Science at key stages 1 and 2    (Year 1)

• that there are many different sources of sounds
• to explore sounds using their sense of hearing
• to make observations of sounds by listening carefully

• that there are many different ways of making sounds
• to present results and to interpret these

• that there are many ways of describing sounds

• that we can make sounds in a variety of ways
• to explore sounds using the sense of touch

• that we hear with our ears
• to turn ideas about hearing into questions that can be tested
• to make and record observations and present them in drawings and writing

• that we use our sense of hearing for a range of purposes, including recognising hazards and risks

• that some sounds can be heard from a long distance
• that sounds seem louder the nearer you are to the source

• that sounds get fainter as they travel away from a source
• to measure distances using non-standard (or standard) measures
• to make and record their measurements

• to communicate what happened using diagrams or charts to present results
• to make comparisons between their results and use these to draw conclusions