{"id":618,"date":"2012-08-12T19:49:19","date_gmt":"2012-08-12T19:49:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/STEMcentralinmotion\/?p=618"},"modified":"2012-10-11T12:49:05","modified_gmt":"2012-10-11T12:49:05","slug":"using-the-stem-central-sound-context-how-fast-is-sound","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/STEMcentralinmotion\/2012\/08\/12\/using-the-stem-central-sound-context-how-fast-is-sound\/","title":{"rendered":"Using the STEM Central Sound Context&#8230;how fast is sound?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/STEMcentralinmotion\/uploads\/sites\/1544\/2012\/08\/stem-central-banner1.png\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/STEMcentralinmotion\/uploads\/sites\/1544\/2012\/08\/stem-central-banner1.png\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/STEMcentralinmotion\/uploads\/sites\/1544\/2012\/08\/stem-central-banner1.png\"><\/a><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/STEMcentralinmotion\/uploads\/sites\/1544\/2012\/08\/stem-central-banner1.png\"><\/a>The forthcoming <a href=\"http:\/\/www.educationscotland.gov.uk\/stemcentral\/about\/index.asp\">STEM Central<\/a> context on Sound for early years to fourth level\u00a0offers opportunities to explore the speed of sound through different substances. But what do these speeds mean to learners and how do they compare to speeds with which they might be more familiar? Capitalising on the 2012 Olympics which draws to a close this evening, why not relate it to the speed of athletes they may have seen on TV this summer? 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