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 |
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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. |
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Listening Walk
· Learning Opportunities
Your students will take a listening walk around the school, listening for and recording different sounds. |
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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. |
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Sunlight and Shadows
· Learning Opportunities
Your students will learn how shadows are created before exploring shadows and creating shadow art using interesting shaped objects. |
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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 |
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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. |
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Building Instruments: Making a New Instrument
· Learning Opportunities
Your students will discover how to make sounds by experimenting with different materials. |
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Building Instruments: Playing the Instrument
· Learning Opportunities
Your students will present the sounds that their instruments can make. |
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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. |
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Computer Sounds
· Learning Opportunities
Your students will experiment with using a computer to make sounds. |
Stimulating Science Change Preview Unit |
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Physics: Making Sounds
· Learning Opportunities
Your students will learn about sound waves as they work in groups to make sounds. |