TEKS & Objectives
7.7. Force, motion, and energy. The student knows that there is a relationship among force, motion, and energy.
8.8.C identify how different wavelengths of the electromagnetic spectrum such as visible light and radio waves are used to gain information about components in the universe
7.2.B design and implement experimental investigations by making observations, asking well defined questions, formulating testable hypotheses, and using appropriate equipment and technology
We will explore the relationship among force, motion, and energy.
I will investigate the practical effects of energy transfer.
1. Watch video
Generation Genius Introduction to Sound K-2
2. Review vocabulary and complete quiz.
Vibrating is when something is moving back and forth really fast.
Sound wave is a vibration that travels through the air.
Vocal cords are a part of your throat that vibrates when you talk or sing.
Eardrum is a part of the inside of your ear that allows you to hear vibrations.
3. Try one of the following experiments.
This DIY can be done without a speaker:
Or, you can make music with mason jars:
4. Listen to music made with improvised instruments.
Stomp
- This is a percussion (drum) group from England called Stomp.
- They’ll use just about anything as a drum!
Kevin Olusola
- There is only one traditional instrument in the video below, a cello.
- Most of the sounds are produced from Coca Cola bottles, which are used as percussion (drumming/hitting) instruments and wind (blowing over the tops of bottles) instruments.
- The cellist, Kevin Olusola, also beatboxes in the video by using his mouth to make sounds with in unusual ways.
Speaking of sound…
What type of music are balloons afraid of?
Pop music
6. “Genius Challenge – Introduction to Sound”
