Summary
“The Science of the String Phone!” is a short SciShow Kids science video for the K–5 classroom. It explains sound and how vibrations travel to our ears. Quick to drop into a science lesson, a center, or a few spare minutes before the bell.
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All ages
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Teaching resources
Discussion questions
Discussion
This video explains sound and how it travels to our ears.
- What makes the sound in this video?
- Can you feel a vibration when you hum with your hand on your throat?
- How does sound get from the thing making it to your ear?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: sound, vibration, ear, wave.
Try it: Stretch a rubber band and pluck it -- watch it vibrate and listen to the sound.