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QCA

Science at key stages 1 and 2    (Year 1)

Unit 1F: Sound and hearing

QCA

Expectations

Most children will: recognise and describe many sounds; describe how sounds are generated by specific objects; state that they hear sounds through their ears; describe what they observe when they move further away from a source of sound; make observations or measurements relating to sounds and with help present these in charts

Some children will not have made so much progress and will: recognise and describe many sounds; relate their sense of hearing to their ears; make and record observations of sounds

Some children will have progressed further and will also: recognise that when sounds are generated by objects, something moves or vibrates


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