Year 4
What is sound?
In this lesson, we will learn about how sound travels, how we hear it in our ear and complete an experiment.
Year 4
What is sound?
In this lesson, we will learn about how sound travels, how we hear it in our ear and complete an experiment.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- Describe what sound waves are
- Describe how we can see sounds
- Explain how we can stop sound
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3 Questions
Q1.
When a sound is made, the particles in the air
disappear
heat up
Q2.
When vibrations are funnelled into the ear canal, the _______ vibrates
Brain
Outer ear
Q3.
By placing a solid object between the sound and the ear, this will...
Make the sound higher in pitch
Make the sound louder by moving the particles more