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Science
Quarter 3 - Module 5
Week 5: Materials that Block,
Absorb or Transmit Sound and
the Effect of Sound on People
and Objects
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Science
Quarter 3 - Module 5
Week 5: Materials that Block,
Absorb or Transmit Sound and
the Effect of Sound on People
and Objects

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Science - Grade 5
Quarter 3 – Module 5 (Week 5) Materials that Block, Absorb and Transmit Sound
and the Effect of Sound on People and Objects
Second Edition, Revised 2021

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What I Need to Know

Quarter: Third Quarter

Content Standard: The learners demonstrate how different objects

interact with light and sound, heat

Competency: Relate the ability of the materials to

block, absorb or transmit light to its use.
(S5FE - IIIe – 5)

Learning Objectives: The learners should be able to:

1. identify the materials that can block, absorb

or transmit sound;
2. explain the effects of light on people and
objects;
3. list ways on how to reduce and protect
people from noise; and
4. give the importance of sound in daily life.

Duration : 1 week (Week 5)

Topic : Materials that Block, Absorb or Transmit Sound

and the Effect of Sound on People and Objects

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 What I Want to Tell?

This module is made for you to understand clearly the different properties
of sounds and identify which sound is pleasant or unpleasant to us human. You
can enjoy reading while answering the activities that were given. Read it carefully
and start the journey. As you move on page by page, you are going to enjoy the
trip to learn how properties of sounds become pleasant and unpleasant as we
understand its usage and purpose; how it becomes part of our daily routine and to
use them properly. Treasure every moment and challenge in your quest for
knowledge.

How to use this module?

1. Handle the module with utmost care.
2. Do not remove any page.
3. Read and follow the instructions very carefully.
4. Meaning of the difficult words placed in the “WORD BANK”.
5. Lessons in the module should be read and understood.
6. Perform all the activities, as these will help you have a
better understanding of the topic.
7.Take extra precautions while doing the activity especially when handling
hazardous or harmful materials.
8. Seek assistance or guidance from your parents or elders if needed.
9. Have fun and good luck.

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 What I Know (Pre-Test)

Science 5
Quarter 3 – Module 5: Materials that Block, Absorb and Transmit Sound
and the Effect of Sound on People and Objects
Directions: Read and understand each item carefully. Write the letter of the
correct answer on a sheet of paper.
1. Which of the following sounds is pleasant to the ears? It is a ___________.
A. traffic jams C. disco in gym
B. river flowing D. jack hammer used by workers

2. What do sound waves need in order to transmit?

A. medium B. someone to make it C. sounds D. vibrations

3. Which object blocks the sound from passing through?

A. curtain B. insulation foam C. metal D. water

4. Which of the following is NOT a sound property?

A. loudness B. pitch C. quality D. vibrations

5. What do you call the sound that is loud, unpleasant and causes disturbance?
A. enjoyable B. harmonious C. instrumental D. noise

6. If the guitar uses a thinner string, what kind of sounds will it produce?
A. higher Pitch C. high Pitch
B. lower Pitch D. low Pitch

7. Which sound becomes unhelpful to us? Sound that _____________.

A. helps deliver information
B. will disturb people who are sleeping at night
C. can engage us towards others about what we feel
D. gives us warning signals like ringing of bells in school

8. Which group of objects can absorb sound?

A. elastic, metal, wood
B. aluminum, metal, wood
C. blanket, curtain, egg cartoon
D. concrete wall, ear plug, insulation foam

9. What property of sounds refers to the shape of the sound waves an object
produce?
A. harmony B. loudness C. pitch D. quality

10. Which of the following is example of an unpleasant sound?

A. Jack hammer used by the workers.
B. Bird chirping on a tree.
C. Waves of the sea
D. River flowing

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 What’s In

When you listen to your favorite musical group, you hear a variety of sounds.
Although sounds come from different sources, they are all produced by vibrating
objects. How does a musical instrument or a stereo speaker make sound waves in
the air? What happens when those waves reach your ear? Why does a guitar sound
different from a violin? You will learn the answers to all of these as we discuss the
different properties of sound.

What’s New

Activity 1.1: Sound Off!

Problem:
How do some objects produce sounds?

What you need:

- metal spoon - 30 inches cord string

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What to do:
1. Stand in front of a closed door. Tie the handle of the spoon at the
midpoint of the string.

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2.Wrap the ends of the string around your index fingers.

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3.Place your fingers close to your ears.

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4.Lean over so that the spoon hangs freely and swing the spoon so it
taps against the door.
5.Hit the door again; but this time hit it harder.

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 What have you found out:

1. What did you hear the first time the spoon hit the door?
2. How did the sound change when the spoon hit the door the second time?

Conclusion:
How do objects produce sound?

Lesson 1: Properties of Sound

Objective: Identify the different properties of sound and its effects to us.

What is it

WORDBANK

Dense – stuff packed tight into a given space

Decibel – a unit used to measure the intensity of a sound or the power level of an
electrical signal by comparing it with a given level on a logarithmic scale
Insulation – material used to insulate something, especially a building
Pressure – continuous physical force exerted on or against an object by something
in contact with it
Pluck – take hold of (something) and quickly remove it from its place
Ragged – having an irregular or uneven surface
Soundproof – preventing, or constructed of material that prevents, the passage of
sound
Sound waves – a wave of compression and rarefaction, by which sound is
propagated in an elastic medium such as air
Tension – the state of being stretched tight
Throat – the passage which leads from the back of the mouth of a person or animal
Ultrasound – sound or other vibrations having an ultrasonic frequency, particularly
as used in medical imaging
Vibration – an oscillation of the parts of a fluid or an elastic solid whose equilibrium
has been disturbed, or of an electromagnetic wave
cordsis–produced
VocalSound folds of membranous tissue that
by vibrating objects. Toproject inward
understand fromabout
more the sides of let
sound, the
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of its properties.
vibrate in the airstream to produce the voice
Which musical instruments you really wanted to play? More people especially
young like you are interested in playing at least one musical instrument for you not to
get bored as of the moment that you’re just staying at home. For those who cannot

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afford to buy one, they usually use improvise musical instrument or sometimes they
use their body parts to produce sound. But what do you mean by sound?

Sound is a form of energy that we can hear. It plays a very important role in
our lives. We communicate through sound. We can call a friend, speak, sing and
shout because of the sound coming from our vocal cords. Sounds are produced by
vibrations.

Vibration is the rapid back and forth movement of particles in the object. It
produces sound waves which move through several mediums such as air and water
before reaching it to our ears. Our ears vibrate similar sounds from its original source
and allows us to hear different kinds of sound.

Try to hold your throat and press slightly with your fingers. Say “Ahhhhh” with
your natural voice. What do your finger feel?

Properties of Sound

Study the figure below. What general properties of waves are shown?
The diagram shows the wavelength, frequency and amplitude. The wavelength is
the distance between two crests or troughs. The amplitude represents the distance
of the crest or trough from the center of the wave. Another property that is common
to all forms of waves is frequency. It represents the number of waves produced in a
given time usually in seconds. Waves that have shorter wavelengths have higher
frequency.

short wavelength

crest
amplitude

trough
long wavelength

Figure 1. Frequency

Waves A and B are produced in the same period of time, but we have different wavelengths.
Which wave has a high frequency? Low frequency?

Sound waves have wavelength, amplitude, and frequency. However, the

description of sound does not depend only on these properties. Sound is also
described in terms of its pitch, intensity, and loudness. A person who speaks with a
high pitch produces sound with a high frequency. A singer with a soprano voice
sings at a high pitch. Thus he/she produces sound waves with short wavelengths
and high frequency. Some sounds with very low or very high frequency cannot be
detected by the human ear. Only sounds with frequency from 20 to 20 000 Hertz
(Hz) can be detected by the human ear. Hertz is the unit used to represent
frequency. It means the number of vibrations per second.
Below 20 Hz is infrasound and over 20 000 Hz is ultrasound.
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 Pitch refers to the highness and lowness of notes. When vibrations are fast,
high notes are heard. When vibrations are slow, low notes are heard.
For string instruments, the length, thickness, and tension on the strings have
different effects on the sound they can produce. Like for example shorter strings
produce higher pitch while longer strings produce lower pitch. A thinner string
produces a high pitch while the thicker strings produce low pitch. Stretched or high-
tension strings produce sounds with higher notes while the loosen or low-tension
strings produces lower notes.

Quality refers to the shape of sound waves an object produces. The

smoother shape of the waves, the better is the quality of the sound and the more
pleasing it is to the ears. If the shape of the waves is ragged, the sound they produce
is noise and unpleasant to the ear.

Loudness refers to the volume or sound pressure produced by the vibrations

of an object. If the sound produces high pressure, then the sound becomes louder.
This pressure can sometimes be so high that the loud sounds become irritating to
the ears.
How Does Sound Work?

Sound waves are created by vibrations. For example, when someone sings,
their vocal cords vibrate and send waves through the air to the listener. Higher
frequency sounds consist of short sound waves, whereas lower frequency sounds
contain long waves. Higher frequency sounds don’t bend as much around barriers
and are reflected by thin materials. Lower sound waves pass through thinner
materials. In general, sound loses energy as it passes through walls.

Sound Absorption

Controlling noise through sound absorption can be an extremely effective

method of lessening the echo and noise within a space. Products that are designed
to absorb sound are made with soft materials that can soak up the sound as it hits its
surfaces. Examples of sound absorbing materials are: soft furniture, thick carpets
and rugs, egg cartons, curtains and blankets.

Soundproofing or sound blocking

Soundproofing or sound blocking with sound insulating material stops

sound from entering or leaving a room. Soundproofing materials are mostly solid and
heavy – the action of physically blocking sound requires it to be dense enough to
reflect sound and keep it enclosed in one space. Soundproofing isn’t always the go-
to solution when someone has a problem with noise, but there are definitely
circumstances where soundproofing is the most suitable method. Theatres, cinemas
and TV/Radio studios often need to use soundproofing to resolve issues of
unwanted sound entering or leaving a room. Some examples of materials that block
sounds are: concrete wall, insulation foam, ear plug and bricks.

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How sound travels

Sounds travel in the form of waves. As one speaks, the sound waves travel
through the air, sound waves spread out in all directions. They are strongest near the
source and get weaker as they move away from it. Sounds travel fast through solids
because the particles are very close to each other. Sound also travels through
liquids like water. However, sound travels slower through liquids than through solids
this is because the particles in liquids are apart from each other. Sound travels
through air too. It travels through air because the particles in air are farther apart
from each other than the particles in liquids. Sounds cannot travel in places where
there is no air. Some examples of materials that transmit sounds are: wood, metal,
aluminum and elastic materials.

The intensity of a sound is measured in decibels (dB). The chart lists some
sounds and the intensity of each sound. Your ears can be hurt by sounds that are
louder than 100 dB.

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Importance of Sound in Daily Life

Being able to hear sounds make life more meaningful.

1. Sound is the only main form of communication for humans and animals. We,
humans, communicate verbally with spoken languages besides body languages.
While the animals make sounds to communicate with each other.

2. Sound makes us aware of what is happening around us like the emergency sound
of an ambulance siren and fire truck horn.
3. Sound of music and human laughter can inspire us to do something good for
others.
4. Sound can be used as a reminder where a visual cue may not be sufficient.
5. Ultrasound used in the medical field sends sound waves into a person’s body to
provide us with a digital image of what is inside it.

Lesson 2: Pleasant or Unpleasant Sounds

Have you tried to do an activity alone at home? What type of music do you want
to hear while doing the activity? The noisy or the pleasant songs? Everyday we are
all exposed to the different sounds in our surroundings. Each range of sounds we
hear depends on the sensitiveness of your ear. In Science, they use the units called
Decibel. It has been accepted that the lower limit for human hearing is 20 vibrations
per second and the upper limit is about 20, 000 vibrations per second.

Sound waves as you have known can be high in pitch or a low pitch. Some
sounds can be loud or soft like the baby crying, crashing of waves by the seashore,
the sirens of ambulance and many more.

Pleasant or harmonious sounds are pleasing to the ears. Some of them are
the music playing over the radio in a normal volume, the sound of a familiar melody
of the piano, and the gentle voice of a mother singing lullaby.

Unpleasant sounds are sounds that make irregular vibrations. Sounds coming
from traffic, market, aircraft, slammed or shut door or when heavy object falls from a
higher place to the floor.

Science Work…
Activity 2.1. Stringed Instruments
Problem:
How do changes in vibrating string change the sound it produced?
What you need:
3 rubber bands small shoe box
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Note: If possible, use eye protection and do not let the rubber bands snap against
your hand.
What to do:
1. Stretch a rubber band and pluck it. Observe the sound and the shape of the
rubber bands when it vibrates.
2. This time stretch the rubber bands more and observe again the sound
produced when you plucked it.
3. Hold your finger at one point to shorten the size of the bands that can vibrate.
Pluck it again and observe the sound produced.
4. With the use of the shoe box, stretch the rubber bands over the open box. Do
step 1 again.

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What have you found out:

1. What happened to the sound when you increase the tension?

2. What happened when you stretched the rubber band?

3. What happened when you stretched the band over the box? How will you
explain this?

Conclusion:

What factor/s affect/s the pitch of a sound?

What have you found out

Read each question carefully. Write your answers at the back of the used
bond paper activity 1.

1. What happened to the sound when you increased the tension? What
happen when you stretched it?
2. What happened when you stretched the band over the box?

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 What I Have Learned…

Directions: Read each statement carefully. Write your answers on a sheet of paper.

1. What is sound and how it is produced?

2. What factors affect sound?
3. How does each factor affect sound?
4. How can loud noises damage your hearing?

What I Can Do…

We are experiencing a lot of noise in our surroundings now. What can we do

to lessen or to reduce such noise especially that most of the students are having
their online class at home? List at least five (5) methods or ways on how to reduce
and to protect people from noise. Number 1 is done for you.

1. Turn your music down, especially when using headphones.

2. ______________________________________________
3. ______________________________________________
4. ______________________________________________
5. ______________________________________________

What I Can Do More

Directions: Write True if the statement is correct and False if the statement is incorrect.
Write your answer on a sheet of paper.
____________ 1. All sounds are loud.
____________ 2. Sound only travels in air.
____________ 3. Sound travels in all directions.
____________ 4. Soft sound can cause noise pollution.
____________ 5. Too much loud sounds can harm our ears.
____________ 6. The sound of music is pleasant to the ears.
____________ 7. Sound from the alarm clock will help us to be awake.
____________ 8. Animals make sounds to communicate with each other.
____________ 9. Sound do not make us aware of what is happening around us.
____________10. The siren of an ambulance tells us that there is an emergency.

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 What I Know (Post Test)

Science 5
Quarter 3 – Module 5: Materials that Block, Absorb and Transmit Sound
and the Effect of Sound on People and Objects
Directions: Read and understand each item carefully. Write the letter of the correct
answer on a sheet of paper.

1. What is the back-and-forth movement of an object?

A. electricity B. heat C. light D. sound

2. Which of the following will produce the loudest sound? It is a small rod
dropped on a/into _________.
A. carpet B. mat C. tiled floor D. water

3. Which objects blocks the sound from passing through?

A. cloth B. insulation foam C. metal D. wood

4. Which of the following is a sound property?

A. vibrations B. tuning fork C. pitch D. decibel

5. How do you call the sound that is soft, pleasant and cannot cause
disturbance?
A. harmonious B. instrumental C. noise D. unpleasant

6. Which of the following does not affect the pitch of sound?

A. state of materials C. diameter of the objects
B. amount of materials D. temperature of materials

7. What unit is used to represent frequency?

A. Decibels B. Hertz C. Newtons D. Ultrasound

8. When can we say that the sound is harmonious? The sound produced ____.
A. can be heard by everybody C. is pleasing to ears
B. causes other objects to vibrate D. reaches to 6000 decibels
9. What is the unit used in measuring sound?
A. decibels B. kilometers C. liters D. yard
10. Which of the following materials where sound can travel?
A. all of the above B. metal C. water D. wood

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 Answer Key
What have you found out
Answers may vary.

What I have learned

1. Sound is a form of energy that we can hear. It plays a very important role in
our lives. We communicate through sound.
2. Effect of frequency, wave length & amplitude.

What I can do
1. Turn your music down, especially when using headphones.
2. Walk away from the loud noise.
3. Take breaks from the noise.
4. Avoid loud, noisy activities and places.
5. Use hearing protection.

What I can Do More

1. False 6. False
2. True 7. True
3. True 8. False
4. True 9. False
5. True 10. True
6.

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