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Light and Sound

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Circle the answer.

1.
What does a drum do when it makes a sound?
- It shakes back and forth.
- It gets hot.
- It stays still.
2.
You touch a ringing bell. What happens to the sound?
- It stops.
- It gets louder.
- It stays the same.
3.
What does a shaking guitar string make?
- heat
- light
- sound
4.
Which one makes a sound when you hit it?
5.
Which one gives light?
6.
Can you see well in a very dark room?
- Yes. You can see colors well.
- No. It is hard to see.
- Yes. You can see everything.
7.
What do you need to see a book?
- heat
- sound
- light
8.
Which one lets light through?
9.
Which one blocks light?
Read this first
Ana's drum
Ana taps a drum. The drum top shakes. She hears a sound. Then she puts her hand on the drum top. The shaking stops. The sound stops too.
10.
What happened when the drum top stopped shaking?
- The sound stopped.
- The sound got louder.
- The drum got bright.

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About this worksheet

Light and sound are different forms of energy that children can investigate with simple observations. Sound is made when matter shakes back and forth, and changing that shaking can change what we hear. We see an object when light reaches it and then reaches our eyes. Materials may let most light through, some light through, or almost none through. This worksheet rotates among sound-and-shaking questions, light-source reasoning, material tests, and fair-test ideas so it does not collapse two broad ideas into one repeated question.

Support items use pictures of bells, drums, lamps, windows, and cardboard. Challenge items ask students to choose a fair test or work out what changed from a short story. Pictures appear only where the art set has the exact object. Encourage your child to say what was seen before explaining it: the ruler moved back and forth, and a sound was heard.

What your child will learn

Connect sound with shaking
Explain why light is needed for sight
Compare how materials let light through
Choose a fair test for light or sound

NGSS standard: 1-PS4-1

Worked example

A plucked rubber band shakes back and forth and makes a sound. The shaking and the sound happen together.

Common mistake

Saying eyes send light outward, rather than recognizing that light must reach an object and then the eyes.

Helpful hint

Look for shaking in sound tests and a path of light in seeing tests.

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Questions parents ask

What is the most common mistake with light and sound?

Saying eyes send light outward, rather than recognizing that light must reach an object and then the eyes.

How can I help my child with light and sound?

Look for shaking in sound tests and a path of light in seeing tests.

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