Week 01 · Thursday: Feel the Sound (Science Launch G1)

Thursday: Sound through a table

Raven lays her ear on the table.

Rocket taps the far end gently. Tap, tap.

"Wow, that sounds so clear!" Raven says.

Nova asks, "How did the tap get there?"

Sound is shaking, and shaking can travel.

Sound can travel through air.

Sound can travel through water.

Sound can travel through solid things, like a wooden table.

The tap made the table vibrate.

The vibration traveled through the table to Raven.

Try it

Lay one ear gently on a table.
Ask a grown-up to tap the far end softly.
Now lift your head and listen again.
Which way sounded clearer to you?

Sentence	True or false?
Sound can travel through air.	?
Sound can travel through a wooden table.	?
Sound can only travel through air.	?
Sound can travel through water.	?

WHY THIS EXERCISESound is shaking, and many things can carry shaking.

WHERE DOES SOUND GO?

Rocket taps the table. What does the table do?

Which one can sound travel through?

CARRIED BY SHAKING

Raven heard the tap through the table. Why so clear?

A whale sound moves through the sea. What carries it?

Is a wooden table a solid thing?

Can sound travel through a wall?

Sentence	True or false?
Shaking can travel through things.	?
The tap made the table vibrate.	?
Sound cannot move through wood.	?

WHY THIS EXERCISEAir, water and solids can all carry sound.

Draw Raven listening to the table tap.

Here are new sight words.

Look at each word. Say it. Spell it.

Place: P-L-A-C-E.

Years: Y-E-A-R-S.

Back: B-A-C-K.

FIND THE WORD

Find the word you hear.

FILL THE GAP

The park is a fun ___.

Some turtles live for many ___.

Put the cup ___ on the shelf.

Super listening today!

Tomorrow you will learn how to keep your ears safe.