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Week 07 · Screens and Sound

Tuesday

Volume up, volume down
// Brightness, volume and mute
⏱ about 15 min

Tuesday: Volume up, volume down

Rocket plays a song on the speaker.

"I can barely hear it!"

Raven cups her ear. "What do you notice?"

Nova beeps softly. "Hint: look for the volume buttons."

What is volume?

Volume is how loud or quiet the sound is.

Volume buttons make sound louder or quieter.

Plus or up means louder.

Minus or down means quieter.

A speaker icon shows the volume.

More waves on the icon means louder.

Start quiet. Then turn it up a little.

Very loud sound can hurt your ears.

Button or iconWhat it means
volume up (+)louder
volume down (-)quieter
speaker with many wavesloud
speaker with one wavequiet
VOLUME CHECK
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
What does volume change?
Which button makes the sound louder?
A speaker icon has one small wave. Is it loud or quiet?
How should you start a new song?
SentenceTrue or false?
Volume down makes the sound quieter.?
The sun icon changes the volume.?
Very loud sound can hurt your ears.?
More waves on the speaker icon means louder.?
WHY THIS EXERCISEThe speaker icon shows volume. The sun icon shows brightness.
Try it
With a grown-up, find the volume buttons on a device.
Play a quiet sound.
Press volume up once. Then press volume down once.
What do you notice?
Safety first
Ask a grown-up before you touch the device.
Keep the sound low. Turn it up slowly.
Never hold a speaker right next to your ear.
TURN UP A QUIET SONG
  • Tap a card.
  • Then tap its spot.
1First
2Next
3Then
4Last
STORY CHECK
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
What was the problem in the story?
What did Nova tell Rocket to look for?
What comes right after you find the volume button?
SentenceTrue or false?
Plus means louder.?
You should turn the sound up slowly.?
Minus means louder.?
WHY THIS EXERCISEPlus turns the sound up. Minus turns the sound down.
Draw a speaker icon with loud waves and quiet waves.

Word Spot: old, men

Here are new sight words.

Look at each word. Say it. Spell it.

Old: O-L-D.

Men: M-E-N.

FIND THE WORD
  • Listen to the word.
  • Tap it.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
FILL THE GAP
  • Listen to the sentence.
  • Tap the missing word.
The tree is very ___.
The ___ carried the boxes.

Great listening! Tomorrow we find out about mute.

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