Science 4 Inquiry
Musical Vibes with Palm Pipes
Ancient people used musical pipes as early as the third millennium BCE. Young scientists explore the workings of musical pipes to better understand the relationship with frequency, length of pipe, and sound waves. They determine the...
K12 Reader
The Pitch and Volume of Sound
Primary graders are introduced to the concepts of pitch and volume with a reading comprehension activity that focuses on the physics of sound.
Curated OER
Pitch-er Perfect
Students investigate music and what causes the pitch of a sound. In this sound properties lesson, students listen to a story about animals and the instinctual pitch they have in their voice and how musicians have that as well. Students...
Virginia Department of Education
Sound
Add a little music to your next physics class. Pupils discuss how frequency determines pitch and take part in several activities designed to teach them more about sound, melody, resonance, and vibrations. They use materials to construct...
Curated OER
Rain Orchestra
First graders mix secondary colors from primary colors and simulate a rainstorm by using body percussion.