Sound Activities
Geared for 3rd Grade
Grade Level Content Expectations
to be addressed within activities…
Inquiry Process
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S.IP.03.12
Science Processes
Generate questions based on observations
Inquiry Analysis and Communication
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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
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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…
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Each team choose an activity
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“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.
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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…