ScienceWaves, Light & SoundAges 8–9
Sound Travels Through Materials
Recognise that vibrations from sounds travel through a medium (solid, liquid, or gas) to the ear
Learning resources
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Sound Travels Through MaterialsConceptual concept
Check understanding
- Explain that sound vibrations need a material (medium) to travel through — they can't travel in a vacuum
- Give examples of sound travelling through different media: air, water, solid objects
- Describe how a string telephone works: voice vibrates the cup, vibrations travel along the string to the other cup
“Can your child explain why you can hear someone talking through a wall, and why sound travels through water when you're swimming underwater?”
Curriculum record
- Type
- Conceptual
- Subject
- Science
- Domain
- Waves, Light & Sound
- Age range
- Ages 8–9
Standards
uk-nc-2013:Y4.Sci.Snd.2