How Do They Make Silly Sounds in Cartoons?

Learn about sound through a series of videos and do-it-yourself activities as you become a Foley artist while creating the sound effects for some cartoons.

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Time Needed:: 30-45 minutes
Grade:: 1st Grade, 2nd Grade
Subject:: Physics

Educator Rating:

4.2

Parent Rating:

5

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Educator Reviews

4.2

Based on 8 reviews

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Jordan

The educational value of this activity is a fun learning potential for lower elementary students. This activity can be done individually with limited supplies. The quality of the content is organized, in-depth and user friendly. This activity is fun and engaging a good recommendation for understanding how to make cartoon sounds.

Karen

This resource provided good visuals and examples of how sound effects can be made, plus it also presented an example that kids are interested in, such as voices for cartoons. This is a great way to introduce students to science concepts and relate it to something they experience everyday in their lives. Also, I think this allows students to explore opportunities they may not know about or considered, such as a foley artist or a voice actor, if they enjoy making silly sounds or noises.

Annonymous

Poor sound quality with some of the videos & trouble opening videos at times in between the different challenges; often had to reload. This activity has hand's on components, but there feels like a missing opportunity here in playing with sounds & visualizing vibrations/wavelengths through the ruler. Not the most engaging activity & there seems to be little educational value in return for the time spent with this.

Jasmine

Great early learner's resource that doesn't really require any additional materials. The follow up worksheet can be done on a separate piece of paper instead of printing it out. If you don't have a ruler, a long piece of thick cardboard, a hard plastic folder, or any other long and slightly thick material would work

Josh

Really great activity from Mystery Science! They pretty consistently make good content and this is one of my favorites. Its fun for kids to make videos and they can provide foley sounds to enhance them. They will have a fantastic time. If you have any kind of editing software (iMovie, Final Cut, etc.), it would be an amazing opportunity to take this lesson and apply it to the final product.

Mitch

This is another awesome lesson by Mystery Science that showcases how sound is created for movies and shows. It provides a detailed and comprehensive explanation on how sound artists artificially create the sounds you hear on TV, such as wind or thunder, as well as teaching how sound is created through vibrations. There are two accompanying activities; one requires the participation of multiple students, such as a whole classroom, but the other activity can be done by one student. Both activities supplement the lesson very well and provide a perfect opportunity to explore and elaborate on the idea of creating sounds and discovering how they are created. The format of the whole lesson is built just like that of a classroom lesson and prompts critical thinking and discussion.

Parent Reviews

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Annonymous

Really enjoyed this video. Had lots of fun with the kids!

Annonymous

This instantly engaged my 6-year old daughter. What was even better was the conversation lasted throughout the day with various items. Loved the interaction and narrator!

Annonymous

This is probably the best resource we've used thus far.

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