Sound

Curriculum Links for Achievement Objectives and Learning Objectives

Tune into vibrations! Unlock the mysteries of sending, receiving and storing sound. Make exciting discoveries using technology of the past in an authentic setting.

Recording sound

Find out how sound is recorded and played while viewing a unique collection of early sound equipment.

Sending sound

Send an SOS using Morse code and find out how the human voice is sent down a telephone wire.

Using sound

View film from the transition period of silent movies to “talkies”. Find out how sound revolutionised movies.

Sound experiment

Find out what the ring of the school bell, the scratch of a slate pencil and the swish of the cane have in common. Explore different aspects of sound.

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