Learning Activity Sheet in Science 7
Learning Activity Sheet in Science 7
Learning Activity Sheet in Science 7
LEARNING ACTIVITY
SHEET
IN SCIENCE 7
Quarter 3 – LAS 5
Describe the Characteristics of
Sound Using the Concepts of Wavelength,
Velocity and Amplitude
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Date : ___________________________________________
SCIENCE - GRADE 7
Quarter 3 – LAS 5: Describe the Characteristics of
Sound Using the Concepts of Wavelength, Velocity and Amplitude
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Introductory Concept
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Sound is a form of energy which makes us hear. It travels in the form of
wave. Sound wave can be described by five characteristics. In this learning
activity sheet, you will describe the characteristics of sound using the concepts
of wavelength, velocity and amplitude.
Learning Skills
At the end of this learning activity sheet, you should be able to:
Describe the characteristics of sound using the concepts of wavelength,
velocity, and amplitude
Learning Activities
Activity 1:
Objective In this activity, you will use your sounding box to describe the
characteristics of sound and compare them with those of sound produced by a
guitar.
Materials Needed
Sounding Box
Wooden Rod
Ruler
Guitar
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Q3. Which band produced a higher pitch sound? Which band produced a lower
pitch sound?
Q4. How can you make a softer sound? How can you make a louder sound?
Q5. What factors affect the pitch and loudness of the sound produced by the
rubber bands?
3. Stretch one of the rubber bands and while doing so, pluck it again.
Q6. Is there a change in the sound produced when you pluck the rubber band
while stretching it? How does stretching the rubber band affect the pitch of
the sound produced?
4. Place a ruler (on its edge) across the sounding box as shown in the figure
below. Pluck each rubber band and observe.
Q7. Is there a difference in the sound produced when the ruler is placed across
the box?
5. Move the ruler off center to the left or to a diagonal position so that one side
of each rubber band is shorter than the other side (figure below). Pluck again
each rubber band on each side of the ruler and observe.
Q9. Again, what factors affect the pitch of the sound produced by the rubber
bands?
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Activity 2: The Guitar
6. Strum each guitar string without holding the frets. (String #0 is the lower
most string while string #6 is the uppermost string.)
7. Record all you observations in the table provided.
Analysis
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Point System:
5 pts. – each word is explained well and the relationship of pitch, loudness and
quality to wavelength, amplitude and frequency is clearly stated.
4 pts. – one word is explained well and the relationship of pitch, loudness and
quality to wavelength, amplitude and frequency is clearly stated.
3 pts. – words are not explained well and the relationship of pitch, loudness and
quality to wavelength, amplitude and frequency is not clearly stated.
2 pts. – words are not explained and the relationship of pitch, loudness and
quality to wavelength, amplitude and frequency is not stated.
1 pt. – explanations/ responses are not related to the diagram.
0 pt. – no response at all
Keep in mind!
1. The highness or lowness of sound is known as the pitch of a
sound or a musical note.
2. The pitch of a high frequency sound is also high and a low
frequency sound is also; lower in pitch.
3. In sound, intensity refers to the amount of energy a sound
wave.
4. High amplitude sounds usually carry large energy and have
higher intensity while low amplitude sound carry lesser
amount of energy and have lower intensity.
5. Loudness is subjective but is still related to the intensity of
sound. In fact, despite the subjective variations, loudness
varies nearly logarithmically with intensity. A logarithmic
scale is used to describe sound intensity, which roughly
corresponds to loudness. The unit of intensity level for sound
is the decibel (dB), which was named after Alexander
Graham Bell who invented the telephone. On the decibel
scale, an increase of 1 dB means that sound intensity is
increased by a factor of 10.
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Application
Now that we are experiencing a lot of typhoons, flood, and other calamities, both
man-made and natural, how can the concepts about sound help you in making
yourself, your family and your community safe?
Answer Key
Activities
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Analysis
Application
References