Invisible Force- Sound

What is sound?
How do we hear it?
What are the properties of sound?
How do we make sounds?

I can... learn the properties of sound, and use the vocabulary.
I can... experiment with materials to make sounds.
I can... listen, read and reflect on concepts of sound.
I can... create a musical instrument.

Video on how we hear

 How we Hear

Sound by Real Science

What is Sound?

String Phone

Musical Instrument Project

You will design an instrument using what you know about sound. It will have to have two different pitches and be able to change level of loudness, Click here for videos for homemade instrument ideas.

Vocabulary

Vibrations
Waves
Loud and Soft
High and Low
Pitch
​Decibel
Energy and Force

Experiments for Understanding Concepts

Discovery Strong Phone
​Mystery Souds
Rubber Bands-High and Low
Sound Waves Travel
Where's that Sound?
Megaphone- Soft and Loud

Online Games

Changing Sounds
Magic School Bus
String Thing