SOUNDS OF SCIENCE
Books in this lesson:
SOUND
Author: Jenny Karpelenia
Publisher: Perfection Learning Year: 2004 Explains that vibrations create sound, how high and low pitches are made, how the ear works, and how musical instruments make sound. |
THE REMARKABLE FARKLE McBRIDE
Author: John Lithgow
Illustrator: C. F. Payne Publisher: Simon & Schuster Year: 2003 The musical prodigy Farkle McBride tries a number of instruments before discovering that conducting the orchestra makes him happy. |
Storytime Video
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Zin! Zin! Zin! a Violin
This video, available on Discovery Education, is based on the children's book written by Lloyd Moss. Read by Gregory Hines. You will need a Discovery Education username and password to access these resources. See your METI for assistance if you need to set up an account. |
FCS Provided Databases (click on the icon to see the available resources)
Did you hear that? In this BrainPOP movie, Tim and Moby introduce you to the world of sound!
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Bill Nye: The Science of Music
Running Time: 23 min 8 sec In this live-action, fast-paced program, Bill Nye the Science Guy explains how each musical note and every tone of each instrument is, in fact, a unique sound wave. Disney Educational Productions. c 1998 Disney. |
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Discovery Education has curated images, videos, and lesson plans for "sound". You will need a Discovery Education username and password to access these resources. See your METI for assistance if you need to set up an account.
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Learn about the different instruments of the orchestra as they are presented and demonstrated by principal players from famous symphony orchestras.
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Design Squad: Sound
Learn about the fundamentals of sound as student teams create percussive and stringed instruments for a local band, in this video segment adapted from DESIGN SQUAD—a PBS TV series featuring high school contestants tackling engineering challenges. In the process, the teams learn about the physics of sound and music and then apply this knowledge to the construction of their own instruments. Watch to find out which instruments the band finds worthy of debuting in their next live show. |
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The Henry Ford’s Innovation Nation is a weekly Saturday morning show on CBS that showcases present-day change-makers from all over the world who are creating solutions to real needs. It is hosted by CBS Sunday Morning regular Mo Rocca.
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Innovation Nation
"The Origin of Autotune" Ever wonder where Autotune Came from? In this segment from "The Henry Ford's Innovation Nation" you'll find out. |
Innovation Nation
"Seeing Sound" Ever wanted to know what sound looks like? Check out this clip and see how it's done. |
Innovation Nation
"Wave Extinguisher" In this segment from "The Henry Ford's Innovation Nation" you'll learn about Wave Extinguisher. |
