Document Type
Lesson 2: Sounds of Your Study Site
Abstract
In this lesson, students will conduct a survey of noise in the study site. They will begin to explore the idea that noise has an impact on the ecosystem and its inhabitants. In small groups, they will use a decibel meter, data sheet and aerial photograph of the study site to collect data on a section of the site. Students will then share this information with classmates to create a map of the noise of your schoolyard. Then students will listen to prerecorded bird songs against urban noise. They will compare the bird songs and the characteristics that make them easier to hear: volume and pitch. This lesson introduces the idea that birds, as well as other animals, are impacted by urban noise.
Repository Citation
Center for Urban Resilience, "Lesson Plan: Sounds of Your Study Site" (2021). Module 07: Animal Adaptation & Behavior. 12.
https://digitalcommons.lmu.edu/urbanecolab-module07/12
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