How does sound travel?

How does sound travel?

We all know that sound travels through the air (a gas), but does it travel through liquids and solids? We investigated how sounds differ depending on the medium (solid, liquid or gas) through which it travels. We then looked at diagrams to explore how the structure of...
May The Force Be With You!

May The Force Be With You!

During this half term, Year 6 have been learning about a variety of forces, including gravitational pull and how it affects us.  They have looked at the difference between mass and weight and the units of measure for both.  They now know that if they lived on the...
Do bigger ears hear louder sounds?

Do bigger ears hear louder sounds?

The children wanted to find out whether bigger ears hear louder sounds? They used the science journal app to record the decibel level for their sounds for different sizes of ‘ears’. They really loved making lots of noise way too much. The recorded their...
Sounds like fun in Science

Sounds like fun in Science

We’ve been learning about how sound travels. The children used tuning forks to create sound and see how vibrations can make a ping pong ball move on a string. The children learned how sound travels better through solids with the use of string and triangles. The...
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