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Investigating Sound

Produced by Teachers TV, this video illustrates how enthusiastic science co-ordinator Katrine Shears gives hints and tips about successful investigations using her experiments on sound as an example. Year Six children at Bobbing Village Primary School are conducting their own investigations to find the most effective ways of muffling an alarm clock. The film gives useful advice on how to run similar successful investigations. It also looks at what to do when the children don't get the answers they might expect. With expert input from Hellen Ward from Canterbury Christ Church University, the video shows how much teachers and children learn from working with science investigations.

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