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Aeolian Harp
Listen to a 27-foot-tall harp that's strummed by the wind.
An Open Kit for Making Rhythms
Tinker with a set of open-ended materials and mechanisms to create sound patterns.
Anti-Sound Spring
Send waves down a spring to watch them travel and interact.
Archimedes
Parabolic dishes collect and focus sound waves and reflect them to participants seated within them.
Bee Hummer
This simple toy sounds like a swarm of bees.
Catch the Sound Waves
These simple glass tubes separate the sounds of the Exploratorium into distinct tones.
Chladni Singing
Use your voice to make visible patterns in sand.
Coffee-Can Cuíca
Build a cuíca—a musical instrument—and play with vibrations.
Conversation Piece
A balloon acts as a lens to focus sound.
Cup Speaker
Make a speaker that turns changing electric current into sound.
Doppler Effect
The Doppler effect causes the “neeeeeoowwm” sound of cars.
Echo Tube
Talk, clap, yodel, yell—your sounds bounce back at you.
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