Sound Write On Grade 3

Learner Expectation Content Standard: 14.0 Energy The student will investigate energy and its uses. Learning Expectations: 14.2 Recognize that sound is produced when objects vibrate.

In this activity you will: The learner will explain how sound is alike and different. The learner will give three facts in a paragraph.

What Is Sound? When matter vibrates or moves back and forth very quickly, sound is produced. Example: When you hit a drum, parts of the drum will vibrate creating sound.

Volume is the loudness or the softness of a sound. Example: The harder a drum is hit, the more the drum will vibrate . The more an object vibrates, the louder the sound it makes.

Pitch is the highest or lowest sound an object makes. Objects that vibrate slowly, make a low pitch. Example-drum. Objects that vibrate quickly, make a higher pitch. Example-recorder

Musical instruments make different sounds by plucking the strings. The shorter the string, the quicker it vibrates producing a high sound. The longer the string, the slower it vibrates producing a low sound.

Writing Activity Write a paragraph using at least three facts about sound.