Spoon Orchestra Sound & Light Lab
Make music from spoons, straws and string!
Pairs discover that every sound begins with a vibration. They hear a spoon ring like a bell through a string, make straw pipes and a water xylophone to change pitch, watch salt jump on an eardrum model, talk through string telephones and build a stethoscope, starting with the rolled-paper tube invented in 1816.
K–4
Hands-on
Investigations
Inquiry Based
Primary School Workshops
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What's In Spoon Orchestra Sound & Light Lab?
A hands-on workshop about sound and vibrations: how do sounds travel to our ears? Every student investigates with a challenge card matched to your stage.
Every session opens with a surprise sound that gets the whole class asking questions, and ends with teams sharing what they discovered.
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Year Levels
K–4
Duration
60 or 90 minutes
Group Size
Up to 32
Price (incl GST)
$690 (60 min)
$21.56 per student
$790 (90 min)
$24.69 per student
Differentiated challenge cards matched to your class
Choose experiences to match your class interests
Predict, test, observe and explain
THE CRAZY SCIENTIST DIFFERENCE
Multiple Investigations. Learning Matched to Every Stage
Differentiated challenges and syllabus-connected learning across the workshop.
Explore the learning at your stage.
Early Stage 1 — Spoon Orchestra Sound & Light Lab
Early Stage 1 cards help students feel how sounds are made and describe them as loud or soft.
Relevant NSW Science & Technology outcomes (2024)
Every group works from a Early Stage 1 challenge card written for these outcomes.
✓ STe-SCI-01 — Living things have characteristics that help them survive in their environment
Identify the sense organs and describe their functions
✓ STe-SCI-01 — Living things have characteristics that help them survive in their environment
Identify and use tools to aid and extend sensory observations
See the Science in Action
LEARNING BEYOND THE WOW
What Students learn & How We Support Teachers
What Your Students Will Learn
Explain that sounds are made by vibrations
Change the pitch of an instrument
Compare how sound and light travel
Design and play a simple instrument
Explain how the eardrum detects vibrations
Build a stethoscope and compare how well different designs carry sound
How we support teachers
Challenge cards for every stage, used by
students during the session.
Classroom follow-up experiments to keep the learning going
Risk assessment, Working With Children Check and public liability insurance details, sent before your visit
Thinking skills students practise
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Workshop Requirements & Bookings
Everything You Need to Know
Up to 32 students per session
Group Size
60 minutes
Session Time
A classroom with tables for 16 pairs. Everything runs inside.
Space & Setup
All materials, equipment, safety glasses and stage challenge cards.
What we Provide
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30+ Years Teaching Science
Experienced science teacher designing activities that keep children engaged, involved and learning.
We Bring Everything
Experiments, equipment and materials come with us — you just provide the space and the kids.
Tailored to Your School
Activities are adjusted to suit your class’s stage
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