Waves

Parabolic dishes collect and focus sound waves and reflect them to participants seated within them.

See how strings behave when they vibrate and make sound.

Confusing sensory information can be profoundly disturbing.

Explore the twinkling of stars by beaming a laser pointer over a hot plate.

Listen to the sound of the sea.

A thin window of soap creates an ever-shifting array of colors.

Hear here—with the help of a giant parabolic “ear.”

This moving loop of chain sets up strange, hovering wave patterns.

Talk, clap, yodel, yell—your sounds bounce back at you.

Use your voice to make visible patterns in sand.

Play songs by banging a PVC pipe against your palm.

Exploratorium Teacher Institute staff member Sandra Robins presents the "Water-Bottle Membranophone."

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