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See and hear how sound waves travel through different types of materials. Extend the experiment online and learn how you can "see" with sound waves using ultrasound. [Activity is publicly available through a web crawler capture on Archive.org. Activity write-up only, images are unavailable.]
- Under 5 minutes
- 5 to 10 minutes
- 1 cent - $1 per student
- Ages 6 - 11
- Activity, Experiment/Lab Activity
- English
Quick Guide
Materials List (per student)
- Three glasses, jars or cups of the same size
- Water (to fill one of the glasses)
- Ice cubes (to fill another glass)
- Stethoscope (optional)
- Slinky or a spring
Subjects
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Life Sciences
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Human Senses and Perception
- Hearing
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Human Senses and Perception
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Physical Sciences
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Vibration and Waves
- Wave Properties
- Wave Motion
- Sound
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Vibration and Waves
Audience
To use this activity, learners need to:
- see
- hear
- touch
Learning styles supported:
- Involves hands-on or lab activities
Other
Access Rights:
- Free access
By:
Source Collection
- TryScience
Rights:
- All rights reserved, TryScience/New York Hall of Science, 1999