Technology Students Hear the Music
Students make their own speakers
Launch the media gallery 1 playerChris and Austin wrapping the copper wire to make the voice coil.
Can you really make a speaker out of just a Styrofoam cup, copper wire and a magnet? Designing with Technology students found out it really does work. After studying electricity and the corresponding magnetic effects, the students built their own speakers and hooked them up to a radio to make music. We disconnected the built-in speaker of a radio and soldered on alligator clips so the students could hook up their own homemade speakers with the copper wire leads off their coil on the base of a cup.
Launch the media gallery 2 playerKara demonstrates her speaker.
Technology Students Hear the Music
| Casey Reppertkc90_2009@hotmail.comPender High School | Sep 09, 2008 | That looks like it would be pretty fun. Was that done in like a class or was it just like a one day sort of thing? |
| Heidi Rethmeierhrethmeier@esu8.org | Sep 10, 2008 | I've attached the instructions to make the speaker. Enjoy! |
Mr. Fisher EPSprincipal | Sep 11, 2008 | Cool activity! Well done class. |