Sound experiences

Sound experiences

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This task is about giving examples of sound travelling through different materials.
The questions ask you to give examples of sounds in different places.
The first one is done for you.
a)  Sounds travel through water. Describe a situation when you have heard sounds travelling through water.
     When you are under water in a swimming pool you can hear sounds.

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b)  Sounds travel through air. Describe a situation when you have heard sounds travel through air to reach you.

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c)  Sounds sometimes travel through air and solid materials like wood or concrete. Describe a situation when you have heard a sound which has travel through a solid material to get to you.

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d)  Sounds are produced by vibrations. Describe a situation when you have felt sound vibrations.

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e)  When sound bounces off objects you can sometimes hear an echo. Give an example of somewhere you have heard an echo. 
Think about your answer above. When you heard the echo, what was the sound bouncing off?

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f)  People make objects that produce sound which are useful for us at school and at home. Give an example of an object at school that makes sounds that are useful.
Give an example of a different object at home that makes sounds that are useful.
Task administration: 
This task can be completed with pencil and paper or online.
Level:
3
Curriculum info: 
Science, Knowledge, Physical World
Keywords: 
physics concepts, energy, sound
Description of task: 
Task: Identify examples of experiencing sound. Assessment focus: sound.
Making Better Sense: 
Sound
Answers/responses: 
     

Y6 (06/1998)
b)   Any example of sound travelling through air, e.g., hearing someone speak from a distance, hearing a fog horn. easy
c)   Any example of sound travelling through solids, e.g., hearing sound through a door or walls. moderate
d)   Any example of sound vibrations, e.g., feeling the vibrations of your throat or when you hum, putting your hand next to a stereo speaker and feeling the vibrations of loud music. difficult
e) i)
ii)		 Any example of somewhere an echo can be heard, e.g., near a cliff face, in a tunnel or cave.
Any example of something sound waves would bounce off to cause an echo, e.g., a rock wall.		 easy
moderate
f) i)
ii)		 Any example of an object, used at school, which produces useful sounds, e.g., school bell, musical instruments, telephone.
Any example of an object, used at home, which produces useful sounds, e.g., telephone, door bell, whistling kettle.		 easy
easy