Summary
A shout across the canyon comes back! Elinor explores echoes and how bats use sound to find their way in the dark. Then the friends compare animal ears and discover how differently animals hear the world.
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Discussion questions
Discussion
Sound moves, bounces, and tells animals about the world.
- What is an echo? Where did the kids hear one?
- How do bats use sound to find their way at night?
- How were the animal ears in the story different from each other?
- Where in our school might you hear an echo? Why there?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: echo, sound, vibration, bounce, hearing.
Try it: Cup your hands behind your ears and listen. What changes?
Try it: Hum with your hand on your throat to feel the vibration that makes sound.