EDIS 3415 Lesson Sequence

Fall 2020

Candidate’s Name: Grade: Title of the Lesson Sequence:

Lauren Nixon 1st grade Homemade Kazoo
Standard (s): S1P1. Obtain, evaluate, and communicate information Resources/Materials:
to investigate light and sound.
- Cardboard / Paper towel tube
d. Construct an explanation supported by evidence that
vibrating materials can make sound and that sound can
make materials vibrate. - Wax paper

Objective (s): Students will make a simple kazoo. They will then - Rubber bands
explore making different sounds with it and infer how the sound is
being made by vibrations. Students will conclude that their kazoo
makes sound because of the vibrating wax paper. Students will
- Decorations (marker, tissue paper, paint etc.)
discover that sound causes vibrations.
- Sharp object for poking holes (teacher only)

- Kazoo

5E Cycle-Identify Day: Opening Work Session: Closing Activity: Assessment: Modifications/Di

the “E” Activity: fferentiation
Strategies:
Engage The teacher will The teacher will The students The teacher will For students
And explore 1 play “let it go” show the will color and walk around and who struggle
from the movie students the decorate their look at each with cutting and
frozen on the materials and kazoo. student’s kazoo assembling, the
kazoo and see if model how to to make sure it teacher can pre-
the students can cut a wax paper was assembled cut the wax
guess which circle about 1 correctly. The paper and the
song the inch larger than teacher will holes in the
teacher is the diameter of then have each tube and help
playing. The the paper tube. student test those students
teacher will The teacher will their kazoo to assemble their
then ask, “How show the see if it makes a kazoo.
do you think this students how to sound.
kazoo works?” attach the wax
and listen to paper to the
their ideas. The end of the paper
teacher will tube using a
then tell the rubber band.
students that The teacher will
they will be emphasize that
making a similar the wax paper
instrument to needs to be
investigate how tight across the
sound works. opening in order
for the kazoo to
work. The
teacher will
have the
students
assemble their
kazoo with help
from the
teacher. Once
the kazoo is
assembled, the
teacher will
poke 3 or 4
holes about an
 inch apart in the
tube.
explore The teacher will The teacher will The teacher will Teacher will For students
2 have the instruct the have the observe the who may not be
students get out students to students sing students while able to make a
their kazoos. experiment with songs using they are singing sound with their
Then the the tube by their kazoos and songs and kazoo, the
teacher will ask putting their write down writing down teacher can
the students mouth into the ways that they possible ways have them
what song the open end of the think kazoos that a kazoo partner up with
teacher played tube and talking make sounds. makes a sound another student
the day before into it. Saying and share the to come up with
and have them things like, “Da ideas with the ways that a
restate how doo da doo.” rest of the kazoo makes a
they think a The students students. sound. The
kazoo works. can also try partner student
covering some can make the
holes to see if sounds while
the sound the student
changes. struggling can
come up with
ways that the
kazoo works.
The teacher
could also give
the students
regular kazoos
to make sounds
with.
Have students Once the Have the The teacher will For students
explain 3 share their ideas students have students write have the who may
 on how they shared their down things students say struggle with
think a kazoo ideas, watch the that they instruments and this, they can
makes a sound. generation noticed in the other things partner up with
genius video as video that make that they another student
a group. Then sounds. noticed in the and come up
facilitate a video to each with
conversation other in instruments that
using discussion partners. Then they saw in the
questions. Be the teacher will video.
sure to discuss have a
how the sound discussion in
occurs because whole group of
the sound what they heard
waves from and saw.
their vocal cords
travel into the
tube and causes
the wax paper
to vibrate.
Discussion
questions
before the
video:
1. Close your
eyes for a
minute. What
are some things
that you can
hear?
2. What are
some examples
 of things that
vibrate?
3. What kinds of
musical
instruments
have you heard
before?
4. How are you
able to make
sounds?
5. What is the
loudest sound
you have ever
heard? What
about the
quietest sound?

Link to video:
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Have students The teacher will Teacher will Teacher will For students
Explain and 4 retell what they facilitate a have the observe and who do not
elaborate saw in the discussion using students re- make a word want to share
video. these discussion watch the video concept map their answers
questions: to help them with the out loud, they
1.Why can’t we answer the answers from can write their
always see questions. the students. answers down
 vibration that or talk with a
we make? neighbor about
2. If we can’t what they saw
see vibration, in the video and
how do we how vibration
know they are makes sounds.
happening?
3. why do we
feel vibration
when we hum?
4. How do
different guitar
strings make
different
sounds?
5. why do drums
sound different
than cymbals?
6. How can a
loudspeaker
cause things
around it to
vibrate?
Teacher will The teacher will The closing will The students For students
Elaborate and 5 return to the have the be the will play an who may not
evaluate real kazoo used students pick a assessment. online quizizz want to
in the song to sing on game and the participate in
engagement. the kazoo and teacher will be the concert,
The teacher will everyone in the able to look at they can be the
point out that a class will the percentages audience for the
paper like participate in of the questions other students.
 substance is the concert. The that were
inside the kazoo teacher will missed. The For the students
that is similar to make sure it is a teacher will go who do not
the wax paper. song that is well over the want to take the
When you hum known by all of questions and online test, they
into the kazoo, the students clarify any can do a paper
the sound who want to confusion that test or a ticket
waves from participate. The may have out the door.
your vocal cords teacher will play occurred.
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