Science at key stages 1 and 2 (Year 1)

Unit 1F: Sound and hearing
Section 2: Listening to sounds

Objectives

Children should learn:

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

Activities		Outcomes
		Children:
Carry out a 'sound quiz' by asking children to listen to a tape containing familiar sounds eg a car engine, birds singing, children singing, a piano playing, footsteps, a tap running and to identify what they are. Record different children in the class speaking and ask children to identify who they are.		identify a range of familiar sounds eg that's water trickling, that's us singing in assembly listen carefully to identify different speakers

Points to note

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	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

Science at key stages 1 and 2 (Year 1)

Objectives

Activities

Outcomes

Points to note

Sections in this unit