Light & Sound Vocabulary
Name and use vocabulary for how light and sound behave โ light source, transparent, translucent, opaque, shadow, reflect, vibration, pitch, volume โ and apply these terms correctly when describing observations about how light travels and how sounds are made and changed
Typical age: 6โ8 years
โIf you held up a piece of frosted glass, could your child say whether it's transparent, translucent, or opaque โ and explain what that word means?โ
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- Volume & VibrationsREQUIRED
Finding patterns in volume requires 'volume' and 'vibration' vocabulary
- Light & Seeing in the DarkREQUIRED
Observing that objects need illumination to be seen requires the 'light source' vocabulary
- Reflecting LightREQUIRED
Noticing that light is reflected from surfaces requires 'reflect' vocabulary
- Pitch of SoundsREQUIRED
Finding patterns in pitch requires 'pitch' vocabulary
- How Shadows FormREQUIRED
Explaining shadow formation requires 'opaque' and 'light source' vocabulary
- Transparent, Translucent & OpaqueREQUIRED
Investigating transparent, translucent, and opaque materials requires those three terms
- Vibrations & SoundREQUIRED
Understanding vibrating materials and sound requires 'vibration' vocabulary
- Sound Travels Through MaterialsREQUIRED
Describing vibrations travelling through a medium requires vibration vocabulary