Help Grade 1 science students master sound and vibrations vocabulary with this print-and-go flashcard pack. Color picture cards, illustrated definition cards, black-and-white coloring cards, and two write-the-name worksheets make it simple to adapt for introduction, practice, centers, or review.

What students practice

• Sound: Sound is made by vibrations that travel through air or other materials to our ears.
• Vibration: A vibration is a quick back-and-forth movement.
• Loud: A loud sound has a high volume, like crashing cymbals.
• Soft: A soft sound has a low volume, like a whisper.
• High Sound: A high sound is made by fast vibrations, like a bird's chirp.
• Low Sound: A low sound is made by slow vibrations, like a cow's moo.
• Drum: A drum makes sound when its stretched top vibrates after being hit.
• Guitar String: A guitar string vibrates and makes sound when it is plucked.
• Bell: A bell makes a ringing sound when its metal vibrates.
• Ear: An ear helps us hear sounds around us.
• Voice: Your voice is made when vocal cords in your throat vibrate.
• Echo: An echo is a sound heard again after it bounces off a surface.

What’s included (10 pages)

• color picture cards (2 pages: 1, 2): Sound, Vibration, Loud, Soft, High Sound, Low Sound; Drum, Guitar String, Bell, Ear, Voice, Echo
• illustrated definition cards (4 pages: 3, 4, 5, 6): Sound, Vibration, Loud; Soft, High Sound, Low Sound; Drum, Guitar String, Bell; Ear, Voice, Echo
• coloring cards (2 pages: 7, 8): Sound, Vibration, Loud, Soft, High Sound, Low Sound; Drum, Guitar String, Bell, Ear, Voice, Echo
• write the name worksheet (2 pages: 9, 10) — “Look at each picture and write the correct name in the box.”: Sound, Vibration, Loud, Soft, High Sound, Low Sound; Drum, Guitar String, Bell, Ear, Voice, Echo
• 10-page printable PDF (US Letter, 8.5 × 11 inches) — print and go, no prep

How to use it in class

• Science warm-ups, centers, and small-group vocabulary practice
• Introduce or review terms before a sound-and-vibration investigation
• Coloring cards for ink-saving practice or early finishers
• Write-the-name worksheets as a quick check for understanding
• Sub plans — print and go

This pack is a supporting vocabulary fit to NGSS 1-PS4-1 (Plan and conduct investigations to provide evidence that vibrating materials can make sound and that sound can make materials vibrate), because the cards help students name vibrating objects, describe how vibrations make sound, and use volume and pitch vocabulary. This is vocabulary practice with picture, definition, coloring, and write-the-name pages, not a complete 1-PS4-1 investigation. The PDF does not print a grade or standard code. Best-fit tag is Grade 1, matching NGSS 1-PS4-1 sound-and-vibration vocabulary.

At a glance

• Grade: 1
• Subject: Science
• Pages: 10 (US Letter printable PDF)
• Terms: 12
• Standards: NGSS-aligned (supporting vocabulary fit to 1-PS4-1)
• Format: Instant digital download after purchase