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Handouts
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Simple sound chart
Have students place the following common sounds into the chart below based on their estimate of each sound's noise level:
Airport, Ambulance, Cafeteria, Car Horn, Fire Siren, Heavy Traffic, Helicopter, Humming, Jet Airplane, Normal Conversation, Office Machinery, Quiet Neighborhood, School Dance (DJ), Small Party, Whispered Voice
Sound Pressure (dB)
160 |
140 |
120 |
100 |
80 |
60 |
40 |
20 |
0 |
Simple sound chart answers
Sound Pressure (dB)
160
| Jet Airplane (160 dB) |
140 |
Helicopter (150 dB) Fire Siren (140 dB) |
120 |
Ambulance (130 dB) School Dance (DJ) (120 dB) |
100 |
Airport (110 dB) Cafeteria (100 dB) |
80 |
Heavy Traffic (90 dB) Office Machinery (80 dB) |
60 |
Small Party (70 dB) Normal Conversation (60 dB) |
40 |
Car Horn (50 dB) Quiet Neighborhood (40 dB) |
20 |
Humming (30 dB) Whispered Voice (20 dB) |
0 |
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Listening Walk
List the sounds that you remember below. Was each sound helpful or harmful? Necessary or unnecessary?
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Necessary |
Unnecessary |
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