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Light and Sound

Lesson Materials

The aim of this unit is to develop understanding that sound vibrations can travel through materials and that certain materials can be used as sound insulators. (Julie Hughes - CS Primary Science Adviser & NGfL Cymru).
This unit encourages learners to consider light sources and how we see things (Authored by CRIPSAT and commissioned by DCELLS)
This unit encourages learners to consider how sound is made and travels to our ears (Authored by CRIPSAT and commissioned by DCELLS)
A resource that looks at sources of sound and how we hear those sounds. The activities and animations show how an object vibrates and how that makes the air around the object vibrate and that it is the vibrations reaching our ears that make us hear the sound. (Julie Hughes - CS Primary Science Adviser & NGfL Cymru).
This resources teaches pupils the difference between loudness and pitch. Interactive activities and follow-up investigations show pupils how pitch and loudness can be altered. (NGfL Cymru).
An introduction to the concept of shadows.