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Snacks tagged with "music"

Science activity creating music with gravity
Falling Rhythm

Listen to the rhythm of falling weights.

Science activity to make an instrument that creates the sound of rain falling
Make Your Own Rainstick

Listen to the sound of rain falling—anytime, anywhere.

Science activity that demonstrates resonance of sound waves
Organ Pipe

Get Bach to the fundamentals.

Science activity to play songs by banging the end of a PVC pipe against your palm
Palm Pipes

Play songs by banging a PVC pipe against your palm.

Science activity that demonstrates resonance of sound waves
Pipes of Pan

Hold a seashell to your ear to hear a steady roar.

Science activity that demonstrates sound conduction
Sound Bite

Tune in to tunes with your teeth.

Science and art activity that demonstrates pitch and vibration
Sound Sandwich

Make beautiful music with sticks, straws, and rubber bands.

Science activity that demonstrates resonance in a musical instrument
Straw Oboe

Two lips make sound.

Science activity to create an instrument that produces sound from a vibrating stretched membrane
Water-Bottle Membranophone

This surprising instrument is fun to make—and even more fun to play.


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