Cool Science Day: Sound, Vibrations, and Waves Edition

Event Details:

Sound.
Sounds are all around us. But what is sound?

Vibrations.
Vibrations. Another phenomena we are surrounded with on a daily basis, but how often do we stop to think about what a vibration is?

Join us as the Cool Science team brings the science of sound and vibration to life with fun and engaging hands-on demonstrations and activities.

You may be surprised to learn just how closely linked these two phenomena are and how important they are in our everyday lives.

Sound, Vibration, and Wave Demonstrations and Activities

The Cool Science team will bring various activities to demonstrate the science of sound and how vibrations cause sound.

Some example activities* include:

• • Spouting and Singing Bowls
  • Talkie Tapes
  • Chladni Plate
  • Goofy Ears
  • Tuning Forks
  • Slinkys
  • Wave Tank
  • Spaghetti Resonance
  • Screaming Balloon
  • Balloon Vibrations

*specific hands-on activities are subject to change without notice

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