Teacher: Jules Kort Subject Area: Reading and Science Grade

Level: 1 Length of Lesson:

Desired Results
Indiana Academic Standard(s)

1.PS.3 Plan and conduct investigations to provide evidence that vibrating materials can
make sound and that sound can make materials vibrate.

Enduring Understandings Essential Question(s)

-There are many different
sounds.
-Everything makes a different
sound.
-Students will see that vibrations
can make sounds and that sound
can make other objects vibrate.
-What are some things that make
sounds?
-What are some of the different
sounds?
-What causes objects to vibrate?

Knowledge and Skill Objectives

Recognize the different noises
Understand that sounds make vibrations
Make observations to help connect

Assessment Evidence
Drawings of objects that make sounds
Class participation

Learning Plan
- Experiment: Place plastic wrap over a bowl, place sprinkles on the plastic wrap
and hold a speaker towards the bowl. Have the students watch the sprinkles
bounce because of the sounds from the speaker making vibrations.
-Students will make an observation after watching the experiment. This will
conclude the lesson.

Resources and Materials

Worksheet coloring utensils
Book…
Bowl, plastic wrap, sprinkles, speaker

Required Accommodations/Modifications

None needed

Learning Activities

- Have the class draw pictures in their science notebook of things that make
sounds.
- Ask a few students to explain a picture that they drew and what sound it
makes.
- Read the book… quickly discuss as a group about the sounds.
- Show the students how when you hum (hmmm), it causes your throat to
vibrate.
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Lesson Plan Evaluation & Teaching Reflection

Was the content worth knowing? Support your response.

Yes the content was worth knowing. The lesson was on Indiana’s department of education
website and the teacher also told me before it would be good for me to do a lesson over it.

Describe how the activity was developmentally appropriate.

It was developmentally appropriate because the students got to be creative by drawing pictures.
They also got to do observations over what they learned and they all observed the right ideas!

Give an example of how you know the activity was interesting to the children.
The students I could tell were interested because they asked many questions and answered all of
my questions as well.

Describe how the activity included opportunities for the children to test their knowledge.
The students tested their knowledge by drawing pictures of things that make sounds. They also
tested their knowledge by making observations of the science experiment we did.

Describe a follow up activity that would build on concepts you have presented.
The students could walk around the school and observe sounds and vibrations they hear or feel
and why that may be happening. They could also play certain instruments and understand sounds
and vibrations even more.

What behavior(s) did you observe while presenting the activity? What do you think caused the
behavior(s)?
I noticed they were all actively listening and I think that they were excited to learn from someone
new, along with learning a new way.

How did you involve the children in the closure of the activity?
I had them share out to the rest of the class their observations and what they learned. They also
got to watch the science experiment closely.

Describe what changes you would make and what you would keep the same if you presented the
activity again.
I would make the students maybe take an assessment so I can see if they really understand it. I
will definitely try and get the whole class to participate again because I think that really helped. I’ll
also continue to maybe try and work with groups so that they get some one on one time. I believe
working in small groups help them a lot.