The activities in this topic have two intentions: not only to teach students about light and sound, but also to teach general science and technology curriculum objectives through the theme of light and sound.

Introduction & Assessments Include:

• At A Glance – Skill List

• Teacher Rubric

• Student Rubric

• Introduction

• Materials List

Activities and Experiments fall under these nine topics:

In each section, you will find teacher notes designed to provide you guidance with the materials needed, as well as provide some insight on what results to expect when the experiments are conducted, plus an answer key.

1. What is Sound?

• Where does sound come from? - Activity

• I know how sound is produced. - Activity

2. Pitch and Intensity

• Make a Xylophone – Experiment

• What is a Decibel Meter? - Activity

• A Scientific Investigation – Activity

• Sound Patrol - Activity

3. How does Sound Travel?

• How does sound travel? - Part 1 and Part 2 Teacher Directed Experiment

• Slinky Sound - Activity

• Where does sound go? - Teacher Directed Experiment

• Blocking Sound – Experiment

• Sound, Just Passing Through! - Experiment

• Speed of Sound - Experiment

• Sound at the movies. - Activity

• Echos and bats – Activity

• Bat and Mosquito game – Teacher Directed Activity

• Would you be a good bat? - Activity

4. Humans and Sound

• How do humans make sound? - Activity

• How do humans hear sound? - Activity

• Why do we have two ears? - Teacher Directed Activity

5. Sound Machines

• How does a speaker work? - Activity

• Telephone Workshop – Teacher Directed Activity

• Make a Tin Can Telephone - Activity

• Make a Pan Flute – Activity

• Make a Guitar – Activity

6. What is Light?

• Where does Light come from? - Experiment

• What can you see? - Activity

• Light Travels Fast – Activity

7. Brightness and Reflections

• Changing Shadows – Experiment

• Shadows and Light - Experiment

• Transparent, Translucent or Opaque? - Activity

• How much light goes through? - Experiment

• It’s play time! - Activity

• Make a reflectometer – Activity

• What does a reflectometer measure? - Experiment

• How does light spread out? - Activity

• Brightness – Experiment

• Which materials reflect light? - Experiment

• Mirror Maze - Activity

8. Color

• The Rainbow – Activity

• Mix and Match! - Experiment

• TV Time - Experiment

• How do humans see? - Activity

9. Light and Energy

• Light- Detecting Plants – Teacher Directed Activity

• Light and Heat – Experiment

• Black and White – Activity

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