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Sound
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  • Grade  3
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Learner Expectation
  • Content Standard: 14.0 Energy
  • The student will investigate energy and its uses.
  • Learning Expectations:
  • 14.2 Recognize that sound is produced when objects vibrate.


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In this activity you will:
  • The learner will explain how sound is alike and different.
  • The learner will give three facts in a paragraph.


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What Is Sound?
  • When matter vibrates or moves back and forth very quickly, sound is produced.
  •  Example:  When you hit a drum, parts of the drum will vibrate creating sound.
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"Volume is the loudness or..."
  • Volume is the loudness or the softness of a sound.
  • Example:  The harder a drum is hit, the more the drum will vibrate .  The more an object vibrates, the louder the sound it makes.
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"Pitch is the highest or..."
  • Pitch is the highest or lowest sound an object makes.
  • Objects that vibrate slowly, make a low pitch. Example-drum.
  • Objects that vibrate quickly, make a higher pitch. Example-recorder


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"Musical instruments make different sounds..."
  • Musical instruments make different sounds by plucking the strings.
  • The shorter the string, the quicker it vibrates producing a high sound.
  • The longer the string, the slower it vibrates producing a low sound.
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Writing Activity
  • Write a paragraph using at least three facts about sound.