Light & Sound Unit Day 5
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 firefly named Lucy.
2. Watch this video to see 10 cool experiments using light.
3. Use these pages to make and experiment with a magnifying glass.