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sound can make materials vibrate and vibrating materials can make sound; different actions can be used to produce sounds of varying pitch and volume
- identifying how sounds are made, associating some of them with something vibrating, and then investigating how sound energy makes things vibrate, such as when speaking, using tuning forks, observing vibrations produced by a ‘twanged’ ruler held on a desk, experimenting with different ways of holding or positioning the ruler to produce observably different vibrations and sounds, and observing music speakers
- designing and making instruments that produce different sounds, such as drums, rainsticks, thongophones and box guitars, and using them to build vocabulary such as ‘loudness’ and ‘pitch’ to describe the sounds
- exploring different ways to produce sound using familiar objects, and actions such as striking, blowing, scraping, plucking and shaking
- making earmuffs from a variety of different materials to investigate which provides the best insulation against sound
- finding patterns between the pitch of a sound and features of the object that produced it, or between the volume of a sound and the strength of the vibrations that produced it
- discussing situations where echoes are produced and exploring how some people with vision impairment, and animals such as dolphins and bats, use echolocation to locate objects in their environments
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Observing Shadows Science Investigation (1-2)
Explore the world of light, shadow, and scientific inquiry with an engaging, outdoor Shadow Observation experiment.
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Light Word Wall Vocabulary
Print out vocabulary cards for your light unit.
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Sound Word Wall Vocabulary
Build academic vocabulary with a set of 28 sound vocabulary cards.
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Storm's a Comin' - Worksheet
A worksheet to use when exploring sound in science or music.
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Light and Sound Unit Plan
This Physical Sciences unit addresses the concepts of light and sound and how they are sensed.
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Design a Musical Instrument
An assessment task in which students will demonstrate their knowledge and understanding of sound.
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Sound Research
A 60 minute lesson in which students will investigate how sound travels.
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Sounds of Change
A 60 minute lesson in which students will investigate if the pitch and volume of sounds can be changed.
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Make a Sound
A 60 minute lesson in which students will investigate if similar sounds can be made in different ways.
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C'mon, Feel the Noise
A 60 minute lesson in which students will explore sound and how it is made.
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Line Up the Light
A 60 minute lesson in which students will investigate if light travels in a straight line.
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No Light, No Sight
A 60 minute lesson in which students will investigate if light is needed in order to see.
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Let the Sun Shine In
A 60 minute lesson in which students will explore sources of light and identify the sun as a light source.
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Sensational Senses
A 60 minute lesson in which students will explore the five senses and the information they provide.