Maggie Hopwood
Description: This website describes and explains a lot of different vocabulary words associated with sound and vibration.
Rationale: I chose this website because it is very kid friendly and because the vocabulary words are bolded which makes it easy for students to find what they need without reading every word.
Description: This infographic explains the the steps our ear goes through to make sense of sounds.
Rationale: I chose this infographic because it is very simple, easy to follow, and students like having a visual.
Description: This video gives an interactive explanation of how sound travels through the ear.
Rationale: I chose this video because it is made for children and it is very upbeat, fun, and engaging as the characters go into the ear.
Description: This video introduces sound and explains frequency and pitch a little bit.
Rationale: I chose this video because I think students would enjoy it because of the silly character and it will keep them engaged.
Description: This website has links to several interactive sound and vibration games and activities.
Rationale: I chose this website of games because they seemed to be actually educational compared to other games I found online on the topic of sound and vibrations.
Description: This game/quiz plays a sound and students have to match it to an object.
Rationale: I think this game will be a good brain break from learning to get students back on track and focused. It is still focused around sounds and vibrations but it's all fun!
Description: This website allows students to explore different concepts dealing with sound such as loudness, pitch, traveling at the speed of sound, and echoes.
Rationale: I chose this website because it allows students to feel like they have control over what they are learning. The website is setup in a very kid friendly way with lots of pictures and not a ton of words.
Description: This infographic labels the different parts of a sound wave.
Rationale: I chose this infographic because it is very simple and easy to follow which is important for young students.
Description: This picture shows how, depending on what a sound wave looks like, can be different volumes and pitches.
Rationale: I chose this picture because I thought it would be informational for students and make it easier to grasp the idea.
Description: Explain Everything is a whiteboard application that students can explain their thinking on.
Rationale: I chose this website so that my students could create pictures of things that make different sounds. I will have them draw a certain amount of things that make high pitched/low pitched sounds and sounds that they like.
