Grades K–2
Sound Walk
Listen for six sounds, write what made each one and whether it was loud or soft, high or low.
Science worksheet · Sound
High and Low Sounds
Circle high or low for eight sounds, then explain why a big drum sounds low.
- Grade level
- Grades 2–4
- Time
- About 15 minutes
- Topic
- Sound
- Answer key
- Yes, page 2 of the PDF
- Kids practice
- Sound and vibration, Pitch and volume, Listening
What kids do
Printed on the sheet:
- Pitch is how high or low a sound is. Fast vibrations make high sounds. Slow vibrations make low sounds. Small, short, tight things vibrate fast.
- Circle high or low.
- Why do you think a big drum sounds lower than a small drum?
Words on this sheet
a tiny bellhighlowa tuba
Teacher tip
Tap glasses filled with different amounts of water to hear high and low.
How to use it
- Let kids touch their throats while they hum to feel vibration.
- Stretch a rubber band across a box and pluck it.
- Let partners compare answers and settle any differences with a book or a video.
Watch for
Mixing up pitch and volume. Loud and soft is volume; high and low is pitch.
Talk about it
- How is loud different from high?
- What evidence helped you choose your answer?
Take it further
Make a class band from shakers, drums and rubber band guitars.
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More sound worksheets
Grades 2–4
Rubber Band Guitar
An experiment: stretch rubber bands around a box and find out what changes the pitch.
Grades 1–3
What Makes Sound?
Eight facts about vibrations and sound to mark true or false, then feel your own voice.
Grades K–2
Loud and Soft
Sort eight sounds into loud and soft, then draw the loudest sound you heard today.
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