Sound!

We spent several weeks after the Winter Break exploring SOUND.
We kicked off the unit by creating these beautiful Soundscapes:

Children had fun recording, creating and imagining sounds for each different Soundscape.

WHAT DO YOU HEAR....

 ....in the jungle?

....in the forest?

.... on the farm?

..... under the sea?

Each week we had new sound experiments to explore at our Sound Station. Children were able to listen to sound waves travel through water, see the vibration of sound waves create waves in the water and match like sounds. Students created a sound cannon, ear models and even got to play in their own hand-crafted instrument in our orchestra.

Before our trip to the Orpheum, we studied about famous composers and listened to several different types of music from Elvis to Bach. The trip to the Orpheum was wonderful and the children singing along to Beethoven's "Ode to Joy", unforgettable.