What is common to the sound of a blowing whistle, a baby’s cry or a woman’s scream? They are all high pitched sounds. Similarly, the sound of a bass drum or a car engine or frogs croaking are examples of low pitched sounds. While we know about these independent sounds, did you know that when put together, they can produce music?
Confused? Well, today’s experiment has the solution to this confusion.
Today, we are going to make Water Xylophone. This experiment will help us learn how sound waves travel, how different pitches are produced and how to have loads of fun while doing it!
Water Xylophone Supplies:
Procedure:
What will happen is that the glass with the least amount of water will make a high pitched sound, whereas the glass with most water will make a low pitched sound and the glasses in between will make sounds in pitches somewhere between the high and low.
You can experiment by creating tunes of your own with these glasses. You can also play the ‘Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star’ jingle on your water xylophone. For this, you will have to add another glass to the set-up. So now you have a total of 6 glasses. Now you have to fill a little bit of water in the 5th glass (which was empty so far) and add even less water to the 6th glass. So now in the set-up you have the 6 glasses, 1 being the glass with the most water, 2 being the next, 3 after that, accordingly followed by 4, 5 and 6 being the glass with the least water. Now tap the glasses the following order –
Repeat the first 2 paras to finish the rhyme
And there you have it, a musical instrument created on your own with just glass and water!
The Science Behind the Sounds:
Sound is nothing more than vibrations that travel through a medium. You see, when these glasses are tapped with the wooden stick/spoon, it creates vibrations that travel from the glass to the water, then through the air to our ears. The sound waves travel fastest through solid, then liquid and slowest in gas. The speed of the vibrations determines the pitch of the sound. Faster the rate of the vibrations (also called frequency), higher the pitch. In this case, when the wooden stick/spoon taps the glass container, the glass vibrates and with it, the water inside vibrates too. The empty glass produces the highest pitched sound, as in this case the sound waves travel through only one medium – air and they move quickly through the air into our ears. Meanwhile, in the case of the glass filled with water to the brim, when tapped the glass vibrates, the water inside slows down the vibrations of the glass, which ultimately slows down the speed of the vibrations, hence producing the lowest-pitched sound.
If you wanna know more about the properties of sound, watch this video –
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May 15, 2021
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January 3, 2021
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December 17, 2020
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December 1, 2020
Hai
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September 29, 2020
I had done this experiment and it works
I played twinkle twinkle song too on it as per the image
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September 1, 2020
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August 25, 2020
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August 18, 2020
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August 11, 2020
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August 8, 2020
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August 4, 2020
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August 2, 2020
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Nanaki
August 1, 2020
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xylophone and I have mastered in playing the tune of Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
Nanaki
August 1, 2020
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xylophone
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July 17, 2020
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July 16, 2020
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My own xylophone
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July 15, 2020
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July 14, 2020
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July 14, 2020
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July 7, 2020
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July 6, 2020
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July 2, 2020
I tried osm experiment????? and after doing that I watched the video and that’s all learnt a new topic easily????
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July 2, 2020
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June 30, 2020
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June 30, 2020
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June 30, 2020
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June 29, 2020
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June 27, 2020
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June 27, 2020
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June 26, 2020
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June 25, 2020
This instrument is called Jalatarangi . Thanks to byju’s for telling me how to do it.
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June 25, 2020
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June 25, 2020
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June 25, 2020
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June 24, 2020
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June 24, 2020
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June 23, 2020
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June 23, 2020
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June 23, 2020
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June 22, 2020
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June 22, 2020
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June 22, 2020
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June 22, 2020
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June 22, 2020
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June 21, 2020
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June 21, 2020
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June 21, 2020
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June 20, 2020
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June 20, 2020
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June 20, 2020
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June 20, 2020
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June 18, 2020
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June 18, 2020
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June 17, 2020
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June 17, 2020
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June 17, 2020
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June 17, 2020
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June 13, 2020
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June 13, 2020
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June 13, 2020
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June 12, 2020
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June 12, 2020
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June 12, 2020
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June 12, 2020
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June 12, 2020
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June 11, 2020
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June 11, 2020
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June 11, 2020
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June 11, 2020
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Looking forward to more such fun experiments from your side 🙂
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June 11, 2020
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June 11, 2020
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June 11, 2020
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Srishti Kashyap
June 11, 2020
I have already tried it when I was in second or third class. but I then took glasses of different sizes this time I will take same sized glasses.
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June 11, 2020
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June 11, 2020
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June 10, 2020
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June 10, 2020
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June 10, 2020
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June 10, 2020
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June 10, 2020
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June 10, 2020
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Vaishvi Soniya
June 10, 2020
IT WAS GREAT!!!
IT TOOK ME A LOT OF TIME TO MEASURE THE WATER IN EACH GLASSES AND IT ALSO TAUGHT ME MESURMENT.
FINALLY I DID IT
THANK YOU BYJU’S IT WAS VERY INTERESTING AND KEEP SENDING DIY’S…..
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June 10, 2020
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June 10, 2020
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June 10, 2020
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June 10, 2020
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June 10, 2020
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June 10, 2020
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June 10, 2020
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June 10, 2020
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June 10, 2020
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June 9, 2020
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June 9, 2020
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June 9, 2020
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June 9, 2020
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June 9, 2020
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June 9, 2020
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June 9, 2020
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June 9, 2020
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June 9, 2020
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June 9, 2020
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June 9, 2020
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June 9, 2020
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June 9, 2020
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June 9, 2020
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June 9, 2020
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June 9, 2020
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June 9, 2020
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June 9, 2020
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June 9, 2020
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June 9, 2020
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June 9, 2020
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June 9, 2020
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June 9, 2020
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June 9, 2020
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June 9, 2020
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June 9, 2020
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June 9, 2020
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June 9, 2020
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June 9, 2020
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June 9, 2020
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June 9, 2020
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June 9, 2020
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June 9, 2020
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June 9, 2020
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June 9, 2020
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June 9, 2020
I liked it ?
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June 9, 2020
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June 9, 2020
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June 9, 2020
I loved it!
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June 9, 2020
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June 9, 2020
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June 9, 2020
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June 9, 2020
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June 9, 2020
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June 9, 2020
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Divya Shah
June 9, 2020
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June 9, 2020
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June 8, 2020
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June 8, 2020
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June 8, 2020
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June 8, 2020
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June 8, 2020
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June 8, 2020
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June 8, 2020
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June 8, 2020
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June 8, 2020
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June 8, 2020
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June 8, 2020
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June 8, 2020
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June 8, 2020
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June 8, 2020
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June 8, 2020
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June 8, 2020
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June 8, 2020
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June 8, 2020
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June 8, 2020
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June 8, 2020
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June 8, 2020
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June 8, 2020
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June 8, 2020
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June 8, 2020
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June 8, 2020
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June 8, 2020
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June 8, 2020
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June 8, 2020
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June 8, 2020
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June 8, 2020
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June 8, 2020
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June 8, 2020
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June 8, 2020
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June 8, 2020
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June 8, 2020
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June 8, 2020
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June 8, 2020
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June 8, 2020
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June 8, 2020
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June 8, 2020
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June 8, 2020
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June 8, 2020
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June 8, 2020
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June 8, 2020
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June 8, 2020
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June 8, 2020
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June 8, 2020
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June 8, 2020
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June 8, 2020
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June 8, 2020
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June 8, 2020
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June 8, 2020
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June 8, 2020
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June 8, 2020
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June 8, 2020
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June 8, 2020
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June 8, 2020
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To understand the topic of sound ….
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June 8, 2020
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June 8, 2020
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June 7, 2020
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June 7, 2020
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June 7, 2020
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June 7, 2020
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June 7, 2020
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June 7, 2020
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June 7, 2020
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June 7, 2020
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June 7, 2020
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June 7, 2020
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June 7, 2020
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June 7, 2020
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June 7, 2020
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June 7, 2020
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June 7, 2020
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June 7, 2020
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June 7, 2020
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June 7, 2020
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June 7, 2020
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June 7, 2020
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June 7, 2020
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June 7, 2020
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June 7, 2020
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June 7, 2020
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June 6, 2020
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June 6, 2020
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June 6, 2020
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June 6, 2020
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June 6, 2020
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June 6, 2020
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June 6, 2020
I will try it ?????