Mission Library

In the Cards
Sound and Vibration
Grades K-1

The Mission
21 min

Storyline

Students will use their knowledge of sound and vibration to help Dug avoid a catastrophe at the Intergalactic card stacking competition.

Dug has signed up to compete in the Intergalactic Card Stacking Competition. He's in the semi-finals, but something is happening! When the finalists set up their cards, all of the cards suddenly fall over! The organizers of the event need the UCS Infini-D's help to uncover what is causing the cards to tumble, is it a devious culprit? A daring case of sabotage? Or is it some force of nature involved?

3-Dimensional Science

Science and Engineering Practices

Planning and Carrying Out Investigations

Plan and conduct investigations to provide evidence that vibrating materials can make sound and that sound can make materials vibrate

Crosscutting Concepts

Cause and Effect

Simple tests can be designed to gather evidence to support or refute student ideas about causes.

Disciplinary Core Ideas

PS4.A: Wave Properties

Sound can make matter vibrate, and vibrating matter can make sound

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