The activities this week focus on exploring sound through fun, hands-on STEM activities. These activities help kids notice, explore, and think about the sense of sound. Remember, we would love to feature some of your student’s work on our social media outlets. You can help us with this by using the #STEMATHOME hashtag and tagging the Oakley STEM Center (@TNTechSTEM) on your posts.

Wendy Pfeffer, Ilustrated by Anna Chernyshova

Sounds are all around us. Clap your hands, snap your fingers: You're making sounds. Read and find out how people and animals use different kinds of sounds to communicate. With colorful illustrations from Anna Chernyshova and engaging text from Wendy Pfeffer, Sounds All Around is a fascinating look into how sound works!

Guest Reader: Dr. Lisa Zagumny, Dean of the College of Education.

Video Production: Gary Bradford our AV Specialist at the STEM Center.

*This video has been posted with permission from the publisher Harper Collins Children's Books.

Mary Lawrence, Illustrated by Lynn Adams

When Tim and his family stay in a country cottage, spooky sounds are keeping him awake. Are the sounds made by ghosts at the window, or monsters climbing the stairs? A simple science lesson on sound provides the answers. Full-color illustration

Guest Reader: Kinsey Potter, a graduate student majoring in Professional and Technical Communication.

Video Production: Gary Bradford our AV Specialist at the STEM Center.

*This video has been posted with permission from the publisher Boyd Mills & Kane Publishing Group.