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Sound Waves: Get Loud!

STEAM Lab
2026-09-01 15:30:00 2026-09-01 16:30:00 America/New_York Sound Waves: Get Loud! Learn how sound waves work so you can get loud! Explore amplitude, frequency, pitch, vibrations and more with sound based experiments. One hour program; ages 8–12 recommended. Western Branch - Western Meeting Room

Tuesday, September 01
3:30pm - 4:30pm

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Western Branch

Western Meeting Room

Learn how sound waves work so you can get loud! Explore amplitude, frequency, pitch, vibrations and more with sound based experiments. One hour program; ages 8–12 recommended.

See how sound travels through air molecules with a Slinky activity, use tuning forks to hear different notes and see the energy transfers through water, create an ear drum model with plastic wrap and a cup - then see how it vibrates with salt particles, make noise into a fan to hear the difference - why does that happen?

AGE GROUP: | Children (6-11) |

EVENT TYPE: | Science & Technology |

Western Branch
t.lax@sjcpl.org
Phone: 574-282-4639
Branch manager
Tamika Lax
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