Music Station at Science Night

I love music and the many wonderful ways people come up with creating the instruments.

For example, you can take a paper towel tube, cover one end, pour in some beans, then cover the other end, and you will have a shaker for your child to make music.

Musical Pipes

These are different sizes and colors of pipes! When the children pick it up, and gently drop it on the floor, each of them makes a different sound. There is a musical sheet on the table that shows the children how to play a song by using the right pipe!

The Chain of Sound

Using the paddles to tap on the mouth of the tube creates a chain of sound at this station. Though it is soothing to play with this for a while, we must move on since the line of people is very long.

This musical instrument is not fancy, but the music it makes is just as wonderful. Note how science has to do with the placement of these tubes.

Vibration Music

Joey is holding the so-called "drum stick", and by using this rubber end drum stick to hit the bowl, you can hear the vibration in musical rhythm. It is a neat thing to play with.

This is the front side of the vibration station. This simple bowl was placed on a rubber mat, and uses a little rubber ball at the end of a stick to create an amazing feel and sound!

The Science of Sound


A teacher shows this student how to use these metal instruments to make music. The different weights of these metal Y-shape instruments create different sound and wave.

Sound Waves

Another fascinating creation of sound waves! My son and I have to skip trying this instrument since we have the cold symptoms. It is not right for us to put our mouths on the tube to spread the germs.

We thoroughly enjoyed Science Night at his school. At the end, we had to fill out a survey to tell the coordinators how we feel, if we will come back next year, and our experiences.

I sincerely recommend everyone to come to Science Night next year! It was a wonderful project for parents and kids to get involved in.