested and active in knowing about sine and cosine graphs and their applications. a. A place to create is at https://sites.google.com/site/pr0jectradi00/ b. Instructions and tips to working with google sites can be found at http://support.google.com/sites/?hl=en c. To be able to edit the webpage, the login name is projects4good@gmail.com and the password is mathisgr8. d. You are welcome to use other website media Your website page must include the following topics: a. Research on the applications of the sinusoids we have learned (the graphs of sine and cosine). b. Explanation of graphing sinusoids, frequency, amplitude, and how they relate to sound and radiosand other things if you want (jammers, keyless entry hackers, radio transmitters) c. You will use a real, workable trig function to visualize a real life wave. d. You will build a fox hole radio e. Include information and explanation of how you built your radio, and how radios work. The design of your website is up to you. How you lay out the website is up to you. The focuses or your website is up to you. The way you apply the sinusoids IS UP TO YOU.

MAKE SURE YOU SITE YOUR SOURCES! This is going to be public domain for anyone to view. Make sure you give credit where it is due.

MAKE SURE YOU LOOK AT THE RUBRIC AND INCLUDE ALL NECESSITIES. Go above and beyond to make the best, most information website about these waves, waves, waves.

Rubric

Works Cited/ Bibliography (an absolute must): There is a clear page of links and properly documents resources used throughout the project; MLA formatting used for the citation of sources. 5 4 3 2 1 0

Sinusoid waves application in daily life: Research is evident about the applicability of sinusoids, Sites research is thorough, correct, and interesting. Key characteristics (amplitude, frequency, period) are applied and researched. 5 4 3 2 1 0

Page Layout: Site is creative, organized, owned by the students (no is this good enough?), and is easy navigation. 5 4 3 2 1 0

Objective Achievement: The objective as outlined in the objective sheet are fully met; webpage is complete and is a recommended resource/hit 5 4 3 2 1 0

Graphs: The following elements of the sinusoid graphs were EXPLAINED thoroughly: amplitude, frequency, period, key points. 5 4 3 2 1 0

Radio Research: Research and progress of understanding how radios work was included in site. 5 4 3 2 1 0

Fox Hole Radio: Students built a working foxhole radio. There was explanation in how radios work. The students included a how to-build guide for their foxhole radio 5 4 3 2 1 0

Guiding questions (if you do not know where to start) How does sound transmit across space and time? How does the radio in my car work? What do sound waves and electromagnetic waves have to do with radios? What do the stations mean on my radio? For example what does 91.1 FM really mean?