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Curious Crew: Sound Vibrations

WKAR
Rubber band boogie, space phones, magic spoons.

Rubber band boogie, space phones and magic spoons? Explore the concept of sound energy resulting from vibrations. Investigate sound's ability to travel through different media in transverse and longitudinal waves. STEM Challenge: build a Cymatic Demonstrator to visualize sound waves.

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Ep. 102 first 11/10/14 

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