Aims
Make a musical instrument using wine glasses and water.
ExpeRiment with different amounts of water in the glasses to see how it affects the sounds you can make.
Learn about the connection between sounds and vibrations. Discover how running your finger around the rim of a wine glass produces a musical note.
About this activity
Create a wine glass orchestra in your kitchen and explore how sound is caused by vibrations.
Marieke and Tilly experiment with making music and doing science experiments at home. Using wine glasses filled with different volumes of liquids, they investigate how sounds are caused by vibrations and how changing the volume of liquid affects the pitch of the note. Simply rubbing your fingers around the rim of a glass can make an amazing noise. Explore sound, music and science in this fun activity to do with kids.
With enough glasses and little bit of practice you might be able to play 'Ode to Joy' like Marieke!