Wiltshire E-Learning Project Curriculum Area: Science KS2

Learning Objective

Sound

These activities are designed to supplement work done in science and should always be accompanied by some practical investigation

Software - Websites - Activities

Generic:

BBC Revisewise

Ocean Odyssey-Sound Revision

Powerpoint icon Changing Sounds

Notebook icon SMART Investigation Planner
Online activity Website
Information
Resources

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Physical processes 3. Pupils should be taught

e) that sounds are made when objects [for example, strings on musical instruments] vibrate but that vibrations are not always directly visible

 
Information on how sounds are created
www.crocodile-clips.com/absorb

 
 
f) how to change the pitch and loudness of sounds produced by some vibrating objects [for example, a drum skin, a plucked string]

 
Simulate changing the pitch and loudness of musical instruments
www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/9_10/
www.e-schools.co.uk/revision/science
 
Create a database of musical instruments, including fields to record how pitch and loudness of sounds are changed
 
Sort instruments according to how they are played
www.crick.northants.sch.uk

 
 
Website
Website

 
Textease data

 
Website
g) that vibrations from sound sources require a medium [for example, metal, wood, glass, air] through which to travel to the ear
Use sound sensors to compare how sound travels through different materials