Science Unit 1f resource download content

A selection of resources to support the teaching of QCA Science unit 1f: Sound and hearing

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Resource Name	Format	Objectives	Resource Details
Story of Henry’s birthday (1 page)		Introduce unit by a ‘listening story’	A short story for children to add sounds to either by voice or objects
Musical Instruments (14 pages)		There are many different sources of sounds	One source of sound – pictures and words as flashcard, words / picture separately to match
Sort the sounds (5 pages)		There are many different sources of sounds That we use our sense of hearing for a range of purposes, including recognising hazards and risks	Sort the pictures into the types of sound – alarm / kitchen / environment
What sounds can you hear (4 pages)		There are many different sources of sounds	Describe sounds that may be heard in a variety of places – record on the sheets (8 different places)
Sounds PowerPoint (11 slides)		To make observations of sounds by listening carefully	A variety of sounds and pictures – sounds come in first – children guess, picture follows
Ways of making sounds (3 pages)		To know there are many different ways of making sounds	A set of words used to make sounds
How to make a sound with this instrument (2 pages)		To present results and to interpret these	Recording sheet to name instrument and how to make a sound with it
Loud and quiet (2 pages)		To know that there are many ways of describing sounds	Cut out the pictures to put into the columns for quiet and loud objects
Songs to make music and sounds		To make sounds in a variety of ways	Three songs to be used to make sounds using musical instruments and parts of the body
Where is the sound (1 page)		To test that we hear with our ears	A page to record where a sound is coming from when the child sit in the centre of the room
Hearing with our ears (1 page)		to turn ideas about hearing into questions that can be tested	Some experiments to do about hearing then recording own questions and answers
How loud (5 pages)		To find out that some sounds can be heard from a long distance	Experiments and recording sheet to find out how loud sounds appear at different distances.