You already know how delicious and amazingly nutritious Florida Orange Juice is. But did you know it can be scientific, too?
You don’t need a tablet to entertain your kids – try our Captain Citrus Sound Wave experiment for a fun and educational after school activity. Combine music and household ingredients to teach your kids how sound waves work and dance the afternoon away. Our easy-to-create science experiment will show your kids what their ears can’t see.
What you’ll need:
- 16 oz. Florida Orange Juice
- 2 tbsp. cornstarch
- Speaker with removable cover
- Receiver and speaker wire (to connect to speaker)
- Plastic wrap to cover speaker
Preparation:
1. Connect speaker to the receiver with speaker wire.
2. Lay speaker on its back with woofer facing up and loosely cover woofer and speaker with plastic wrap.
![Captain Citrus Sound Waves 1 SoundWaves1](https://www.floridacitrus.org/oj/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/site//2/SoundWaves1.png)
3. Mix cornstarch with Florida Orange Juice in a separate bowl.
![Captain Citrus Sound Waves 2 SoundWaves2](https://www.floridacitrus.org/oj/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/site//2/SoundWaves2.png)
4. Pour Florida Orange Juice mixture onto plastic wrap covered portion of the woofer.
![Captain Citrus Sound Waves 3 SoundWaves3](https://www.floridacitrus.org/oj/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/site//2/SoundWaves3.png)
5. Turn on music and watch your liquid dance to the beat.
![Captain Citrus Sound Waves 4 SoundWaves4 1](https://www.floridacitrus.org/oj/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/site//2/SoundWaves4-1.png)