Lesson Planning

Teaching

• Use what they know about the world to ask and answer questions about the hearing of humans and other animals. Understand that sound travels slower than light.

Activities

1. Begin to understand some of the workings of the human ear.
2. Consider some of the ways we try to reduce the sounds that we hear.
3. Understand that we hear because sound waves (vibrations) enter our ears.
4. Explain why we see lightning before we hear thunder.

Investigation - exploring, pattern seeking, problem solving
Understand how we hear sounds and begin to consider ways to reduce what we can hear.

Vocabulary
Vibrations, sound waves, sign language