Lesson Plan in Science

Sound Waves
Grade 8
July 17, 2018

I. Objective
At the end of the lesson, the students are expected to:
a) Explain why sound waves travel fastest in solids, faster in liquids and slowest in gases;
b) Describe the factors that affect the speed of sound;
c) Infer that sound is produced by the vibrating source

II. Subject Matter

A. Topic: Sound
B. Materials: Visual aids, handkerchief, cotton balls
C. References:
 You and the Natural World, The New Grade 8, pp. 52-55
 Science and Technology, pp.42-44
 Google for vocabulary
D. Science Process: Observing, Communicating, Comparing, Classifying
E. Value Integration: To appreciate the importance of sound

III. Learning Task

Teacher’s Activity Student’s Activity

A. Preliminary Activities
1. Prayer & Greetings
2. Checking of Attendance
3. Review/Motivation
Ask the students about the previous discussion.

B. Lesson Proper
C.
1. Introduction
In your previous lesson, you studied about
work and energy. Today, we will start our new
lesson about the concept of wave.
First, what is wave?

- “wave” is a common term for a number

of different ways in which energy is
transferred.
(The teacher will post the concept map of wave
on the board and read it with the class)
 2. Activity
”How Good Is Your Hearing?”
Procedure
1. Blindfold a volunteer.
2. The volunteer student will stand in front.
3. The remaining students will take turn making
gentle noises, such as a clap, a click of the
fingers, a whisper or a quiet call.
4. After each sound, the student with the
blindfold should point to where they think the
sound is coming from.
5. Try it again and this time with a cotton ball
on the ears of the blindfolded volunteer.

3. Analysis
What is sound? Sound is a form of energy that travels
in invisible waves created by vibrating
objects. It cannot travel in vacuum.

Did your throat vibrate when you touch it while you Yes ma’am.
are speaking?
How are sound waves produced when you talk? Sound waves produced by the
vibration of the vocal cords.
 Production of Sound
The source of sound is any vibrating object. The
vibration of the vocal chords in the larynx
produces human voice and also animals.

 The speed at which the disturbance that creates

sound waves through a medium depends on the
elasticity of the medium and the density of the
substance.

So class, in your previous study, what are the states Solid, Liquid and Gas
of matter?

 Since solids are more elastic than liquids, which in

turn are more elastic than gases, the speed of sound
is greater in solids than in liquids, and greater in
liquids than in gases.

 How does sound waves received by the ears?

-Sound waves received by the ears in which the
molecules that are adjacent to your eardrums
vibrate in the same frequency with the source.
These air molecules exert pressure on your
eardrums and cause it to vibrate in the same
frequency with the source. And this vibration is
 transferred through delicate bone structure, a liquid,
and nerves to produce the sensation of hearing in
your brain.

 Sound is restricted to the frequency range of 20 Hz

to 20,000 Hz to which the human ear is sensitive.
Waves with frequencies below 1 to 20 Hz are called
infrasound and those above 20,000 Hz are called
ultrasound.

The students will read it aloud.

 What are the factors that affect the speed of sound?

-Elasticity, density and temperature of the medium.

Elasticity
If the molecules of the medium were able to return
quickly from their original position after being
displayed, thus, it is a good transmitter of sound
because they can vibrate at higher speed.

Density
A medium with higher density quickly transmit the
sound waves because their bond strength is very strong.
The molecules quickly vibrate to each other in which
they are passing the sound waves for a very short time.

Temperature
Sound waves travel faster in hot temperature than in
cold temperature. Since heat is a form of kinetic
energy, in higher temperature, molecules have more
kinetic energy and thus, vibrate faster. And when
molecules vibrate faster, energy is transferred through
collision of molecules and resulting in sound traveling
quickly.

 Noise is a term used to refer to an unwanted or

damaging sound.
 Voice is consider the most wonderful musical
instrument.

4. Abstraction Sound is a form of energy that travels

What is sound? in invisible waves created by vibrating
objects.

How does sound produced? Sound is produced by any vibrating

objects.
 What are the factors that affect the speed of sound? Elasticity, density and temperature of
the medium.

5. Application
What would the world be if there is no sound?

(The teacher will ask the opinions of each The world will be quiet and peaceful.
students.)

IV. Evaluation
Identification
1. A longitudinal wave that is created by vibrating objects
2. Sounds whose frequencies are lower than 20 Hz
3. Sounds with frequencies higher than 20 000 Hz
4. What are the factors that affect the speed of sound?
5. Where does sound produce in humans and animals?

V. Assignment
1. The clap of thunder is heard 10 seconds after the flash of lightning is seen. If the air temperature
is 250C, what is the speed of sound?
2. What comes first, lightning or thunder? Defend your answer.

Prepared by:
Aiza Mae R. Faustino
BSED IV – Bio.Sci