Essential Question:
How is sound used in our environment?
VA SOLs:
5.2 The student will investigate and understand how sound is created and transmitted, and how it
is used. Key concepts include
d) uses and applications of sound waves.
ELD Standard:
Standard 4: The Language of Science
Essential Understandings:
● compare and contrast the sound (voice) that humans make and hear to those of other animals.
This includes bats, dogs, and whales.
● compare and contrast how different kinds of musical instruments make sound. This includes
string instruments, woodwinds, percussion instruments, and brass instruments.
Bloom’s:
https://cft.vanderbilt.edu/guides-sub-pages/blooms-taxonomy/
SPCS Cornerstones:
communication, collaboration, critical thinking, problem-solving, persistence
Lesson goals:
The students will be able to identify the types of instruments and describe echolocation with 80%
accuracy in a game of Kahoot!
Assessment:
Kahoot!
IE 2:30-3:00 Reflex