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In the Haunted House

From The Magic School Bus · 1994

In the Haunted House
26 min2nd3rd4th5thScience
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Summary

A spooky old house turns into a sound lab when the class explores how noises are made. They discover that every sound starts with something vibrating.

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Discussion questions

Discussion

A spooky old house turns into a sound lab when the class explores how noises are made.

  1. What is happening to an object when it makes a sound?
  2. How does a sound travel to your ears?
  3. What makes a sound high or low?

Quick work-a-long

Vocabulary: vibration, sound, pitch.

Try it: Make a sound with a rubber band and describe how to change its pitch.

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