Is This Mic On? Using Karaoke to Teach Sound Waves

Purpose & objective

The Google Science Journal App enables students to see data thus making it more relevant. This session is just an introduction into the many sensors offered in the platform. I will model an engaging way to teach sound to students using more than the traditional pictures in a book. This lesson and other sensor-based lessons from this platform have been greatly successful in my past based on the increased level of student engagement and their ability to clearly communicate the covered concepts independently.

Outline

I will open my session with a brief deejay dance party to create excitement within the room. Teachers will then be led into a intro of the science journal app. Attendees will be allowed time to explore the app and play around independently. After whole group and some peer-to-peer conversation about the app, teachers will place themselves in different areas of the room as volunteers sign karaoke others will record and analyze the sound waves based on their distance from the sound source. The group will reconvene and cover the basics of understanding sound waves.

Supporting research

https://sciencejournal.withgoogle.com/