Sound science at Notre Dame
Students will answer questions about the Science News article “Saving Notre Dame’s sound,” which explores how scientists resurrect acoustics of historic places.
People watch as a fire engulfs Paris’ Notre Dame cathedral in April 2019 (shown). Now, as the cathedral is rebuilt, researchers are using principles of physics to understand and protect the medieval church’s acoustics.
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This guide, based on the Science News article “Saving Notre Dame’s sound,” asks students to explore how scientists resurrect the acoustics of historic places, consider factors that affect how sound behaves to design a room with specific sound requirements, and measure and compare how sound changes in different environments.