Why does a piano sound like a piano? A similar question can be asked of virtually all musical instruments. A particular note - such as middle C - can be produced by a piano, a violin, a clarinet, and
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Presents experiments with easy-to-follow instructions that demonstrate the properties of sound, including measuring sound waves, making a tuning fork, and building musical instruments.
First came One Red Dot, next Blue 2, 600 Black Spots, Yellow Square, and finally White Noise, the fifth installment of David A. Carter's acclaimed color series! Modern and elegant paper engineering a
Presents an introduction to light and sound, discussing their identifying characteristics, color, mirrors, refraction, acoustics, sound waves, and human hearing and vision.
Describes how vibrations of air cause sound waves, and discusses examples of things that make quiet, loud, high, and low sounds, and the kinds of sound waves that produce these types of sounds.
Discusses sounds people can make with their bodies, such as clapping, stamping, and whispering, and sounds people can make in other ways, such as by banging things, shaking things, and pressing things
"Does a flute make loud or quiet sounds? Books in this series introduce children to sound and hearing. Each book uses simple, repetitive text to teach children basic vocabulary, and includes stunning
"How can we use our feet to make sounds? Books in this series introduce children to sound and hearing. Each book uses simple, repetitive text to teach children basic vocabulary, and includes stunning
