Spring 2025
Sonic Sensation
Sonic Sensation explores the science of sound and hearing through fourteen fun, interactive components designed to spark conversation and encourage interaction among visitors of all ages. Learn about the anatomy and physics of how we hear, find out about decibels, amplitude, frequency, pitch, sound waves, and what you can do to protect your hearing.
Experiment with pitch, test your own hearing, make a movie soundtrack, and step into the ever-popular Scream Chamber!
Sort high and low pitches by hitting colored bells, create sounds by conducting an Invisible Orchestra, and launch a billiard ball to show how sound hitting our eardrums sends signals to our brain.
Other components invite you to measure the frequency of sounds, match mystery sounds, and try to find hidden “animals” in kitchen cupboards by listening (no peeking!). Young visitors will want try out Ear This!, a fun family photo op where they can see how they look with the ears of an elephant, rabbit, bat and more.
Photos by Matt Bates