to turn ideas about hearing into questions that can be tested
to make and record observations and present them in drawings and writing
Activities
Outcomes
Children:
Ask children to draw a picture or describe how they think we hear. Carry out a number of short activities eg ask them to point to where a sound is coming from; using ear muffs over both or one ear see if children can hear as well as with both ears which will test their ideas. Encourage them to raise questions during the activities eg What will happen if we use earmuffs? What happens if we only cover one ear? Discuss with children what they have found out and help them to record this using drawings and writing.
state that they hear sounds through their ears
recognise that our ears also give information about where sounds are coming from eg I pointed to where the buzzer was when I had my eyes shut, I didn't need to see
suggest how to find out about hearing eg you could cover one ear and both ears and listen to the sound
Points to note
Children's pictures may show misunderstandings about how they hear. Teachers will need to take these ideas into account in subsequent teaching.
SAFETY - Warn children it is dangerous to put objects into their ears (unless specially designed eg earplugs).
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SAFETY - Warn children it is dangerous to put objects into their ears (unless specially designed eg earplugs).