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QCA

Science at key stages 1 and 2    (Year 1)

Unit 1F: Sound and hearing

QCA

Where this unit fits in

Builds on Unit 1A 'Ourselves'

Children need:

  • to know that hearing is one of their five senses and that we hear sounds through our ears.
Links with Units 1C 'Sorting and using materials', 1D 'Light and dark' and music and design and technology.


Sections in this unit

This unit is divided into sections. Each section contains a sequence of activities with related objectives and outcomes. You can view this unit by moving through the sections or print/download the whole unit.
1. Introduction
2. Listening to sounds
3. Making different sounds
4. Describing sounds
5. Body sounds
6. How we hear
7. Hearing and safety
8. Loud sounds
9. Testing sound and distance
10. Presenting the results
11. Review