These extensions are brought to you by other teachers who have used this unit. They have not been evaluated by The Einstein Project. (Rev. 4/27/2012)
ACTIVITIES:
Bring in and use a Brailler
Have students tape some of their sounds on a recorder, so they can raise the volume to hear the differences in pitch better.
Hold a Family Activity Day/Night – centers where parents and students can do experiments/projects related to concepts learned.
Have the school nurse talk about the ear
Put the cup with salt/sugar in front of a radio speaker to see the latex vibrate better.
Use a tuning fork to touch the edge of the cup w/latex to make "ear drum" vibrate (better than using a noisemaker).
Lesson – 9 - Use a push pin to poke a hole in the bottom of the cup – easier than using a candle and paper clip
Make a panpipe, with straws cut to different lengths and taped together.
INQUIRY:
AIMS – Primarily Physics "Energy"
"505 Digital Sound Effects"
Examine a TTY machine
Play a cassette or CD of different sounds – students listen and guess what they are
Band teacher can demonstrate different instruments and their pitches.
BOOKS:
"In the Haunted Museum" - Magic School Bus
"Inside the Haunted House" - Magic School Bus
"Science Alive – Sound" - Crabtree Publishing
"Make It Work – Sound" - Alexandra Parsons
"Hearing Sounds" - Gary Gibson
Books about Helen Keller and Louis Braille
VIDEOS:
"Sound" - Bill Nye
WEBSITES:
http://www.school-for-champions.com/science.htm -acoustics, soundwaves, etc.
Anatomy of the Ear (pdf)
Label the Ear Anatomy Diagram (pdf)
