How to Make an Audio Tape Bow
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Science Museum of Minnesota
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From this How To slide show, you create an Audio Tape Bow that can play distorted audio sounds by running it across a tape head. Learners will open up cassette tapes and used tape players to see how they work. Then, they will dismantle some of the parts in order to create and design a new instrument. The How To includes a video of the sound the Audio Tape Bow makes when run across a tape head. This activity is a great for exploring the way sounds are recorded and the technology used to play it back.
- 5 to 10 minutes
- 45 to 60 minutes
- $1 - $5 per student
- Ages 8 - adult
- Activity
- English
Quick Guide
Materials List (per student)
- Audio cassette tape
- Drill and bits
- Used cassette player
- Dowel rod
- Tape
- Scissors
- Some corks
- Thin piece of scrap wood
- Screwdriver
Subjects
- Engineering and Technology
- Engineering
- Electrical Engineering
- Technology
- Engineering
- Life Sciences
- Human Senses and Perception
- Hearing
- Human Senses and Perception
- Physical Sciences
- Vibration and Waves
- Sound
- Vibration and Waves
- The Nature of Technology
- The Design Process
Informal Categories
- Arts and Crafts
- Electronics
- Music
Audience
To use this activity, learners need to:
- see
- read
- hear
- touch
Learning styles supported:
- Links STEM to other topics of interest such as arts and humanities
- Involves hands-on or lab activities
Other
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Access Rights:
- Free access
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Rights:
- Public Domain
Funding Source:
- National Science Foundation, 0087813
