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Sound at the Extremes

Why do men have lower voices than women? What is the worst sound in the world? Can a whale kill a fish using only a bubble?

Join us as we journey from one extreme to the other, from high sounds to low sounds, loud to quiet, nice to nasty!

Test yourself! Are you the loudest audience member, the highest, or maybe you have the sexiest voice?

Using interactive demonstrations and live sound experiments we investigate all the amazing properties of sound and what we might be using it for in the future.

Suitable for 11 – 19year olds

Curriculum Links

Key stage 3

  • Sound cannot travel through a vacuum
  • Loudness and amplitude
  • Pitch and frequency

Key stage 4

  • Light & sound as transverse and longitudinal waves
  • Frequency, wavelength, speed and amplitude
  • Waves transfer energy without transferring matter
  • Human range of hearing: 20Hz - 20kHz
  • Ultrasound
  • Infrasound
  • Decibel scale

A-Level

  • Resonance
  • Standing Waves

Duration

50 or 60 minute versions available

Suggested audiences:

  • Festivals
  • Families
  • Year 7 - 13
  • Visually impaired groups

We would need the school to provide:

  • Power sockets
  • Data Projector
  • Projector Screen
  • Two long tables
  • Drinking water for presenter

 


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