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Unit on Sound
By Christian J

Hello, I teach 4th grade, this is my first year.....when i student taught last year...my unit was on sound. These are some things i used.
I took them outside and sat them down for 10 minutes and just had them listen.
Then bring them inside and let them listen. Then brainstorm on the board what they heard out and inside. You can do a KWL chart on sound to begin. You can find an alarm clock and put it inside a coffee can, a cardboard box, a plastic bag.....show them that sound travels through some objects. Make a paper cup telephone......describe the MAIN parts of the ear....second graders wont need

all the parts. Take a ruler and place it at different areas hanging off the desk, then pull and let it go.....show them that because of the different lengths it makes a different sound. I hope this was helpful....im giving you these from my head since my unit is at school. Email me if you need to. ajcj98@att.net