Sound
Source of Sound
is a thing that produce the sound.
Sound
is created (produce) when something vibrates
help us to hear
What is Sound?
is s o m e t h in g w e
Sound It can be soft like a whisper or
hear with our ears. loud like a firework.
When someone speaks, plays
music, or when something
falls, it makes sound.
Have you ever
wondered how sound
is created?
s Cr ea ted w he n
Sound i hakes
r ate s or s
something vib Sound wave
really fast.
vibrations
Stings on
a violin
Vibrations travel through the a
ir or other
materials such as solid and liq
uid to our
ears, where they are heard as
sound.
Sound need media to travel
Sound cannot travel when there’s no media
What is Sound Volume?
e is h o w lo u d o r s o ft
Volum
/q u ie t t h e s o u nd is .
It can be measured by sound level
meter or sound meter.
The unit of measurement is
decible (dB).
Loud sound produce by bigger
vibrations.
Soft or quiet sound produce by
smaller vibration
Muffle the sound
We can reduce (muffle) the sound by using
some soft material that absorb the sound.
Such as foam, carpet, wool, cotton, etc.
Hard material will bounce or
reflect the sound not absorb it.
Such as metal, stone, wood, etc
Pitch of sound
Is how high or low the sound is
High pitch produce by faster vibrations.
Low pitch produce by slower vibrations.
Let's explore a few musical instrument that can make
sound when they vibrate:
Hitting String
Drums
When you hit a When you pluck
drum with a stick, the strings, they
it vibrates, and we vibrate and
hear the sound it produce sound.
makes.
Cause: tightened skin
Effect: the drum skin vibrates faster Cause: plucking the thicker string
and provide high pitch Effect: the string will vibrates slower and
produce low pitch.
Cause: tuned the string (tightened it
Effect: the string will vibrates faster
and produce high pitch.
Let's explore a few musical instrument that can make
sound when they vibrate:
Wind
instrument
Cause: holes cover.
When you blow, air Effect: more holes cover will
inside will vibrates,
and we hear the
provide low pitch, because
sound it makes. more air column, so slower
vibrations.
Bottle Sound Experiment
Wind instrument: More air column, will be slow vibrations and high pitch.
Xylophone (hitting): More air column, will be faster vibrations and low pitch.
Experiment Variables!
Control Variable : Variable that we keep
the same (not change).
Independent Variable: Variable that we
change.
Dependent Variable: Variable that we
observe or measure.
Summary (Conclusion)
Sound makes material vibrate by creating fast back-and-forth
movements. These vibrations then travel through the air to reach
our ears and produce what we perceive as sound.
Sound and vibrating materials
work together to create the
sounds we hear every day!
