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AfterSchool Activities: Water Bottle Membranophone Activity: Introduction (Clip)
Running Time:
00:01:15
00:01:15
An introduction to an instrument much like a saxophone but made of a water bottle and a paper tube.
Project: AfterSchool Activities | Browse All
Date: January 14, 2008
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): General Science
Keywords: music, musical instrument, toy, vibration, hearing, ear, afterschool
Project: AfterSchool Activities | Browse All
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)
Running Time:
00:10:32
00:10:32
A detailed demonstration of how to make the saxophone-like membranophone, including a discussion of materials needed.
Project: AfterSchool Activities | Browse All
Date: January 14, 2008
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): General Science
Keywords: music, musical instrument, toy, vibration, hearing, ear, afterschool
Project: AfterSchool Activities | Browse All
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)
Running Time:
00:01:54
00:01:54
The science behind the water bottle membranophone, including a discussion of how air vibrates the instrument's membrane, producing sound.
Project: AfterSchool Activities | Browse All
Date: January 14, 2008
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): General Science
Keywords: music, musical instrument, toy, vibration, hearing, ear, afterschool
Project: AfterSchool Activities | Browse All
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: Whirling Watcher Activity: Introduction (Clip)
Running Time:
00:00:45
00:00:45
An introduction to a spinning disc called a stroboscope, which lets you create your own animated cartoon.
Project: AfterSchool Activities | Browse All
Date: January 14, 2008
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): General Science
Keywords: strobe, frames, persistance of vision, animation, cartoon, animated movie, movie, film, tv, sight, eye, afterschool
Project: AfterSchool Activities | Browse All
Date: January 14, 2008
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): General Science
Keywords: strobe, frames, persistance of vision, animation, cartoon, animated movie, movie, film, tv, sight, eye, afterschool
| Links: | Download activity instructions | Download concept map | Going further |
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AfterSchool Activities: Whirling Watcher Activity: Step-by-Step Demonstration (Clip)
Running Time:
00:04:32
00:04:32
A detailed demonstration of how to make a stroboscope, including a discussion of materials needed.
Project: AfterSchool Activities | Browse All
Date: January 14, 2008
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): General Science
Keywords: strobe, frames, persistance of vision, animation, cartoon, animated movie, movie, film, tv, sight, eye, afterschool
Project: AfterSchool Activities | Browse All
Date: January 14, 2008
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): General Science
Keywords: strobe, frames, persistance of vision, animation, cartoon, animated movie, movie, film, tv, sight, eye, afterschool
| Links: | Download activity instructions | Download concept map | Going further |
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AfterSchool Activities: Whirling Watcher Activity: What's Going On (Clip)
Running Time:
00:00:47
00:00:47
The science behind the Whirling Watcher stroboscope, including a discussion of the phenomenon called persistence of vision, which in this activity creates the illusion of a galloping horse.
Project: AfterSchool Activities | Browse All
Date: January 14, 2008
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): General Science
Keywords: strobe, frames, persistance of vision, animation, cartoon, animated movie, movie, film, tv, sight, eye, afterschool
Project: AfterSchool Activities | Browse All
Date: January 14, 2008
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): General Science
Keywords: strobe, frames, persistance of vision, animation, cartoon, animated movie, movie, film, tv, sight, eye, afterschool
| Links: | Download activity instructions | Download concept map | Going further |
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AfterSchool Activities: Jitterbug Activity: Introduction (Clip)
Running Time:
00:01:32
00:01:32
An introduction to the jitterbug, a simple motorized toy made of a recycled CD and a DC motor.
Project: AfterSchool Activities | Browse All
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
Project: AfterSchool Activities | Browse All
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
| Links: | Download activity instructions | Download concept map | Going further |
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AfterSchool Activities: Jitterbug Activity: Step-by-Step Demonstration (Clip)
Running Time:
00:10:57
00:10:57
A detailed demonstration of how to make this toy, including a discussion of materials needed.
Project: AfterSchool Activities | Browse All
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
Project: AfterSchool Activities | Browse All
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
| Links: | Download activity instructions | Download concept map | Going further |
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AfterSchool Activities: Jitterbug Activity: What's Going On (Clip)
Running Time:
00:01:41
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.
Project: AfterSchool Activities | Browse All
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
Project: AfterSchool Activities | Browse All
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
| Links: | Download activity instructions | Download concept map | Going further |
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