Location: Halifax
Join us on a sonic journey where science comes to life. Through fun experiments and interactive demonstrations, we’ll explore the fascinating world of sound, from vibrations to pitch and everything in between.
Learning Objectives:
- That sound is a type of energy caused by vibrations.
- That sound travels in all directions in sound waves.
- How the anatomy of the ear works that allows us to hear sounds.
- That sound needs a medium to travel through and travels faster through solids and liquids because the molecules are closer together.
- That amplitude is a measurement of sound vibrations and links to volume. The bigger the vibration = the bigger the amplitude = the louder the sound.
- That an echo is when a sound bounces back, and we hear it again as a separate sound.
- That animals like bats and dolphins use echolocation to navigate.
- How the pitch of a sound changes depending on how fast or slow the vibrations are.
- That frequency is a measurement of sound vibrations and links to pitch. The faster the vibration = the higher the frequency = the higher the sound.
- That scale is a group of notes arranged in order of pitch.
Curriculum links:
Year 4 Sound
- Identify how sounds are made, associating some of them with something vibrating.
- Recognise that vibrations from sounds travel through a medium to the ear.
- Find patterns between the pitch of a sound and features of the object that produced it.
- Find patterns between the volume of a sound and the strength of the vibrations that produced it.
- Recognise that sounds get fainter as the distance from the sound source increases.
Resources:
Audience: Key Stage 2
Available selected dates:
Summer: 16 Apr – 19 Jul ’24
Autumn: 1 Oct – 19 Dec ’24
Remember: We’re closed on Mondays during term time!
All visits include
- Two hours to explore our galleries
- 30 minute science show for your class only
- Your very own Enabler, to greet and guide you, and make sure you have a great day!
- Dedicated lunch space
