Resonance Bowl

Item #P7-7510

$169.00 Bundle Discount

Unit Price	$169.00
10+	$162.00

This Resonance Bowl is a hands-on wave demonstration device that uses water surface dynamics to reveal resonance patterns and frequency response. This bowl responds to manual vibration, causing water to form visible standing wave patterns, nodes, and anti-nodes that directly illustrate how sound energy propagates through media. This apparatus is designed for physics labs teaching wave mechanics, acoustics, and vibration principles at the secondary and post-secondary level.

Resources

Resonance Bowl Instructional Guide

Resonance bowls, the original standing wave demo!

The Resonance bowl, also known as the Chinese Spouting Bowl, dates back to the Han Dynasty (202 BC - AD 9) making this an ancient, but still highly effective, way to discuss and demonstrate standing waves.

This seemingly simple bowl takes just the right touch to turn into a fun and engaging demonstration of the behavior of waves and their interactions. Every rub of the handle changes the frequency of the waves in the bowl. With practice, you should be able to produce a standing wave, with spouts of water shooting from the four anti-nodes spaced along the entire rim of the bowl.

The water should spring from the mouths of the four fish engraved at the bottom of the bowl and can be identified by the four streams of water engraved on the sides of the bowl. It is quite the memorable demonstration! A pad to put under the bowl is included and keeps the bowl from slipping during demonstration.

Do not use bowl for food and drink.

Please note: Resonance Bowl Mat varies.

Products being sold are not toys. They are for Educational / Laboratory use only. They are not for use by children 12 and under.

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