Lesson Plan

The Science of Sound Lesson Plan: Middles Edition

Measure water and straws, map the ear, and play a homemade concert.

This is the Middles Edition of The Science of Sound: one ready-to-teach week written just for grades 4-6. Every day follows the same rhythm: Reading on Monday, Writing and Words on Tuesday, Science and Math on Wednesday, a Hands-on Project on Thursday, and Show and Tell on Friday.

The big question: How does a vibration turn into a sound you can hear, and what makes it high or low?

The Week

• Mon: The Path of a Sound (Reading) • Tue: A Sound Wave's Story (Writing & Words) • Wed: Water-Glass Xylophone (Science & Math) • Thu: Straw Pan Pipes (Hands-on Project) • Fri: A Homemade Concert (Show & Tell)

Teaching more than one level? The all-levels edition of The Science of Sound has Littles (K-3), Middles (4-6) and Bigs (7-8) in one file, so siblings or a mixed classroom can study the same topic together.

Perfect for homeschool families, grade 4-6 classrooms, co-ops and substitute plans.

What's inside

• 5 ready-to-teach days for Middles (grades 4-6), about 60 to 90 minutes a day
• Lab sheet: Water-Glass Xylophone
• Sequence cards (The Journey of a Sound) and a cut-and-sort page (Higher or Lower?)
• Writing page: A Sound Wave's Journey
• Hands-on project: Straw Pan Pipes
• Word search, crossword, scramble and secret code puzzles
• 8 fact cards, 9 vocabulary cards and a book list of 4 titles
• A certificate and an answer key for the grown-up

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