Students have worked with Mrs. Carlson and Miss Peixinho at three stations to determine the relationship between sound energy with vibration, volume, and pitch. At one station, students conducted experiments demonstrating how sound travels via vibration. They used paper and string "telephones" to communicate with partners. At another station, students experimented with pitch by vibrating rulers. They noticed that the longer the ruler vibrated, the higher the pitch of the sound. At a third station, students sorted sounds by decibels to show that sounds have different volumes.
With Mrs.
Emord students worked to explore what sound is and how it travels through three
different mediums. Each student worked
with a partner and completed three experiments.
One experiment showed students how sound travels through air, another
through water, and the third experiment had students exploring sound traveling
through a solid. Ask your student what
their favorite experiment was and why!
Mr. Tighe and Mrs. Grinley have been teaching us many things about our upcoming PARCC test, and we students have taught them a few things, too! Students were provided with the opportunity to practice with PARCC's computer based test platform. They experienced the different kinds of questions and response types that will be included in the PARCC test in a few weeks. Students learned how to answer multiple choice, multiple answer, drag and drop, text highlighting and answer eliminator. Students then had the opportunity to use these tools while taking a simulated ELA and math practice test. We can assure you that they are well prepared and eager to take on this challenge. For additional information, please visit the following website:
parcc.pearson.com/tutorial
