Grades 2–4
High and Low Sounds
Circle high or low for eight sounds, then explain why a big drum sounds low.
Science worksheet · Sound
Loud and Soft
Sort eight sounds into loud and soft, then draw the loudest sound you heard today.
- Grade level
- Grades K–2
- 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:
- Write each sound in the right column.
- Draw the softest sound you heard today.
Words on this sheet
a big druma jet planethunderleaves rustlingLoudSoft
Teacher tip
Play a few sounds and let kids show loud or soft with their arms.
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.
- Start with a two-minute “I notice, I wonder” talk about the picture on the sheet.
Watch for
Mixing up pitch and volume. Loud and soft is volume; high and low is pitch.
Talk about it
- What is vibrating when you hear this sound?
- What question do you still have?
Take it further
Make a class band from shakers, drums and rubber band guitars.
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Listen for six sounds, write what made each one and whether it was loud or soft, high or low.
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.
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