In the CardsSound and Vibration Grades K-1
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?
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