Hear a Bug Stomping Around

There are many sounds too tiny for us to hear. Usually this is good. Imagine how noisy the world would be if we heard snowflakes crashing on the ground, or everyone’s heart beating, or the sounds of all the insects clomping around on their six legs. Scientists have heard these sounds, but they had to use amplifiers to help their ears. You can make an amplifier very easily, and you can hear some tiny sounds too. YOU WILL NEED: • a clean, empty Styrofoam cup• a piece of clear plastic wrap, large enough to cover the mouth of the cup• a rubber band• an insect NOTE: You will have to catch the insect for this experiment. It can be a fly, grasshopper, a cricket, or any kind of insect you…

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