Learning Intentions

We are learning to develop our skills as scientists by conducting a variety of investigations about SOUND and to make our own discoveries about what sound is.


Things to find out
Key Understandings:  
How sound travels...
How sound is made...
What sound needs to travel...

Investigating Sound

Skills of a Scientist

Observation Watch very carefully and notice what really happens.	Predicting Say what you think will happen before you do an experiment and give a reason for your thinking.
Experimenting Adjust and make a change to an experiment. Notice what happens when you make just one change.	Theorising Explain why something happened.  Give reasons why this happens.  Think creatively.
Asking Questions? Why does… How does… What if… What is… How is…	Recording Observations Scientists draw diagrams, measure things and write down results Use this book as a record of your science learning.
Patience	Using equipment safely

Focus Questions

What is sound? How does sound get to my ear? How is sound made? Your question here -

Your Thinking

What is sound? Sound is…

Sound is made by…

Sound travels by

Topic Words – Keywords

Experiment: What we did What I observed What I changed What I think Diagram Recordings