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Spiders:Communication

By Janice VanCleave

Janice VanCleave's Physics for Every Kid

I am a scientist that still has a child-like love for make-believe. In fact, I am guilty of telling stories to one of my grandchildren about pet spiders that live only at our farm. This started when a black fuzzy spider dropped down from a light fixture directly in front of Kimberly’s face. She screamed, […]

Filed Under: Physics, Sound Tagged With: Charlie and Elizabeth talking spiders, spider web, spider's communicate, string telephone, vibration

Sound: String Telephone

By Janice VanCleave

Sound vibrations travel through a string from one paper cup to another, thus a string telephone is produced.

How Sounds Travels Through a String Telephone Purpose: To produce a string telephone Materials pencil two 5-ounce (150-mL) paper cups 20 feet (6m) of #10 crochet string 2 small metal paper clips helper Procedure 1. Use the pencil to make a small hole in the bottom of one of the cups. 2. Thread the end […]

Filed Under: Physics Tagged With: cell phones, landline telephones, sounds, string telephone, vibrate

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The spoon hanging from the string vibrates when struck and these vibrations are transmitted through the string and the sound is amplified by the plastic cups. ABOUT ME: Hi, I am Janice VanCleave, author of 50 best-selling science experiment books for children ages 4 through high school. I taught science for 27 years. MORE.....

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