Learning objective
Knowledge:
- To describe pitch and how to change it.
Working scientifically:
- To design simple results tables.
Success criteria
Knowledge:
- I can define the term ‘pitch’.
- I can identify
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National curriculum
Science
Sound
Pupils should be
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Cross-curricular links
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: Science – Sound and vibration and directed to the third section, which explains pitch; could use the Resource: Making musical instruments (support) to help them create their instruments; could use the Presentation: Designing a table to help them draw their table.
Pupils working at greater depth
Could add an extra column to their data table and record the different volumes of their musical instrument; could compare pitch and volume and draw sound waves for each to explain the differences.
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Assessing progress and understanding
Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: defining the term ‘pitch’; identifying the
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Knowledge outcomes
Knowledge:
- I can define the term ‘pitch’ as how high or low a sound is.
- I can identify the unit of pitch as hertz (Hz).
- I can describe how to change the pitch of different musical instruments.
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Vocabulary definitions
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hertz (Hz)
The unit used to measure the pitch of a sound.
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high pitch
A sound caused by quick vibrations.
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Maintained by: Kapow Primary team
Last update: 6th March, 2024
