![Hands pluck a rubber band that is wrapped around a book and two pencils that are below a ruler on the table](https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/edu_srch_good_vibrations.png?w=320)
Audience
Students
Grade Levels
Grades K-4, Grades 5-8, Grades 9-12
Subject
Physical Science, Flight and Aeronautics
Type
Hands-on Activities
Do three simple activities to see how vibrations travel through different materials. Activities include:
- Vocal Cords
- Dancing Rice
- Shoebox and Strings
Then, learn why NASA is interested in sound.
These activities are adapted from the “NASA’s Lower the Boom Citizen Science Activity.”