Sound of Science Update

This summer, Dr. McCullagh’s Lab partnered with Kicker to bring the Sound of Science to schools and the public to learn about how sound works. Both Cameron Miller and I, Peyton Williams, were hired to design and build exhibits to stimulate excitement for science and to show how sound is created, displayed, and perceived by the brain. Of all the projects we built, our two favorites included the sound localization project and building a Kundt’s tube display.  For the sound localization design, an array of eight speakers were arranged in a circle with a switcher board located in the middle. This display will show viewers how sound is obtained by the human ear and how it is important to be in the right location to hear certain sounds. For the Kundt’s tube display, we wanted to show how a sound wave is created. We used an acrylic tube, filled it with small Styrofoam balls and built two caps for the ends, where one side had a speaker, and the other end was completely closed off. When the speaker is played, it shows how the different sound waves are created by different frequencies. If you are interested in taking a closer look and hearing more about the project, we presented a YouTube with Kicker’s Unmasked Live Show https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lbRK9Ostbp4, to demonstrate all that has been built so far and how each display works. Overall, Cameron and I have had a great time working with Aaron Surrat from Kicker.  The project provided an awesome learning experience for both of us.

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