Light & Sound Unit Day 11
Standards Addressed: SC.1.1.1 Sound can make matter vibrate and vibrating matter can make sound
a. plan and conduct investigations to provide evidence that vibrating materials can make a sound and that sound can make materials vibrate.
b. objects can be seen when illuminated
c. investigate the effect of placing objects made with different materials in the path of a beam of light
d. design and build a device that uses light or sound to communicate
a. plan and conduct investigations to provide evidence that vibrating materials can make a sound and that sound can make materials vibrate.
b. objects can be seen when illuminated
c. investigate the effect of placing objects made with different materials in the path of a beam of light
d. design and build a device that uses light or sound to communicate
Vocabulary: vibration, sound wave, light wave, volume, transparent, translucent, opaque, reflective, illuminate
Driving Question: How can I use sound to communicate without using my voice?
Culminating Project: Make a musical instrument from materials you find around your house and explain how it produces sound.
1. Watch a read aloud story about a girl who is learning to control her volume.
2. Watch this video to keep learning about sound.
3. Use this page to complete an experiment about vibrations.
4. Keep gathering materials from around your house to make your musical instrument and start planning your instrument. Click on the picture below to visit another website for more inspiration.