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Sound Sensations
The Sound Sensations Gallery gives visitors of all ages and abilities opportunities to engage in hands-on activities to create music, while understanding the fundamentals of sound. Future scientists and musicians will explore by using real instruments from around the world, unusual or unexpected sound-making devices, plus scientific and digital tools to visualize sound waves and sense vibrations.
How Adults can Support discovery, Creativity, Exploration, and Play in Sound Sensations
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Try making a song together! Music is a great way for children to express themselves.
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Engage by showing them the different instruments and modeling different ways to use them.
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Talk about all the different ways that you can make music and sound!
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Sound is exciting! Here are some fast facts!
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Sound travels faster in water than in air
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Dogs can hear at a higher frequency than humans, allowing them to hear sounds that we cannot!
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The bigger the ears the better it can hear.
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Flies can’t hear at all!
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Wind doesn’t make a sound until it blows against an obstacle.
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The loudest natural sound on Earth is a volcano erupting!
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