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PALAWAN STATE UNIVERSITY

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A LESSON PLAN IN GRADE 7 SCIENCE

Topic/Title Properties of Sound

Grade Level Grade 7
Time Allotment 1 Hour
Teacher
Time & Date 07:40 am -09:40 am, March 16, 2023 (Thursday)

I. OBJECTIVES
A. Content Standard
The learners demonstrate an understanding of the characteristics of sound
B. Performance Standard

C. Learning Competencies
describe the characteristics of sound using the concepts of wavelength, velocity, and amplitude; S7LT-IIId7
explain sound production in the human voice box, and how pitch, loudness, and quality of sound vary from one
person to another; S7LT-IIIe
describe how organisms produce, transmit, and receive sound of various frequencies (infrasonic, audible, and
ultrasonic sound). S7LT-IIIe9
D. Specific Learning Objectives
At the end of the 60-minute lesson, the Grade 7 students should be able to do the following with at least 80%
proficiency:
1. recognize changes in pitch and loudness of sound;

2. discuss how pitch, loudness, and quality of sound vary from one source to another;

3. illustrate how organisms produce, transmit, and receive sound.

II. CONTENT
Properties of Sound
III. LEARNING RESOURCES
A. References
1. Teacher’s Guide pages Breaking Through Science 7; Corazon N. et. Al.;2018; C&E Publishing, Inc.
pp. 192-196
2. Learner’s Materials pages Breaking Through Science 7 second edition; Corazon N. et. Al.;2018; C&E
Publishing, Inc. pp. 330-338
3. Textbook pages
4. Additional Materials from
Learning Resource (LR) portal
5. Other Learning Resources Handouts:

https://byjus.com/jee/properties-of-sound/

http://www.studyphysics.ca/newnotes/20/unit03_mechanicalwaves/
chp141516_waves/lesson49.htm

https://www.wikilectures.eu/w/Properties_of_Sound

IV. PROCEDURES Teacher’s Activity Students’ Activity

Preliminaries
(5 minutes) Everyone, please stand up.

Good morning, everyone! Good morning, Sir Reynald!

You may take your seats.
May I know if there are students who
are absent today?
There’s none, Sir.

1. Elicit (5 minutes)
Before we start our lesson, let’s recall
our topic last meeting. We already
A. Reviewing previous lesson
discussed the transmission of sound,
or presenting the new lesson
right? - Yes sir!

How is the sound produced?

- Sound is produced when

something vibrates.

How is the sound transmitted?

- Sound waves are
transmitted by a vibrating
molecule from one molecule
to another

That’s right!

What are the factors that affect the

- The speed of the sound
speed of sound?
depends on the density and
the elasticity of the medium
through which it travels. In
general, sound travels faster
in liquids than in gases and
quicker in solids than in
liquids. The greater the
elasticity and the lower the
density, the faster sound

2. Engage (10 minutes)
B. Establishing a purpose for
the lesson
C. Presenting examples/
instances of the new lesson
3. Explore (10 minutes)
D. Discussing new concepts
and practicing new skills #1
E. Discussing new concepts
and practicing new skills #2
travels in a medium.
Very good!
Now, I have a little activity Fill me in.
Complete the missing letters in a given
word. Each word has hints given to it.
S_ _ N_
- Sound
(Created by vibrating object)
P_ _ C H
- Pitch
(The quality of a sound governed by
the rate of vibrations producing it; the
degree of highness or lowness of a
tone)
L__dn___
- Loudness
(The human perception of sound
intensity. It is frequently measured in
dB which is a scale based on the human
threshold of hearing)
Q__li__
(It is perceived as the quality of
different sounds) - Quality
_a_
(Responsible for hearing sounds and
for balance in the human body) - Ear
Based from the activity, what do you
think is the topic this morning?
- Properties of Sound Sir!
That is correct! Our topic for today is
about properties of Sound wave.
Before going on, please read the
objectives of our lesson first.
Here are the objectives of our lesson.
Everyone, please read our objectives
for today’s lesson in 3...2...1 go!
(The teacher will post the objectives on
the board and facilitate all the students
- recognize changes in pitch
to read it.)
and loudness of sound;
- discuss how pitch, loudness,
and quality of sound vary
from one source to another;
- illustrate how organisms
produce, transmit, and
receive sound;

Now I want you to group yourselves

into 5 groups. Okay, now let’s count 1-
5 so we can determine your group
starting from the first chair on the right
- 1…2…3…4…5…
side. Go!
- (The student will start to
count in order to group
themselves into 5 groups.)

For our group activity, you will report

about the characteristics/properties of
sound. Each group will report one
characteristics of sound.

Group 1 will report about the Pitch.

You can search in your book on page
333 about:
 definition of pitch.
 relation of the pitch and
frequency.
 discuss how a certain animals
hear things that humans cannot.
 what are infrasonic waves and
its frequency?
 give an example of infrasonic
sources.

For group 2, you will discuss the

doppler effect. You can search it in
your book on page 335 about:
 what is the definition of doppler
effect?
 how does it work?
 give an example of doppler
effect that you experience in
your daily lives.

For group 3, you will discuss the

echolocation. You can find it in your
book on page 336. You need to discuss
the ff:
 definition of echolocation.
 discuss how the echolocation
works.
 give an example of organisms
that use echolocation and how
they use echolocation to survive
in their daily lives.

For group 4, you will discuss the

loudness. You can search it in your
book on page 337. You need to discuss
the ff:
 definition of intensity.
 relationship of loudness and
intensity.
 what unit are being use to
measure the loudness of the
sound?
 why the loudness of sound
depends on the distance of the
listener from the source, and
give an example scenario of it
that you experience in your
daily life?

And for the last group, group 5, you

will discuss the Quality. You can find
in your book on page 338. You should
discuss the ff:
 what is Sound quality?
 what are fundamental tones and
overtones?
 Why the blending of the sound
of different frequencies gives
the sound its quality?
 What is resonance?

You will write all your findings and

discussions in the provided manila
paper.

You also need to choose your leader

per group and you will have 15 mins to
finish your activity. Another thing is
those who not participate in their group
work will be the one to present their
outputs.

Any questions?

Okay, then you may start your group

activity now.
 - None, Sir!
4. Explain (10 minutes)
Times up! Okay, so group 1 please
present your outputs on the board and
start to discuss your topic.
- Pitch is the highness or
F. Developing mastery (leads to
lowness of the sound. It
Formative Assessment 3)
depends on the frequency of
the soundwave. The higher
the frequency, the higher the
pitch and the lower the
frequency, the lower the
pitch.
- Human ears can hear sound
frequencies from about 20
Hz to 20,000 Hz. But some
animals like dogs and bats
can detect ultrasound sound.
Dogs hear frequencies up to
25,000 Hz while bats can
detect frequencies as high as
100,000 Hz.
- Infrasonic waves have a
frequency below 20 Hz and
these waves are produced
by many natural and
manmade sources.
- Sources that produce
infrasonic waves are
avalanches, volcanoes,
thunder, ocean waves,
waterfalls and meteors.
 - The doppler effect is a
change in the frequency and
pitch of sound due to either
the movement of the source
or the listener.
- How the doppler effect
works? When a noisy object
is moving toward you, it
sound waves bunch up,
producing a higher
frequency, or pitch.
Conversely, as soon as the
Very good! Everyone let’s clap our object is moving away from
hands on group 1! you, the sound waves
stretch out, and the pitch
lowers. The faster the
object, the greater the pitch
Next group, group 2!
change.
- Just like the siren of
ambulance, the pitch of
siren increases as the
ambulance approaches you
and as it moves away, the
siren’s pitch decreases.

- Echolocation is the use of

reflected sound waves to
determine distances or to
locate objects.
- Echolocation occurs when
an animal emits a sound
wave that bounces off an
object, returning an echo
that provides information
about the object’s distance
and size.
- One of the animals that use
echolocation are bats. To
echolocate, bats send out
sound wave from the mouth
or nose. When the sound
waves hit an object, they
produce echoes. The echo
bounces off the object and
returns to the bat’s ears.
Bats listen to the echoes to
figure out where the object
is, how big it is, and its
shape.

Excellent! Let’s clap our hands on

group 2!
Group 3, please present your output in
the front.

- Sound intensity, amount of
energy flowing per unit time
through a unit area that is
perpendicular to the
direction in which the sound
waves are travelling.
- Intensity of sound increases
as the amplitude or the
height of a wave increases.
- Loudness is the human
perception of sound and
intensity. The higher the
intensity and amplitude, the
louder is the sound.

- Sound quality describes the

difference among sounds of
the same pitch and loudness.
- The fundamental tones are
the lowest natural frequency
of an object while overtones
are the highest natural
frequency of an object.
- Resonance is when one
object vibrating at the same
natural frequency of a
second object forces that
second object into
vibrational motion.

Everybody, let’s clap our hands on

group 3!

Group 4 you may now present your

outputs!

5. Elaborate
(10 minutes)
G. Finding practical
applications of concepts and
skills in daily living
H. Making generalizations and
abstractions about the lesson
Give a round of applause for group 4!
And last but not the least, the group 5!
You may now start to present your
groupwork.
Everyone, let’s clap our hands on group
5!
So now, for our last activity, I want 1
girl and 1 boy to sing our PSU hymn
(The practice teacher will choose 1 girl
and 1 boy in the class)
Okay, so now I want you to sing the
PSU hymn at the same time? Is that
clear? On my cue, 1…2…3… sing!
- PSU beloved
On this day we greet you
Loyal sons and daughters
Ever shall we strive to be
Let thy name be echoed
Here and everywhere
Honor and fame may
forever
Crown the glory of your
name.
- Yes sir!
So, did you notice the difference in - Their pitch is different.
terms of pitch between our singers?
 - Because girls have shorter
vocal cords which vibrate
more quickly and produce a
Okay, then why is that different? higher pitch, while in boys,
the longer vocal cords
vibrate with low frequencies
giving them deeper voice. 

- Sir, the pitch of sound

depends upon its frequency,
Okay, that is correct! while the loudness of sound
depends upon its amplitude.

Then, what do you think is the

difference between the pitch and the
loudness of sound?

Very good!

- The soft one sir!

(The teacher will play a music, the loud
music “Suicide Silence” and the soft
music “Kiss the rain”) - Because it’s does not hurt
into our ears when we
listened to it than the other
Now, which do you think is pleasant to one.
hear?

- None sir!
Why is that?

Okay, that is correct. The lower the

intensity of the sound, the more the
pleasant to hear it.

Any clarifications or questions

regarding in our topic?

Then get ¼ sheet of paper.

6. Evaluate (7 minutes) Directions: Answer the following
questions in a ¼ sheet of intermediate
paper.
1. what is the unit to measure the sound
I. Evaluating learning intensity?
a. decibel
b. kilogram 1. A
c. meter per second
d. temperature

2. Pitch of the sound depends upon?

a. amplitude
b. distance of sound
c. frequency
d. temperature

3. What is the difference between a low

pitched and high-pitched sound? 2. C
a. high pitch sound has higher
frequency than low pitched sound
b. high pitched sound has a larger
amplitude
c. low pitched sound has a larger
amplitude
d. both have the same frequency but
different amplitudes

4. A big dog’s bark has a ___ pitch 3. A

than a small dog’s bark.
a. equal
b. lower
c. higher
d. none of the above

5. What word describes how high or

low a sound is?
a. amplitude
b. pitch
c. loudness
d. wavelength

4. B

5. B
 7. Extend (3 minutes) Assignment:

In our next meeting, bring any

materials that produce sound.
J. Additional activities for
application or remediation

V. REMARKS

VI. REFLECTION
A. No. of learners who learned 80% on the
formative assessment
B. No. of learners who require additional
activities for remediation
C. Did the remedial lesson work? No. of learners
who have caught up with the lesson
D. No. of learners who continue to require
remediation
E. Which of my teaching strategies worked well?
Why did this work?
F. What difficulties did I encounter which my
principal or supervisor can help me solve?
G. What innovation or localized materials did I
use to discover which I wish to share with other
teachers?

Prepared by: Certified True and Correct:

REYNALD F. VILLANUEVA ARLENE LAGRADA IBAÑEZ

Student Teacher Cooperating Teacher