Mississippi Science P.4.6C.3
The Standard
- P.4.6C
- Students will demonstrate an understanding of the properties of sound as a form of energy.
Obtain and communicate information about scientists who pioneered in the science of sound, (e.g., Alexander Graham Bell, Robert Boyle, Daniel Bernoulli, and Guglielmo Marconi).
2026 Mississippi College- and Career-Readiness Standards for Science · Motion, Forces, and Energy
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students use short articles or books to find out what different scientists tested or built. They explain how each person's work helped people understand sound or send messages.
What Mastery Looks Like
- A student can explain that Boyle tested how sound travels through air and Bernoulli studied vibrating strings. They can describe Bell's work on sending speech by telephone and Marconi's work on sending wireless messages, and name a source for their facts.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may think Boyle's bell stopped ringing when air was removed, rather than understanding that its sound could no longer reach listeners. They may think Marconi sent sound waves through empty space, instead of wireless signals.
How to Assess It
- Give students a one-page fact sheet on the four scientists. Ask them to match each person to their work and write one sentence explaining a match.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Stretch rubber bands across an empty tissue box, pluck them, and connect their vibrations to Bernoulli's work on vibrating strings.
After reading short scientist profiles, ask: How was Bell's telephone different from Marconi's wireless messages?
Make four scientist cards and four contribution cards; have pairs match them and explain each choice.
Show photos of a wired telephone and a car radio; ask students how Bell's and Marconi's work shaped each device.
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