In this unit, students will experience varied opportunities to observe and describe sound, manipulate the sounds of objects, and communicate their observations. Students will:

• know and understand that force causes sound.

• identify different types of sounds.

• describe sounds as being high or low, loud or soft.

• design instruments that will produce sounds.

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