Sound
This science scheme of work for Key Stage Two gets the children to identify how sounds are made by vibration, investigate ways of changing pitch and volume and test how some materials can be used for soundproofing. The class can perform fair tests to explore how sound can travel through different mediums.
Identify how sounds are made by vibration, investigate ways of changing pitch and volume and test how some materials can be used for soundproofing
Lesson One : Vibration
Investigate and demonstrate some of the different ways that all sounds can be created through the vibration of a range of materials
Lesson Two : String Telephone
Practise devising and producing a working model to illustrate and record how sound can be created through the vibration of different materials
Lesson Three : Changing Pitch
Test and record some of the different ways of changing the pitch of a range of sounds that can be produced when playing musical instruments
Lesson Four : Volume
Explore and record some of the different ways that can be used to make loud and quiet sounds when playing a range of musical instruments
Lesson Five : Soundproofing
Investigate and test how sound can travel through a range of different materials by exploring ways of using soundproofing to muffle vibrations
Lesson Six : Footsteps
Test and record some of the different ways that can be used to try and stop sounds from travelling through a range of materials by preventing vibrations from occurring
Sound Assessment
Assess abilities in identifying how sounds are made by vibration, investigating ways of changing pitch and volume and testing how some materials can be used for soundproofing.
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