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6 Information about this MWSP learner’s material

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I. Objective/s: Demonstrates understanding of the
characteristics of sound
Ia. Content Standards
Recognizes the use of indigenous
Ib. Performance
materials in creating melodious music
Standards
Ic. Learning Competencies/ Science 7-
 Describes the characteristics of
Objectives
sound using the concepts of
wavelength, velocity and amplitude
 Explain sound production in the
human voice box and how pitch,
loudness and quality and sound
vary from one person to another
 Describe how organisms produce,
transmit and receive sound of
various frequencies ( intrasonic:
audible and ultrasonic sound)

II. Content / Topic Sound

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4 Hello there. How are you today? What time in the morning did you
5 wake up? Can you think of all the sounds you’ve heard since you awoke
6 this morning? Did you hear your alarm clock blaring, dog barking, car
7 horns honking and your neighbors conversation? Every sound has
8 something in common with every other sound. Each is produced by
9 something that vibrates. Just continue reading this module and you will
10 realize that sound is a kind of energy we hear and make our life
11 meaningful. Enjoy this module!
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17 Let’s Learn This
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20 In the previous module you learned about wave properties and its
21 common characteristics. You also learned longitudinal and transverse
22 waves. Sound is an example of a longitudinal and a mechanical wave.
23 Now this module will enable you to explore the concept of sound.
24 Specifically you will be acquainted with how sound propagates, describe
25 characteristics and the types of sound and describe how organisms
26 produce, transmit and receive sound of various frequencies. Have fun
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10 Pre- Activity : Humming A Tune
11 Do you have a favorite song? Hum your favorite song while
12 pressing fingers gently and against your neck. Are you ready to hum?
13 Ready start. …….What did you feel while pressing your fingers against
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16 Next play a music through a speaker, put some grains of rice on a paper
17 and place it on top of the speaker while the music is played. What
18 happen to the rice grains when you turned the volume up? Write your
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22 My Own Sounding Box
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24 Materials needed:
25  shoe box (without cover)
26  rubber bands of various thickness ( use/cut a spare interior tire)
27  pair of scissors and ruler

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3 2. Use your finger to pluck each rubber band . Listen to the sound
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5 Q. 1 what physical signs did you observe when you plucked each
6 rubber band ?_________________ Did you hear any
7 sound?________What produced the sound? ___________?
8 Q. 2 How different are the sounds produced by each guitar strings
9 With different thickness?____________
10 3. This time use the fingers of one hand to stretch one of the rubber
11 bands. Pluck the rubber bands with the fingers of the other hand
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13 Q. 3 Are there changes in the note when you plucked the stretched
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15 4. Repeat step 3 with the other strings.
16 Q. 4 Arrange the rubber bands in the sequence from the highest
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28 Sound and Its Medium
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33 the family to gently tap the other end of the table with a pencil or
34 ruler. What happens? _______________
35 2. Then ask that person who tapped the table to again gently tap the
36 other end of the table but this time, make sure that your ear is not
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2 sound?________________In which situation did you encounter
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5 In the activities you have just performed a while ago, it showed that
6 sounds are caused by vibrations. When you hummed your favorite song,
7 or talk to your friend, your vocal cords vibrate. When you plucked the
8 rubber bands in your sounding box they vibrated. Meaning if there is no
9 vibrations felt, no sound is produced. In the activity ”My Own Sounding
10 Box”, the sound produced by each rubber band differ from each other
11 based on the thickness of the rubber band. Why is this so? You may study
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17 The table below shows the speed of sound in different materials.

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19 Table 1. Speed of sound in different materials

Materials Speed of Sound
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Air 331
Helium 1005
Hydrogen 1300
Water 1440
Seawater 1560
Iron and Steel 5000
Aluminum 5100

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3 If you will interpret the table above. You will notice that in solid material
4 sound travels the fastest and slowest in gaseous materials. Why is this
5 so, revisit the concept of molecular arrangement in solid liquid and gas.
6 Particles in solid are closely packed than in liquid and in gas. So sound
7 travels fast in solids than in liquid or gas. Therefore spacing of particles of
8 the medium is an important factor on how fast sound would be transmitted.
9 However, sound cannot travel in vacuum. You have learned earlier that
10 sound is a mechanical wave which needs a medium in order to propagate.
11 In a condition where nearly no molecules exist such as in some regions of
12 the outer space, there would be negligible transmission of sound. Thus
13 explosions in the outer space cannot be heard
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21 Our hearing is one of our most important senses, necessary for basic
22 communication, speech and awareness. But have you ever stopped to
23 think; what exactly is sound? And how do our ears actually work? I want
24 you to recall the lessons in your elementary science regarding the
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3 How can we hear? Sound waves are first collected by the outer ear. The
4 sound wave travels down the ear canal to the eardrum.
5 When the sound waves hit the ear drum it will vibrate. These vibrations
6 then travel to the middle ear. In the middle ear they are passed on to three
7 small bones called the hammer, the anvil and the stirrup. The bones then
8 pass vibrations on to the cochlea which is in the inner ear. Nerves in the
9 inner ear carry the message of these vibrations to the brain. Now, even if
10 we have a healthy ear but human as we are, we can only sense within the
11 frequency range of about 20 Hz to about 20 000 Hz. Vibrational
12 frequencies beyond 20000Hz are called ultrasonic frequencies while
13 extremely low frequencies below 20 Hz are known as infrasonic
14 frequencies. The human ear cannot detect ultrasonic or infrasonic waves.
15 But some animals like dogs can hear sounds as high as 50 000 Hz while
16 bats can detect sounds as high as 100 000 Hz.
17 Sound waves possess characteristics and properties common to all types
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2 and loudness. Pitch refers to the highness or lowness of sound.
3 Loudness is how soft or how intense the sound is as perceived by the ear
4 and interpreted by the brain. Do you want to find it more characteristics
5 and properties of sound? The next activity in “lets’ do this” will let you
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12 Activity : The Guitar

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14 1. Look for a guitar, if you don’t have it borrow from anybody in the
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16 2. Strum the guitar string without holding the frets. ( String #1 is the
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2 Q3. Which string has the highest frequency?______________
3 Q4. Which string has the highest pitch? __________________
4 Q5. Which has the lowest frequency? ___________________
5 Q6. Which string has the lowest pitch? __________________
6 Q7. How could you relate pitch and frequency?____________
7 Q8. What do you think is the factor that affects the pitch of the sound
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15 Now that you are already familiar with the concepts of sound, you may
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19 Choose the letter of the correct answer.
20 1. Which of the following objects will produce sound?
21 a. Soft objects
22 b. Radio stations
23 c. Vibrating objects
24 d. Objects under pressure
25 2. Which of the following best describes a high frequency sound? It
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3 3. Compared to a thin string of the same length and tightness a thick
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5 a. The same pitch
6 b. Lower pitch
7 c. Higher pitch
8 d. Lower than higher pitch
9 4. A sound wave is a ______
10 a. Longitudinal wave
11 b. Transverse wave
12 c. Standing wave
13 d. Shock waves
14 5. Which of the following is NOT capable transmitting sound?
15 a. Air
16 b. Ice
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19 6. Which of the following would most likely transmit sound best?
20 a. Steel in the cabinet
21 b. Water in the ocean
22 c. Air in your classroom
23 d. Water in a swimming pool
24 7. Molecules of solids are closest to one another compared to liquids and
25 gases. The energy carried by sound can easily transfer. Thus sound
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4 a. The slowest
5 b. The fastest
6 c. With undetermined speed
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8 9. On which of the following will we NOT be able to hear any sound?
9 a. A theater
10 b. A closed room
11 c. In a spaceship
12 d. In the outer space
13 10. Given the table below, up to which of the sound can be heard
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sound frequency

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20 References:
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22 1. Curriculum Guide – DepEd K to 12 Basic Education Curriculum
23 2. Science 7 -Teacher’s guide and Learners’ Manual
24 3. National Geographic. Waves, Sound and Light .Glencoe/MacGrawHill,
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26 4. https://ban.files.bbci.co.uk

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