Grades 2–4
Rubber Band Guitar
An experiment: stretch rubber bands around a box and find out what changes the pitch.
Science worksheet · Sound
Sound Walk
Listen for six sounds, write what made each one and whether it was loud or soft, high or low.
- Grade level
- Grades K–2
- Time
- About 20 minutes
- Topic
- Sound
- Answer key
- Not needed: answers vary
- Kids practice
- Sound and vibration, Pitch and volume, Listening
What kids do
Printed on the sheet:
- Sit quietly for one minute, inside or outside, and listen. Write down six sounds you hear.
- The most interesting sound was… because…
Teacher tip
Take the walk in silence. Kids hear far more when no one talks.
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?
- How could we find out if that is true?
Take it further
Make a class band from shakers, drums and rubber band guitars.
US Letter, prints well in black and white. Free for home and classroom use: print as many copies as you need.
More sound worksheets
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.
Grades 2–4
High and Low Sounds
Circle high or low for eight sounds, then explain why a big drum sounds low.
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