Wind Chimes
Did you know that wind chimes can be dated all the way back to Ancient Rome?
In Ancient Rome they were called a tintinnabulum!
Let’s have a go at making our own wind chime!
Tintinnabulum?
Wind chimes made in Ancient Rome were called ‘tintinnabulum’.
Tintinnabula were made from bronze and often had lots of bells hanging from something shaped like a person.
Romans thought that the sound of bells would keep away evil spirits and bring good luck.
Make your own wind chime
1. Decorate your wind chime (you can do this at the beginning or the end).
2. Now cut your string to different lengths.
3. Attach the string to each of your bells. We tied string to cutlery and used sticky tape.
4. Add each bell to the top of your wind chime (a tin can). Sticky tape or Blu-Tack works well here!
5. Find somewhere to hang your windchime! You may need to change the lengths of string to get the best sounds.
Questions
Some questions for you to think about:
What could you change on your wind chime to make the noise a higher or lower sound?
What affects the volume of the sound created by your wind chime?
Try making bells from a different material, how does this affect the sound of your wind chime?
And here's one from our collection of 10,000 questions
Genevie age 9 wants to know
‘Do people hear sounds differently to me?'
Share your creation
Did you manage to make a wind chime? What chimes did you use?
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And if you enjoyed this activity, why not try our others in this series?
Top image credit: Daniel Watkiss
