Create Your Own Speaker Kit

 Create your own Speaker Kit

Developed by Emily Waite and Prof. Daniel Shoemaker.

We developed a special kit that aims to help middle-school aged students learn about applications of magnetism and the physics of sound by building speakers. While there are websites that describe how to build speakers from common items, the implementation can be time consuming and require precision that can be frustrating for younger students, not to mention time consuming. We developed a kit that is based on simple 3D printed parts, which can be easily printed, and detailed instructions to ensure success for students, while still leaving opportunities for tinkering and open-ended discovery.

We have created a free resources for you to use:

• Files for 3D printing the base and coil
• List of materials to purchase, including a shopping list
• instructions on putting together the kits
• Student instruction handout

For more speaker kits information, please see here . We'd love to see how you are using the kit materials! Share your photos on Instagram or LinkedIn with our hashtag or email them to us mrsec-info@illinois.edu and tell us about your experience!

If you are in Champaign-Urbana area, we may be able to lend you kit materials or come to you. Reach out to inquire.

We gratefully acknowledge the support of the American Physical Society (APS) Topical Group on Magnetism and its Applications (GMAG) for funding to create these kits, and additional support by the Illinois Materials Research Science and Engineering Center under grants DMR-1720633 and DMR-2309037.