Summary
A Ready Jet Go! clip on PBS LearningMedia. Sean helps Jet with a sound experiment and explains that sounds are made by things that vibrate, or shake back and forth. A hands-on first look at how sound works.
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Teaching resources
Discussion questions
Discussion
Pluck, tap, or hum — every sound starts with something shaking back and forth.
- What makes a sound?
- What does it mean for something to vibrate?
- How can you feel a vibration?
- What is the loudest sound you heard today?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: sound, vibrate, shake, loud, quiet.
Try it: Place your fingers on your throat and hum. Describe the buzzing you feel — that's a vibration.