Learning objectives
Knowledge:
- To describe how sounds are made.
Working scientifically:
- To observe closely how different instruments create a sound.
Success criteria
Knowledge:
- I can define the term vibration.
- I can identify
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National curriculum
Science
Sound
Pupils should be
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Cross-curricular links
Music
Pupils should be taught to:
- Listen
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Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
Recap and recall
Before starting this unit, check the children can recall their learning about materials from the units Science, Year 2, Materials: Uses of everyday materials and Science, Year 4, Materials: States of matter: Identify and name a variety of everyday materials. Describe the simple physical properties of these materials. The uses of materials. The properties of solids,…
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Adaptive teaching
Pupils needing extra support
Could use the pictures on the Resource: Sensing sound stations to help them use the equipment correctly; could use the Resource: Parts that vibrate (support) to help them identify which part of each musical instrument is vibrating.
Pupils working at greater depth
Should choose one of the instruments from around the world and make a poster which includes a picture of the instrument, a description of how the instrument produces sound and how the sound travels from the instrument to the ear; could choose an extension activity relating to how sound is made or travels from the Resource: Stretch and challenge: Sound and vibrations.
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Assessing progress and understanding
Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: defining the term vibration; identifying the
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Knowledge outcomes
- I can define the term vibration as a quick back-and-forth movement that produces a sound.
- I can identify the part of an instrument making a sound (e.g. strings, skin, column of air, etc.).
- I can identify how different instruments make a sound.
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Vocabulary definitions
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musical instrument
Something that makes sounds (often by blowing, hitting or strumming) and is used to create music.
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observe
To listen, watch and feel carefully.
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In this unit
Maintained by: Kapow Primary team
Last update: 20th November, 2024
