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EXPERIMENT

Different Voices & Sounds:

Our voices change as we grow and we may develop speech impediments. When we talk, the person we're talking to may not understand exactly what we're saying but tries to get the main points anyway. Regional accents also present difficulties in our understanding of one another. In an opposite way, we often hear noises in nature, like the wind blowing or the birds chirping and they sound like certain words we may be familiar with.

By putting a large marshmallow in your mouth and talking to a friend you can show how it's often difficult to understand voices we're not familiar with. Also, by watching foreign television shows or even talking with people that grew up in different areas of your own country, you will see that the accents we have can affect how well we hear and understand others.

 

(click on each heading above for fun & experiments for each sense)