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
1: Lesson plan
An area for you to put useful resources from the previous lesson
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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
Could 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.
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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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sound
Something that is heard when things vibrate and the vibrations travel to the ears.
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In this unit
Maintained by: Kapow Primary team
Last update: 6th March, 2024
