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Science at key stage 3    (Year 8)

Unit 8L: Sound and hearing

QCA

Language for learning

Through the activities in this unit pupils will be able to understand, use and spell correctly:

  • words and phrases describing features of sound, eg loud, soft, quiet, high, low, pitch, noise pollution, temporary deafness
  • words to describe sound vibrations, eg frequency, amplitude, wave
  • words with different meanings in scientific and everyday contexts, eg quiet, soft, low, pitch, wave, loudness, volume, dynamics
  • words and phrases relating to scientific enquiry, eg qualitative data, alternative explanations

Through the activities pupils could:

  • understand information that is not explicitly stated or that the reader is assumed to understand

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. a. How are different sounds made?
2. b. How are different sounds made?
3. c. How are different sounds made?
4. How does sound travel through solids, liquids and gases?
5. Checking progress
6. a. How do we hear sounds?
7. b. How do we hear sounds?
8. c. How do we hear sounds?
9. a. Can sound be dangerous?
10. b. Can sound be dangerous?
11. c. Can sound be dangerous?
12. Reviewing work