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How Loud Is Too Loud? Lesson PlanHow Loud Is Too Loud? Lesson Plan
Publisher
Acoustical Society of America
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Grade
3rd - 12th
Subjects
Science
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Resource Type
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Audience
For Teacher Use
Duration
30 mins
Instructional Strategy
Hands-on Activity
Year
2010
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How Loud Is Too Loud?

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How loud was that? Individuals build wheels displaying different sounds. Then, learners use the wheels to find the number of decibels the sound creates and how long they could withstand the sound before potential hearing damage.

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Concepts

decibels, the decibel scale, sound, hearing, sense of hearing

Additional Tags

science

Instructional Ideas

  • Lead a discussion on the sounds class members encounter on a regular basis
  • Have pupils research the decibel levels for common sounds

Classroom Considerations

  • Assumes individuals understand how sound could damage hearing

Pros

  • Provides suggestions for extensions
  • Contains an explanation for teacher understanding

Cons

  • None

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