The Science of Sound
During this project, children learn that sounds are vibrations travelling from sound sources, such as a person’s vocal cords, musical instruments and machinery, through solids, liquids or gases to the ears. They explore how instruments make sounds, investigate pitch, volume, distance and direction, use a sound meter, change pitch in different ways and use enquiry to explain the fascinating science of sound.
What children learn in The Science of Sound
What is sound?
How we hear sound
Volume
Pitch
Representing sound waves
Muffling sound
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