laser – Ellen McHenry's Basement Workshop

Pointer star craft project

Pointer star craft project Purpose of activity: To learn about the stars used for navigation in the northern and southern hemisphere Target audience: ages 8-12 Time needed: 20-25 minutes Materials needed: copies of pattern pages (one page color, one page onto black paper), scissors, glue stick, white colored pencil or white/silver gel pen, a...

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Make an “O-silly-scope”

Make an "O-silly-scope" See the sound of your voice as a light pattern on the wall! https://ellenjmchenry.com/store/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Osillyscope-demo-red-light.mp4 An oscilloscope (oh-sill-oh-scope) is a machine that lets you see sound waves. The sound waves are analyzed and then turned into a picture on a screen, usually a transverse wave where the crests get larger or...

By ellenjmchenryPhysical Sciencecraft, ellen, kids, laser, mchenry, oscilloscope, osillyscope, patterns, project, science, see, sound, wavesComments Off

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Pointer star craft project

Make an “O-silly-scope”