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Year 8 · Science

Sound Waves

Year 8 learners practise how sound waves travel and the ear works.

The activities include Compare the Hearing Ranges of Humans and Animals, Describe the Properties of Sound Waves, Explain How Sound Travels, and related practice. The checked support below includes video, teaching, worksheet, lesson. Open a resource in its provider's website and choose the format that best helps the learner explain the idea independently.

Activities covered

  • Compare the Hearing Ranges of Humans and Animals
  • Describe the Properties of Sound Waves
  • Explain How Sound Travels
  • Explain How the Ear Works
  • Explain Reflection and Absorption of Sound Waves
  • Explore the Properties of Sound Waves

Checked learning resources

  • Oak: Sound Vibrations

    Oak National Academy · Video · Opens on the provider website

    Year 7 science lesson. I can describe how sounds are caused and explain what sets the volume and pitch of a sound. All sounds are caused by vibrations. Some vibrations are too small or too fast to see. The volume of a so

  • Oak: Travelling Sound

    Oak National Academy · Video · Opens on the provider website

    Year 7 science lesson. I can explain why sounds are quieter at a greater distance, and why sound waves travel faster in solids and liquids than gases but not at all through a vacuum. Sound spreads out and becomes quieter

  • Oak lesson slides: Sound Vibrations

    Oak National Academy · Teaching · Opens on the provider website

    Year 7 science lesson. I can describe how sounds are caused and explain what sets the volume and pitch of a sound. All sounds are caused by vibrations. Some vibrations are too small or too fast to see. The volume of a so

  • Oak worksheet: Sound Vibrations

    Oak National Academy · Worksheet · Opens on the provider website

    Year 7 science lesson. I can describe how sounds are caused and explain what sets the volume and pitch of a sound. All sounds are caused by vibrations. Some vibrations are too small or too fast to see. The volume of a so

  • Oak lesson slides: Travelling Sound

    Oak National Academy · Teaching · Opens on the provider website

    Year 7 science lesson. I can explain why sounds are quieter at a greater distance, and why sound waves travel faster in solids and liquids than gases but not at all through a vacuum. Sound spreads out and becomes quieter

  • Oak worksheet: Travelling Sound

    Oak National Academy · Worksheet · Opens on the provider website

    Year 7 science lesson. I can explain why sounds are quieter at a greater distance, and why sound waves travel faster in solids and liquids than gases but not at all through a vacuum. Sound spreads out and becomes quieter

  • Waves - KS3 Physics

    BBC Bitesize · Lesson · Opens on the provider website

    Year 8 Science resource matched to how sound waves travel and the ear works.

  • Oak: Hearing Sound

    Oak National Academy · Video · Opens on the provider website

    Year 9 science lesson. I can explain how sound waves cause sounds to be heard, and describe the range and limits of human hearing. Sound waves cause our eardrums, tiny bones within our ears, and the cochlea to vibrate. S