Sound and Hearing - Internet Research

Students discover sound waves through an experiment.  In this sense of hearing instructional activity, students experiment at different sound stations by creating sounds from everyday water bottles and determining why they sound...

In this sound lesson plan, learners investigate how sound travels using tuning forks and water.  Students discuss how the different pitches change the ripples (sound waves) seen in the water. This lesson plan includes several links to...

When does trash become litter? Use this litter awareness lesson plan to help them understand the importance of trash disposal. Get learners engaged by reading Nancy Loewen's Lady Lulu Liked to Litter (not included). After discussing what...

Students investigate properties and characteristics of common objects and people.  In this similarities and differences lesson plan, students practice observation skills by playing a game recognizing differences.  Students select a...

First graders investigate sound and recognize the importance of hearing. They listen to and identify sounds in the environment, classroom, and on a pre-recorded tape. The students classify each type of sound and participate in a Sound...

First and second graders recognize that sound is generated in a variety of ways, and that it comes from many different sources. They explore tone and volume, realizing that there are different ways to describe sound. Some musical...

First graders construct a KWL chart on sound. In this physics lesson, 1st graders describe different ways to produce sound. They explain how sound waves propagate.

Students play their own straw kazoos and understand that vibrations are responsible for the sounds we hear. Additionally, they learn that sound vibrations can travel through different mediums. Students experience vibrations through...

Students are introduced to how they produce sounds. In groups, they participate in experiments in which they measure sound and identify their five senses. Individually, they make their own musical instruments using different objects and...

Students use many different materials and resources in order to study and identify sounds that are loud or soft, high or low, pleasant or unpleasant.