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This lesson (on pages 15-24 of PDF) explores how sound is caused by vibrating objects. It explains that we hear by feeling vibrations passing through the air. Learners take part in several demonstrations, making those vibrations visible. They put a tuning fork in a shallow pan of water and use it to bounce a ping-pong ball, showing the fact that the tuning fork is vibrating when it's making a sound. There are extensions described involving comb kazoos, rubber band guitars, and putting rice or cereal on top of a drum.

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