LearningMap–Sound

Name______Homeroom ______Due Date: 4-15-16

Standard/s:
Science / S4P2. Students will demonstrate how sound is produced by vibrating objects and how sound can be varied by changing the rate of vibration. a. Investigate how sound is produced. b. Recognize the conditions that cause pitch to vary.
Curriculum Layers / Student Unit Learning Activities /

when completed

/ teacher signature
Read and Comprehend
All students must complete this layer. / Read p.160-167 in the science text book OR listen to it online. Answer the questions on the back in complete sentences independently. Use the book to answer the questions.
Vocabulary
CHOOSE 1 assignment from this layer and complete to grade level expectations in your science journal. / Vocabulary: vibration, volume, pitch, frequency (see p.157)
  • Make a flash card for each vocabulary word. Write the word on the front and the definition on the back.
  • Make a cross word puzzle with the definitions as clues.
  • Create a memory device for each word.
  • Draw a picture to illustrate the meaning of each word.
  • Make a vocabulary quiz using all of the words.
  • Write a good 4th grade sentence with each word (not the definition).

Research It!
CHOOSE 1 assignment from this layer and complete to grade level expectations. /
  • Check out a book from the library about anything we have learned about in this unit and take an AR test. This assignment can be done in any class when you have time to read your AR books. Just show me the AR test.
  • You may complete this assignment if you have your own technology. A vehicle travels faster than the speed of sound is said to break the sound barrier. Find out what kinds of vehicles have broken the sound barrier. Write about your findings.

Organize It!
CHOOSE 1 assignment from this layer and complete to grade level expectations in your science journal. /
  • Draw and complete a Venn diagram to compare and contrast sound and light.
  • Draw and complete a Venn diagram to compare and contrast pitch and volume.
  • Using the information on p.166-167, create a chart that organizes what frequencies the animals can hear.

Lab
Lab
Write About It!
CHOOSE 1 assignment from this layer and complete to grade level expectations in your science journal. /
  • Read A Sound Idea on p.170-171 and answer one of the think and write questions using RACE.
  • Imagine that you’re playing the piano. Your brother says he doesn’t understand why some strings produce higher notes than other strings. Write a paragraph to help your brother understand.
  • Write an informative paragraph that explains why you can hear an echo in some rooms but not others rooms.
  • Write an informative paragraph that explains how sound moves and travels.

Directions: You must completeone activity in each layer. All assignments are done in your science journal unless it says otherwise in the directions above.

I understand that I will need to show mastery of content by completing the assignments listed above at grade level expectations by the due date.
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