Teaching sound in primary schools
A list that you may find interesting.
Sound and Music
This book, aimed at 7-9 year olds, looks at a variety of aspects of sound and hearing including music-making, the noises that animals and birds make and the different uses they make of sound, warning noises, speech therapy and visual interpretations of sounds. Poems about sounds link the resource to the literacy curriculum.
More About Sound and Music
This book follows on from the Sound and Music book and is aimed at 9-12 year olds. It includes fun games, riddles and crossords and gives lots of information. Each page asks students to answer questions or do an activity , making this an interactive resource full of ideas to stimulate discussion.
Assembly on Sound
A detailed description of an assembly about sound. These teachers' notes include how to organise and plan the assembly and how to respond to the students' questions. The assembly gives information about how sound is measured, vibrations, the structure of the ear and how we hear and talk, looks at the differences between animals' ears and how sound travels through gases and solids.
Noisy Coral Reefs, Melting Ice Sheets and Whale Speak
Although aimed at secondary students, Key Stage Two students may enjoy hearing this podcast documentary which listens in to the noises of the coral reef and whales communicating with each other.
Musical Instruments
This book uses musical instruments to teach aspects of physics. The instruments are used for experiments and activities and the students investigate how changing aspects of the instruments affect the sounds they make. A book full of creative ideas for teaching the physics of sound to Key Stage Two students.