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Vocal Visualizer

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This Vocal Visualizer activity also includes:

Make sound visible with an activity that provides directions for how to build a vocal visualizer meant to create light patterns. Making noise into the visualizer causes a mirror to vibrate, reflecting a laser beam, and creating the patterns.

22 Views 19 Downloads NGSS: Adaptable
Concepts
sound waves, sound devices, sound energy, sound vibrations, resonance, technology resources
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Instructional Ideas
  • Use the activity as an introduction to sound waves and sound energy
  • Document the tones and amplitudes that create specific patterns
Classroom Considerations
  • If class members use the device, caution them about the direction the laser is pointed
Pros
  • Resource includes a video on the construction of the vocal visualizer
  • A video shows what to expect when using the device
Cons
  • None