Sound Activities Geared for 3 rd Grade Grade

Sound Activities Geared for 3 rd Grade

Grade Level Content Expectations to be addressed within activities… Inquiry Process Ø S. IP. 03. 12 Science Processes Generate questions based on observations Inquiry Analysis and Communication Ø Ø S. IA. 03. 12 Share ideas about science through purposeful conversation in collaborative groups S. IA. 03. 13 Communicate and present findings of observations and investigations Energy Ø Physical Science P. EN. 03. 31 Relate sounds to their sources of vibrations (for example; a musical note produced by a vibrating guitar string, the sounds of a drum made by the vibrating drum head)

For the next half hour… ► Each team choose an activity § § § “Sound Vibration Kazoo” “Vibrations Through Compacted Air” “How Do We Hear Sounds? ” “Slinky Sound Waves” “Vibrations Through Wood and Metal” Choose “roles”…leader, gatherer, recorder, “share”er ► Form a hypothesis ► Complete the activity ► Compile conclusions…use the stems to help ► Share experiment summary, hypothesis, and conclusions with whole group. ►

Set Up your Lab Record Sheet (Activity Name) Hypothesis: Conclusion:

Hypothesis Stems ► We think that ► …. will…when ► The_______will…because… ► Most likely…

Conclusion Stems ► We noticed… ► We determined ► We think… ► We discovered… ► We wonder… ► We would like to see if… ► What would happen if… ► We’re still not sure why… ► We’d like to know if/why/what/how…