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Half a String

A string on a bench, and a wooden stop you slide along it. Stop it at exactly half and it plays the same note, higher. Stop it at two thirds and it plays the note that wants to go home. There is no story here. There is an instrument, and the simplest fractions in the world are hiding inside it.

12 min16 questionsGrades 4, 5, 6, 7

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1The StringInteractive
2The open string sounds 220 Hz. The stop is moved so only a THIRD of the string is left to sound. What does it play?Multiple choice
3Between two locks the string still sounds. Why does the ear pass those places over?