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Week 07 · Screens and Sound

Wednesday

The silent switch
// Brightness, volume and mute
⏱ about 15 min

Wednesday: The silent switch

Rocket taps play on a video.

"There is no sound at all!"

Raven looks at the screen. "What do you notice?"

Nova whirs. "Hint: see the speaker with a line."

What is mute?

Mute turns the sound all the way off.

A speaker icon with a line means mute.

Tap it again to turn the sound back on.

Mute is handy in quiet places.

Nova mutes herself when the crew reads quietly.

Headphones also move sound away from the speaker.

No sound? Check three things

  • Is the sound muted?
  • Is the volume turned all the way down?
  • Are headphones plugged in? Ask a grown-up.
MUTE CHECK
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
What does mute do?
Which icon means mute?
How do you turn the sound back on?
Headphones are plugged in. Where does the sound go?
SentenceTrue or false?
Mute turns the sound off.?
A speaker with a line means loud.?
Mute is handy in a quiet place.?
A grown-up checks the headphones.?
WHY THIS EXERCISEA speaker with a line means muted. Tapping it brings sound back.
NO SOUND? CHECK IN ORDER
  • Tap a card.
  • Then tap its spot.
1First
2Next
3Then
4Last
Try it
With a grown-up, find the mute button or icon.
Tap mute. Then tap it again.
What changed?
Safety first
Ask a grown-up before you touch the device.
A grown-up plugs or unplugs headphones.
Keep the volume low when sound comes back.
SOUND DETECTIVE
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
The volume is up, but there is no sound. What first?
Who should check if headphones are plugged in?
When does Nova mute herself?
SentenceTrue or false?
Tapping mute twice turns the sound back on.?
Headphones send sound to the speaker.?
Checking the volume is one of the three checks.?
WHY THIS EXERCISEHeadphones take the sound. The speaker stays quiet.
Draw a mute icon. Then draw a sound-on icon.

Word Spot: need, land

Here are new sight words.

Look at each word. Say it. Spell it.

Need: N-E-E-D.

Land: L-A-N-D.

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.
I ___ a pencil.
Frogs live on ___ and in water.

Super sound detective! Tomorrow we learn to care for a screen.

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