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Year 4 Science - Sound powerpoints, worksheet, planning and display pack
A set of resources to help children understand about sounds and how they are made. It follows the objectives of the 2014 curriculum.
POWERPOINTS:
LISTENING TO EVERYDAY SOUNDS: Twelve everyday sounds to listen to as an introduction to the topic
HOW WE HEAR: Explains how we hear and looks at different parts of the ear and what happens when sound enters it. It asks questions to encourage the children to think about sound and hearing.
WHAT ARE SOUNDS: Explains that sounds are vibrations, discussing how sounds are made and how vibrations travel through air and through solids. Discusses loud sounds, the effects of wind, and how light and sound travel at different speeds, giving examples.
PROPERTIES OF SOUNDS: Explains pitch and volume; how volume changes with distance but pitch does not unless the source of sound is moving. It ends with an activity to describe a selection of sounds.
THE VOLUME OF SOUNDS: Activity to listen to sounds and think about distance and volume.
MAKING SOUNDS: A look at different musical instruments and how they make sounds. Includes drums, piano, and guitar. Suggests different objects the children cound use to create different sounds.
SOUND - MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS: Pictures of different instruments for the children to look at and work out how they make sounds.
WORKSHEETS:
SOUND CONCEPT MAP: For the children to record what they already know and what they would like to find out
LISTENING TO SOUNDS SHEET: To use on listening activities
TOPIC COVER X 2: With 'Sound' title; one with a picture, the other without.
DISPLAY:
A4 Sound title
A-Z lettering, with Sound title, one letter per A4 page
INVESTIGATION SHEETS:
A set of different sheets for investigations and recording
PLUS a medium term plan with activities and web links
Minibeast cards - for display, activities, observations etc
This set of cards includes 56 general minibeasts (mainly ones found in the UK); 10 UK butterflies and 10 of the UK's most common spiders.
Also included in each set is an A4 heading.
The cards can be printed out for classification activities, observation,sorting activities etc.
Flowers cards - For display, activities, observations etc.
A set of A5 cards containing 58 different common UK flowers. Each card contains the name of the plant / flower and a photograph.
Also included are two A4 titles and large 'Flowers' lettering
Mary Anning powerpoint of her life story and contributions to paleaontology
A 20 page PowerPoint detailing the life of Mary Anning, her achievements and contributions to palaeontology.