My mission is to provide time saving and engaging resources for busy, passionate music teachers. I believe students learn best in a music classroom when they are engaged in the material, but finding the time to create these materials for your kids is overwhelming. I am here to help! I have kid tested and teacher approved resources that give you time to be the amazing teacher you already are.
Teach music. Love life.
Musically,
Shelley Tomich
Pitch Publications
My mission is to provide time saving and engaging resources for busy, passionate music teachers. I believe students learn best in a music classroom when they are engaged in the material, but finding the time to create these materials for your kids is overwhelming. I am here to help! I have kid tested and teacher approved resources that give you time to be the amazing teacher you already are.
Teach music. Love life.
Musically,
Shelley Tomich
Pitch Publications
This is an editable interdisciplinary unit on the Science of Sound Energy for 1st grade music and science (written from a music teacher’s perspective). This lesson plan and slide deck presentation compatible with PowerPoint & Google Slides™ will provide you all you need to teach a fun, engaging science of sound unit. This unit was written to meet the 1st grade science of sound curriculum in Georgia, but can be modified to meet the needs of other grade levels. This packet is wonderful for collaboration between music teachers and classroom teachers!
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In this packet you will receive:
Detailed lesson plans for the Science of Sound ready to print, yet fully editable for your needs (Microsoft Word).
Engaging PowerPoint to lead your students through learning about the science of sound. There is a partially editable (text is editable) version and a version that is pre-formatted and ready to show right away. (Google Slides™ version available)
Interactive quizzes; take as a class or check the answers on the accompanying assessment papers.
Prema
Partner Sound Card Game - directions included.
Listening Walk Worksheet to go with the Listening Walk book.
Differentiated Sound Sorts (with both Soft and Quiet Terms) - Use as a center or as an assessment. (plus answer keys)
—Sound Sort, Cut and Paste OR Color/Circle, for High/Low, Loud/Soft, Emergency/Non-Emergency
----Sound Label, Write in the correct label, Loud/Soft and High/Low
Guide for completing six experiments for the Science of Sound
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The ready to print lesson plan and accompanying presentation cover the following topics:
What is vibration? How do instruments vibrate? How does our voice vibrate?
Quick look at the families of instruments. Make vibrations from paper.
Introductory look at sound waves - volume (amplitude) Introductory look at sound waves - pitch (frequency)
Original piggy back song to remember pitch vs volume. Comparison of Emergency sounds and what is an Emergency sound?
EXPERIMENTS: String Telephone, Box Guitar, Tuning Fork Fun, Jumping Rice, Ruler Vibrations, Hanger Bells
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Additional materials needed to complete the lesson as written
The Listening Walk_ by Paul Showers. ISBN 9780064433228
Internet access to view videos online(SafeShare links provided!)
Samples of each family of instruments (optional)
Streamer wands
Printer
Storage boxes for materials
Glasses and food coloring
Various materials for experiments
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This is an editable interdisciplinary unit on Acoustics: Science of Sound Energy. This lesson and slide deck presentation compatible with PowerPoint & Google Slides™ will provide you all you need to teach a fun, engaging science of sound unit (Acoustics). This unit was written to meet the 4th grade science of sound curriculum in Georgia, but can be modified to meet the needs of other grade levels. This packet is wonderful for collaboration between music teachers and classroom teachers!
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This lesson is a part of the SCIENCE OF SOUND BUNDLE which includes a full unit written for 4th grade and a full unit written for 1st grade.
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Save with the BUNDLE HERE!
Check out the Science of Sound - 1st Grade HERE!
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In this packet you will receive:
Detailed lesson plans for the Science of Sound ready to print for tomorrow’s lesson.
Engaging PowerPoint to lead your students through learning about the science of sound
Interactive quizzes; take as a class or check the answers on the accompanying assessment papers.
Assessment papers to be used as a pre and post test. (Promethean ActivOffice integration available for those using Powerpoint PC 2007 or 2010 but NOT required).
Guide for students in completing two experiments for the Science of Sound
Guide for students to use the iPad “Sound Uncovered” (only available for iPad). The lesson can be taught without this extension activity, but I included it for your students’ enjoyment.
Mini-lessons for parts of Chrome Music Labs
Included font for installation to keep formatting attractive and allow the PowerPoint presentation to be editable. (Note: the PDFs are editable with a PDF presentation software such as Adobe Acrobat).
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Additional materials needed to complete the lesson as written
Internet access to view videos online (safeshare links provided!)
Access to BrainPop is most desirable. ( I have provided Alternative video links).
(Optional) iPad/iPhone app: dB Volume Meter (Alternative Android app link provided)
(Optional) iPad/iPhone app: Tone generator (Alternative web app and Android app link provided).
(Optional) iPad/iPhone app: Sound Uncovered - Exploratorium(Unfortunately no alternative android app is available).
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Musically Yours,
Shelley Tomich
Pitch Publications
Teach music. Love life.