Teach Sound with 3D Printed Passive Speaker/Amplifier

by carlosvaras

This is part one of a two part lesson on the characteristics of sound. In part one students will use premade passive speaker systems. The first part will cover the different aspects of sound, vibration, echo, reverb and decibels. The topics covered will connect the characteristics of sound to 3D design and 3D printing. There are several example of several passive speakers that can be printed to demonstrate sound is a vibration and that it can be amplified. Most of them can be found on this website by searching "phone speaker" or "phone amp" which is where I found most of my samples. Part two will discuss having students make their own speaker design: http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1724824