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Relay Field Sound Tests
Use drum observations and a bowl test table to investigate how vibrations make sound and how sound makes materials move.
Grade 1ScienceInteractive · Printable
Aligned to1-PS4-1
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What’s included
- Single worksheet
- Auto-graded online
- 1 NGSS standard
- Printable answer key
- 13 questions
- Classroom-ready
Details
- Format
- Interactive · Printable
- Grade
- Grade 1
- Subject
- Science
- Question types
- Fill in the blank, Multiple choice, Circle the answer, Sorting, Short answer
About this worksheet
What students practice
- Students use drum observations to explain how vibrating materials make sound.
- Students compare test data to explain how sound can make a bowl cover vibrate.
How to use
Read the passages and table aloud. Explain that vibrate means shake back and forth, then have students use the records to answer.
Curriculum
NGSS standard covered
Investigate how vibrating materials make sound and how sound can make materials vibrate.
Preview
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Relay Field Sound Tests
Use test records to explore sound and shaking.

A Drum at the Relay Field
Listen to the test notes. Use the notes to answer.
Testing a Start Signal
At the relay field, Coach Chen tests a drum for a start signal. Ari watches the drum top. Coach taps the top once with a soft drumstick. Ari sees the top shake back and forth and hears a ringing sound.
Next, Coach gently lays a hand flat on the top while it is still ringing. The top stops shaking. The ringing stops, too. Coach repeats these steps three times. Ari sees and hears the same things each time.
- A. The top stopped shaking, and the sound got louder.
- B. The top kept shaking, and the sound stopped.
- C. The top stopped shaking, and the sound stopped.
- D. The top shook faster, and the sound stopped.
- A. The top will shake, and a sound will start.
- B. The top will stay still, and a sound will start.
- C. The top will shake, but no sound will start.
- D. The top will stay still, and no sound will start.
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