Exhibition for Rent

Exhibition for Rent
Gary Hodges
Did you know...sound waves are all around us?
• Create sound waves in a tube!
• Conduct an invisible orchestra!
• Test your hearing!
• Locate the cricket and cat just by listening!
• Mix a soundtrack!
• Launch a sound wave to hit an eardrum!
• How loud are you?
• Find out...in the Scream Chamber!
Sciencenter
Sciencenter
Ithaca, New York
Rental Fee: $19,500 for 3 ½ months
Size:
1,500 sq. ft.
Shipping: fits in 1 semi-trailer
renter pays inbound shipping
Developed & toured by: Sciencenter
Designed for a family audience
601 First Street, Ithaca, NY 14850 • 607.272.0600 • 607-277-7469 (fax)
www.sciencenter.org • www.sciencenterexhibits.org
Apr 2014
Sonic Sensation
Entry Piece
Explore our sonic world and the
sensation of being surrounded by
sounds in our environment. Strike
panels of various woods and metals
to hear their different sounds.
How
Do We Hear?
What’s inside your ear? Find out with this
large-scale ear model. Launch a billiard ball
to show how sound hitting our eardrums
sends signals to our brain.
Ear This!
Giant Ears Graphic
Scream Chamber
Step into a semi-soundproof chamber...
and let out a roar! A partner reads the
decibel meter on the outside. Compare
your decibels to animal sounds on a chart.
Are you as loud as a howler monkey?
The competition gets fierce and funny!
Seeing Sound
Adjust frequency and amplitude knobs to
drive the big speakers at each end of a large
clear tube. Watch the contents of the tube
“dance” in amazing patterns!
Invisible Orchestra
Wave in the air and dance on a carpet to
play notes. A camera overhead shows you
on the monitor. Move your hands and feet
into the motion-sensing zones to play
different sounds. How can you make
several zones sound at once?
Critters in a Cupboard
Hide the “cat” and “cricket” in a
kitchen cupboard and ask a partner
to find them by listening only.
No peeking!
Put your best face forward. How do you look
with the ears of an elephant? How about a
bat or a panda? Fun family photo op!
Match the Sound
Shake a container and listen to the sound.
Can you find the other container with the
matching sound? Flip up the doors to see
if you heard correctly.
Create a Soundtrack
Add sounds as a movie plays. Train whistling,
ducks quacking, cows mooing--what sounds
good?
Sound Words
Reading Area
Relax on a music-themed carpet and learn
about sound and hearing through books
geared toward a range of ages.
High Pitch, Low Pitch
Hit the colored bells on a rotating turntable.
Can you sort them into high and low pitches?
Flip up the doors to see how you did.
Protect Your Hearing
Hearing Test
See examples of different kinds of hearing
protection. What happens if you don’t
protect your hearing?
Measuring Sounds
Hanging Banners
Listen to different pitches. What frequencies
can you hear with your right ear? Left ear?
Record your results on a chart.
Tap a xylophone to try different notes.
The display will show you their frequencies.
www.sciencenterexhibits.org
Three 6-ft. tall Sonic Sensation banners add
extra eye-catching elements in your gallery.