Found 20 - 30 results of 38 programs matching keyword " sound toy"


AfterSchool Activities:  Sound Sandwich Activity: Step-by-Step Demonstration (Clip)
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00:02:32
A detailed demonstration of how to make this primitive wind instrument using little more than a straw, two craft sticks, and some rubber bands.

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Date: January 14, 2008
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): General Science

Keywords: sound, sound activity, sound experiment, vibration, hearing, ear, pitch, music, afterschool

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AfterSchool Activities:  Sound Sandwich Activity: What's Going On (Clip)
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00:01:48
The science behind this instrument, including a discussion of how vibration produces sound, and how long, massive objects vibrate slowly and produce a low-pitched sound, while shorter, less massive objects vibrate quickly and produce a high-pitched sound.

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Date: January 14, 2008
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): General Science

Keywords: sound, sound activity, sound experiment, vibration, hearing, ear, pitch, music, afterschool

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AfterSchool Activities:  Water Bottle Membranophone Activity: Introduction (Clip)
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00:01:15
An introduction to an instrument much like a saxophone but made of a water bottle and a paper tube.

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Date: January 14, 2008
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): General Science

Keywords: music, musical instrument, toy, vibration, hearing, ear, afterschool

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AfterSchool Activities:  Water Bottle Membranophone Activity: Step-by-Step Demonstration (Clip)
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00:10:32
A detailed demonstration of how to make the saxophone-like membranophone, including a discussion of materials needed.

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Date: January 14, 2008
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): General Science

Keywords: music, musical instrument, toy, vibration, hearing, ear, afterschool

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AfterSchool Activities:  Water Bottle Membranophone Activity: What's Going On (Clip)
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00:01:54
The science behind the water bottle membranophone, including a discussion of how air vibrates the instrument's membrane, producing sound.

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Date: January 14, 2008
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): General Science

Keywords: music, musical instrument, toy, vibration, hearing, ear, afterschool

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AfterSchool Activities:  Jitterbug Activity: Introduction (Clip)
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00:01:32
An introduction to the jitterbug, a simple motorized toy made of a recycled CD and a DC motor.

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Date: January 13, 2008
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): General Science

Keywords: electricity, electric motor, toy, curcuit, rotational vibration, spinning, shimmy, afterschool

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AfterSchool Activities:  Jitterbug Activity: Step-by-Step Demonstration (Clip)
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00:10:57
A detailed demonstration of how to make this toy, including a discussion of materials needed.

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Date: January 13, 2008
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): General Science

Keywords: electricity, electric motor, toy, curcuit, rotational vibration, spinning, shimmy, afterschool

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AfterSchool Activities:  Jitterbug Activity: What's Going On (Clip)
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00:01:41
The science behind this toy, including a discussion of how electric circuits work, and how an unbalanced load (an off-center weight on your jitterbug) results in rotational vibration.

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Date: January 13, 2008
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): General Science

Keywords: electricity, electric motor, toy, curcuit, rotational vibration, spinning, shimmy, afterschool

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Iron Science Teacher:  Halloween Edition: Plastic Bags (Webcast)
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00:55:27
Watch as Exploratorium staff and local teachers compete for the title of Iron Science Teacher. Each contestant has 10 minutes to make a science lesson out of a secret ingredient. In this special Halloween edition, today's secret ingredient is: Plastic Bags!

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Date: October 31, 2003
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): General Science, Physics

Keywords: vaccuum sealing, air pressure, perception of touch, tactile sense, bubble bomb activity, carbon dioxide production, acids and bases, 5-tone whirlies, quantum music, corrugated plastic pipes, resonance, sound waves, bagpipes, air speed


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Science Wire:  Biometrics: Vox Unlocks (Webcast)
Running Time:
00:11:16
Our team of middle school students from the Aim High program investigates new technologies that use our unique physical traits as tools for identification. Vox Unlocks tunes into voice recognition

Project: Science Wire | Browse All

Date: November 5, 2002
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Life Science/Biology

Keywords: voice recognition technology, voice verification, vocal chords, vocal vowels exhibit, vocal vowels floor exhibit, pitch switch exhibit, pitch switch floor exhibit, voice characteristics, sound waves, vocal characteristics,


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