Learning Resource Type

Classroom Resource

How to See Sound

Subject Area

English Language Arts
Science

Grade(s)

1

Overview

The teacher will present an informational text from the website, ReadWorks. The students and teacher can interact with this non-fiction text by annotating the text digitally. The students will answer the questions associated with the article as an assessment. This learning activity can be used as an introduction to sound waves, serve as reinforcement after students have already learned this concept, or be used as an assessment at the conclusion of a lesson. This article will describe an experiment that can be performed for students to view the motion of sound waves. 

    English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 1

    ELA21.1.21

    Identify the main topic and key details of literary and informational texts.

    Unpacked Content

    UP:ELA21.1.21

    Vocabulary

    • Identify
    • Main topic
    • Key details
    • Literary texts
    • Informational texts

    Knowledge

    Students know:
    • Main topic of literary and informational texts.
    • Key details of literary and informational texts.

    Skills

    Students are able to:
    • Identify the main topic of literary and informational texts.
    • Identify key details of literary and informational texts.

    Understanding

    Students understand that:
    • Literary and informational texts have a main idea and supporting details.
    English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 1

    ELA21.1.22

    Ask and answer questions about key details in literary and informational texts.

    Unpacked Content

    UP:ELA21.1.22

    Vocabulary

    • Ask
    • Answer
    • Questions
    • Key details
    • Literary texts
    • Informational texts

    Knowledge

    Students know:
    • Key details are present in literary and informational text.

    Skills

    Students are able to:
    • Ask questions about key details in a literary and informational text.
    • Answer questions about key details in a literary and informational text.

    Understanding

    Students understand that:
    • Literary and informational text include key details that must be understood to comprehend the text.
    • After reading a text, knowledge and understanding can be expanded by asking and answering questions.
    Science (2015) Grade(s): 1

    SC15.1.1

    Conduct experiments to provide evidence that vibrations of matter can create sound (e.g., striking a tuning fork, plucking a guitar string) and sound can make matter vibrate (e.g., holding a piece of paper near a sound system speaker, touching your throat while speaking).

    Unpacked Content

    UP:SC15.1.1

    Vocabulary

    • vibrations/vibrate
    • matter
    • sound
    • evidence
    • experiments
    • conduct
    • create

    Knowledge

    Students know:
    • Sound can cause matter to vibrate.
    • Vibrating matter can cause sound.

    Skills

    Students are able to:
    • Conduct investigations to provide evidence that sound makes matter vibrate and vibrating matter makes sound.
    • Make observations that can be used as evidence about sound.

    Understanding

    Students understand that:
    • Sound can cause matter to vibrate.
    • Vibrating matter can cause sound.
    • There is a cause/effect relationship between vibrating materials and sound.

    Scientific and Engineering Practices

    Planning and Carrying out Investigations

    Crosscutting Concepts

    Cause and Effect
    English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 1

    ELA21.1.21

    Identify the main topic and key details of literary and informational texts.

    Unpacked Content

    UP:ELA21.1.21

    Vocabulary

    • Identify
    • Main topic
    • Key details
    • Literary texts
    • Informational texts

    Knowledge

    Students know:
    • Main topic of literary and informational texts.
    • Key details of literary and informational texts.

    Skills

    Students are able to:
    • Identify the main topic of literary and informational texts.
    • Identify key details of literary and informational texts.

    Understanding

    Students understand that:
    • Literary and informational texts have a main idea and supporting details.
    English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 1

    ELA21.1.22

    Ask and answer questions about key details in literary and informational texts.

    Unpacked Content

    UP:ELA21.1.22

    Vocabulary

    • Ask
    • Answer
    • Questions
    • Key details
    • Literary texts
    • Informational texts

    Knowledge

    Students know:
    • Key details are present in literary and informational text.

    Skills

    Students are able to:
    • Ask questions about key details in a literary and informational text.
    • Answer questions about key details in a literary and informational text.

    Understanding

    Students understand that:
    • Literary and informational text include key details that must be understood to comprehend the text.
    • After reading a text, knowledge and understanding can be expanded by asking and answering questions.
    Link to Resource

    CR Resource Type

    Learning Activity

    Resource Provider

    ReadWorks.org
    Accessibility

    Accessibility

    Audio resources: includes a transcript or subtitles
    Text Resources: Content is organized under headings and subheadings
    License

    License Type

    Custom
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