Unit outcomes
Pupils who are secure will be able to:
- Describe how sounds are made.
- Describe how sounds are heard through different mediums.
- Explain the relationship between vibration strength and volume.
- Describe the relationship between volume and distance.
- Describe pitch and how to change it.
- Explain how insulating materials can be used to muffle sound.
When working scientifically, pupils who are secure will be able to:
- To observe closely how different instruments create a sound.
- Research how whales and dolphins communicate underwater.
- Present results using a bar chart.
- Suggest which variables to measure and for how long.
- Design simple results tables.
- Identify when results or observations do not match predictions.
Suggested prior learning
Y3/4 (B): Materials: States of matter
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Lessons
Y3/4 (B): Lesson 1: Vibrations
Y3/4 (B): Lesson 2: Sound waves
Y3/4 (B): Lesson 3: Volume
Y3/4 (B): Lesson 4: Volume and distance
Y3/4 (B): Lesson 5: Pitch
Y3/4 (B): Lesson 6: Sound insulation
Key skills
Planning
- To
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Key knowledge
To know:
- Sound is a
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Key vocabulary
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bar chart (Y3)
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Unit resources
Knowledge organiser – Science Y4: Sound and vibrations
Aimed at pupils, a double page which gives key facts and definition from the unit ‘Sound and vibrations’.
Vocabulary display – Science Year 4: Sound and vibrations
A display version of the key vocabulary for the unit 'Sound and vibrations'.
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Cross-curricular opportunities
Music.
English: Reading – comprehension.
Maths: Statistics; Measurement.
British values: Mutual respect.