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In this game, learners create flash cards with an image on one side (of an animal, for example) and the sound that animal makes on the other.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 6 - adult 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners imitate the way vocal cords work by building a model from a plastic cup, rubber band, and a straw.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 6 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners create a sound visualizer from common materials to help see the vibrations created by sound. Sounds from a tone generator make salt dance on a vibrating balloon membrane.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 6 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, leaners build their very own rainsticks, an instrument filled with pebbles and seeds that create sounds like falling rain. Save costs by using material found around the home.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 6 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners create a hearing based memory game that they can share with friends.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 4 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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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.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 4 - 18 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity (11th activity on the page), learners use pennies to test their hearing acuity.

free Ages 6 - 18 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners build a slide whistle using PVC pipe, bamboo skewer, and piece of foam. Construction of the instrument is relatively simple.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 6 - 18 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners build unique sound enhancing inventions with items from around the house to amplify sound from their smart phone's speakers.

$5 - $10 per student Ages 6 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners build a musical drum using a cardboard tube, plastic wrap, and beads.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 6 - 18 10 to 30 minutes