Learning objective
Knowledge:
- To describe the relationship between vibration strength and volume.
Working scientifically:
- To present results using a bar chart.
Success criteria
Knowledge:
- I can define the term ‘volume’.
- I can identify
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National curriculum
Science
Sound
Pupils should be
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Cross-curricular links
Maths
Statistics
Pupils should be taught
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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 be provided with the Resource: Knowledge organiser: Sound and vibration and directed to the last section, which explains volume; could use the alternative data in the Resource: Everyday sounds data table (support) to plot their bar chart.
Pupils working at greater depth
Could create their own infographic for classroom sounds which shows the decibels and how long it is safe to listen for.
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Assessing progress and understanding
Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: defining the term ‘volume’; identifying the unit
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Knowledge outcomes
- To define the term ‘volume’ as how loud or quiet a sound is.
- To identify the unit of volume as decibels (dB).
- To describe how to change the volume of different musical instruments by plucking, blowing, shaking or hitting them harder or more softly.
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Vocabulary definitions
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decibels (dB)
The unit used to measure the volume of a sound.
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decibel meter
A device used to measure the volume of a sound.
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Maintained by: Kapow Primary team
Last update: 2nd February, 2024
