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Week 02 · Make It Buzz

Tuesday

Five ways to make a vibration
// Vibrating things make sound
⏱ about 15 min

Tuesday: Five ways to make sound

Rocket has a box of things. A spoon, a string, a shaker.

"How do they make sound?" he asks.

Raven looks closely. Nova says, "Watch how each one moves."

Ways to make things vibrate

Things need a push to start vibrating.

Here are five ways to give that push.

  • Hit it, like tapping a drum.
  • Pluck it, like pulling a string and letting go.
  • Blow into it, like a whistle.
  • Shake it, like a shaker.
  • Scrape it, like rubbing a stick on a bumpy side.

Each way makes something vibrate, and the vibrating makes sound.

HOW DOES IT VIBRATE?
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
You pull a string and let it go. What did you do?
How do you play a drum?
How do you make a whistle sound?
SentenceTrue or false?
Shaking a shaker makes it vibrate.?
A drum makes sound when nobody touches it.?
Scraping can make something vibrate.?
WHY THIS EXERCISEHit, pluck, blow, shake or scrape to make vibrations.
For a grown-up
Find one thing at home for each way.
Hit a pot. Shake a closed box. Scrape a comb.
PICK THE WAY
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
You rub a stick on a bumpy side. What did you do?
You move a shaker back and forth. What did you do?
Things need what to start vibrating?
You tap a pot with a spoon. What did you do?
SentenceTrue or false?
Plucking means pull and let go.?
Blowing into a whistle makes vibrations.?
There is only one way to make sound.?
WHY THIS EXERCISEEach way gives a push that starts vibrating.
Draw one thing you hit and one you shake.

Word Spot: by, could

Here are new sight words.

Look at each word. Say it. Spell it.

By: B-Y.

Could: C-O-U-L-D.

FIND THE WORD
  • Listen to the word.
  • Tap it.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
FILL THE GAP
  • Listen to the sentence.
  • Tap the missing word.
We walk ___ the pond.
I ___ see the stars last night.

Five ways to make sound! Great work.

Tomorrow you will build a buzzing band box.

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