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Whales and waves: Keith Middle School students learn through Whaling Museum program Kerri Tallman, Standard-Times Replay Video UP NEXT NEW BEDFORD — Sixth-graders at the advanced level at Keith Middle School have teamed up with the New Bedford Whaling Museum in a pilot program to understand how sound waves travel through different media. "They're able to bridge the connection of sound waves," said Misti Nordstrom, sixth-grade math and science teacher. "For students to learn about frequency of waves, they're really surprised to learn that sound travels faster through wate...

NEW BEDFORD — Sixth-graders at the advanced level at Keith Middle School have teamed up with the New Bedford Whaling Museum in a pilot program to understand how sound waves travel through different media. "They're able to bridge the connection of sound waves," said Misti Nordstrom, sixth-grade math and science teacher. "For students to learn about frequency of waves, they're really surprised to learn that sound travels faster through water than air." So far, Nordstrom said students are most excited about sperm whale communication and how whales use different clicking noises and patterns ...