Description

Sound Presentation – PowerPoint and Google Slides (VA Science SOL 5.5)

This Sound Presentation includes a PowerPoint and Google Slides slideshow presentation aligned to the Virginia Standards of Learning (SOLs). Present or review information about how sounds are created, how sound travels through the different phases of matter, how different instruments produce sound, and pitch. Then, review the information from the slideshow presentation with an interactive quiz.

Watch the video below to see the entire slideshow presentation.

What will students learn with this Sound Presentation?

• Sound is a form of mechanical energy produced through vibrations.
• Sound travels in compression waves and must have a medium through which to travel.
• Sound travels more quickly through solids than through liquids and gases because the particles of a solid are closer together. Sound travels the slowest through gases because the particles of a gas are farthest apart.
• Objects vibrating rapidly have a higher pitch than objects vibrating more slowly.
• There are many different types of musical instruments and each instrument causes vibrations in different ways.

What is included with this resource?

This resource includes 17 slides with information about how sounds are created, how sound travels through the different phases of matter, how different instruments produce sound, and pitch. The slides provide definitions, examples, and opportunities for discussion.

A PDF worksheet for students to complete as they go through the presentation. The worksheet allows students to create their own definitions and write examples.

The last 30 slides of the presentation are an interactive, self-checking quiz. The quiz features 10 questions about the information taught in the slideshow presentation. The slides are coded so that students can self-check their answers. If they select the incorrect answer, they are able to go back and try again.

The quiz is also provided in PDF format if you would like students to take the quiz with paper and pencil.

The Sound Presentation is provided in BOTH PowerPoint and Google Slides formats. Both versions are the same.

Can the slideshow presentations be edited?

In both the PowerPoint and Google Slides versions, most text can be edited if you want to add or change information. The images are locked and can NOT be changed.

What standards are covered?

This Sound Presentation is specifically aligned to the Virginia Science SOL 5.5 although it closely aligns with standards related to how sounds are created, how sound travels through the different phases of matter, how different instruments produce sound, and pitch.

This resource has been updated to align with the 2018 Science SOLs AND the 2025 Science Instructional Guides.

 

**This resource is included in my 5th Grade Science Slideshows Bundle**

 

More science resources:

• Sound Unit
• Sound Task Cards
• Sound Escape Room
• Sound Jeopardy Game
• Sound Study Guide

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Other Information:

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