Sound Splash

Equipment: 
Glass of water and a tuning fork

Steps:  
  • Tap the prong end of the tuning fork on a wooden block or rubber bung
  • Hold the joined end
  • Slowly lower the prong end towards the surface of the water
  • Use your observational skills - watch carefully to see what happens
  • Listen 
  • Draw a set of pictures to show what happens
  • Add labels to your pictures


Focus Questions
  • What do you see when the tuning fork touches the water?
  • What do you hear when the tuning fork touches the water?
  • What is happening?
  • Why does this happen?
  • What does this tell us about how sound is made?


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