What Makes Sound
Grade 1 · Science · Sound and Light · West Virginia, USA
Lesson Summary
Find out that sounds are made when things vibrate.
Explanation
Sound happens when something vibrates, which means it moves back and forth very quickly. When you pluck a guitar string, it vibrates and makes a sound. When you talk, parts inside your throat called vocal cords vibrate. You can feel vibrations by touching your throat while you hum. Everything that makes a sound is vibrating, even if you cannot always see it moving.
Practice Questions
Q1: What has to happen for a sound to be made?
Answer: Something has to vibrate (move back and forth quickly).
Q2: What vibrates when you talk?
Answer: Your vocal cords.
Q3: How can you feel vibrations when you hum?
Answer: By touching your throat while you hum.
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What Makes Sound is a lesson in the Sound and Light chapter of Grade 1 Science. It is part of the West Virginia, USA school curriculum and covers key concepts that students need to understand at this level.
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What Makes Sound is taught in Grade 1 as part of the Science curriculum in West Virginia, USA.
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