Waves and Vibrations Worksheet

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Sound waves and tuning fork illustration

🔊 Part 1: Understanding Sound and Vibrations

1. What happens when you strike a tuning fork?

It makes light

It vibrates and makes sound

It gets hot

Nothing happens

2. When a vibrating tuning fork touches water, what do you see?

The water turns different colours

Ripples and waves spread out

The water disappears

The water becomes solid

3. Which of these create sound through vibrations? (Tick all that apply)

Guitar strings

Your voice box

A drum skin

A rock sitting still

4. Fill in the blanks using these words: vibrations, sound waves, air

When something vibrates, it creates _________________ that travel through _________________ to reach our ears. These _________________ are what we hear as sound.

🌊 Part 2: Observations and Explanations

5. Draw what you observed when the tuning fork touched the water. Include labels and arrows to show what is happening.

6. Explain in your own words how sound is made. Use these sentence starters to help you:

Sound is made when... ________________________________

The vibrations travel through... ________________________________

We hear sound because... ________________________________

7. Think of a musical instrument. Describe how it makes sound through vibrations.

My instrument: _________________________

🎵 Part 3: Extension Challenge

8. Advanced Thinkers: Why do you think the ripples in the water spread out in circles? What does this tell us about how sound waves travel?

9. Research Challenge: Find out about a traditional Māori instrument (like pūtātara or kōauau). How does it use vibrations to make sound?

Instrument name: _________________________

Waves and Vibrations Worksheet

Waves and Vibrations Worksheet

🔊 Part 1: Understanding Sound and Vibrations

🌊 Part 2: Observations and Explanations

🎵 Part 3: Extension Challenge

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