This year for homeschool we are doing units for science rather than a purchased curriculum. I looked at the Next Generation Science Standards and divided the standards into units that made sense together and then broke those even farther into units that made sense for my learner.
We started with a unit on sound, followed up by some time spent on music. The music is not at all part of the standards, but I knew he would enjoy it.
This unit really only covers the standard: 1-PS4-1 - Plan and conduct investigations to provide evidence that vibrating materials can make sound and that sound can make materials vibrate.
We started by watching this video and discussing:
Sound Books
We did a lot of discussion what sound was and where it came from, but did not actually do any worksheets.
Labs:
We explored out instrument bin and discussed what was moving to make the sound. This also worked well with our follow-up music focus.
Videos:
Music:
As a follow up to sound, we spent some time learning about music. This did not directly relate to the standard, but seemed like it fit well with the topic and my son's interest. The kids have enjoyed "sound" books about music so much that we have collected quite a few.
I Wonder Why Flutes Have Holes
Welcome to Jazz (a fav for a while)
The Story Orchestra
The kids made instruments by decorating paper plates, putting some beans between them, and stapling around the edges.
Videos About Music:
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