Quiet Inc.

Let’s see who can make the most soundproof cardboard box with common household materials.

Subject: Science
Topics: Physics (Sound Engineering)
Grades: 6 - 12
Subtopics:
- Can create a chart for the collection of experimental results
- Can present experimental results clearly in written form.
- Can design an experiment which compares behavior or characteristics of classes of objects or subjects

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Science & Technology Movie:

Bose Cancelling NoiseCancelling Noise

In 1978, Dr. Amar Bose was frustrated by the inability to hear good music in a noisy airplane cabin. Then he got curious and wondered if there was a way to separate what one wanted to hear from what one didn’t.
Running time 3:00 minutes.

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