Rental Group 9 – Listening
Listening is the mechanism through which we perceive the meaning of sound. Sound caries information from which we interpret intellectual and emotional meaning. Listening includes exhibits newly developed alongside the best of our classic Sound & Hearing collection.
Educational Resources
These resources are a great place to look for fun ideas and new activities relating to this exhibit group. Use them to train your staff, create new demos, bring something extra to a special event, or just get curious. Click on an exhibit to access more specific links and resources.
- Pocket Props for Listening
Fun objects for floor staff - Science of Music: Accidental Scientist
Online exhibition with tons of interesting tidbits
http://www.exploratorium.edu/music/ - Listen: Exploratorium
The Exploratorium’s online companion to its sound exhibits
http://www.exploratorium.edu/listen/lg_intro.php - Afterschool Activities
In depth instructions for hands on explorations
http://www.exploratorium.edu/afterschool/activities/index.php - Making Sounds
Classroom activities for investigating how sound travels - Changing Sounds
Classroom activities for investigating pitch
What Kind of Listener Are You?
Listening Guide Theater
Sound Memories
Music & Physics of Sound
Ear To The Ground
Find The Groove
Hole Saw Rhythms
Keeping The Beat
Mysterious Melodies
OscylinderScope
Pitch Slider
Sound Sculpture
Theremin
Visible Effects of the Invisible
Listening Skill
Acoustic Navigation
Ear Tricks
Find That Sound
No Peek Pong
Out Quiet Yourself
Auditory Transduction
Electric Ear
Find The Highest Note
Conversation Piece
Speech Dissector
Tone Memory
Listen to Understand Each Other
Auditory Illusions
Eavesdropping
Listening While Talking
Soundscapes
Name That Soundscape
Resonant Spheres
Shape The Soundscape
Sound Puzzles