NESA / Science and Technology / Physical World / Energy comes in different forms that can be detected

explore sound, light and heat from various sources, using the senses

Sources of Light and Sound Subject Based Preview Unit

Sharing What I Know About Sources of Light and Sound · Pretesting and Familiarisation
Your students will share what they know about where light and sound come from.
Listening Walk · Learning Opportunities
Your students will take a listening walk around the school, listening for and recording different sounds.
Sources of Light · Learning Opportunities
Your students will explore sources of light and design a house that blocks out light for a nocturnal animal using craft or construction materials.
Sunlight and Shadows · Learning Opportunities
Your students will learn how shadows are created before exploring shadows and creating shadow art using interesting shaped objects.
Sharing What I Learnt About Sources of Light and Sound · Demonstration of Understanding
Your students will share what they have learnt during this learning sequence by adding, removing or changing what they wrote or drew on their 'What I Know' sheet.

Light and Sound Discovery Preview Unit

Building Instruments: Woodwind · Learning Opportunities
Your students will learn how sounds are made as air move around objects as they use straws to make a pan flute.
Building Instruments: Making a New Instrument · Learning Opportunities
Your students will discover how to make sounds by experimenting with different materials.
Building Instruments: Playing the Instrument · Learning Opportunities
Your students will present the sounds that their instruments can make.
Shadow Experiment · Learning Opportunities
Your students will learn about the sun as a source of light as they record how shadows move during the day.
Computer Sounds · Learning Opportunities
Your students will experiment with using a computer to make sounds.

Stimulating Science Change Preview Unit

Physics: Making Sounds · Learning Opportunities
Your students will learn about sound waves as they work in groups to make sounds.