======Exploration of Sound======
Today we began class by experimenting with some tuning forks. Emily provided lots of tuning forks for the students to play with:\\
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The students created a list which included observations and questions that they came up with throughout their exploration time with the tuning forks:\\
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Their **observations** included:\\
  * You can see the vibrating of the tuning fork.
  * When you place a tuning fork on a solid object, the noise stops.
  * When you touch the tuning fork to hair near your ear, it sounds like a bumble bee!
  * There are numbers and letters on the sides of the tuning fork.
  * Holding your hand on the bottom of a "hollow" tuning fork changes the sound.\\
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Their **questions** included:\\
  * Does the size of the tuning fork matter?
  * What happens if you put the tuning fork in water? //After experimenting, students noticed they could see ripples and splash, and said that "water dampens the sound."//