Protect Your Ears From Noise

Problem

Which insulation material, wood, bubble wrap, Styrofoam, newspaper, or cardboard, will insulate an alarm sound the most, measured in decibels?

Hypothesis

The Styrofoam box will insulate the most sound.

Materials NeedediPodwoodStyrofoambubble wrapnewspapercardboardsawscissorsrulernailstapeMini Sound Meter

Results

The wood box insulated against the sound the best.

• http://www.allnoisecontrol.com/

• http://www.gcaudio.com/resources/howtos/loudness.html

• http://www.dangerousdecibels.org/

• http://www.howstuffworks.com/question124.htm

References