Sound Wave
Light, Sound and Waves

Kitset of the main ideas in the topic Sound

Teaching Guidance for 11-14 IOP TAP

Sound kitset
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Sound Wave
Light, Sound and Waves Supporting Physics Teaching

What is in the box?

Developing the vocabulary used to describe sound in a new and challenging context.

Classroom Activity 5-11

Sound Wave
Light, Sound and Waves Supporting Physics Teaching

Talking telephones

Sending messages using sound enables us to think about the vibrations. This activity, as well as enabling an engaging and...

Classroom Activity 5-11

Sound Wave
Light, Sound and Waves Supporting Physics Teaching

Think again - about hearing

Our experience tells us that there is not a big variation in the views that children of this age bring to their science...

Teaching Guidance 5-11 11-14

Misconceptions
RESEARCH REVIEW Light, Sound and Waves

Students often misinterpret the phrase 'sound goes'

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RESEARCH REVIEW Light, Sound and Waves

A few students may not think of sound as traveling at all

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RESEARCH REVIEW Light, Sound and Waves

Many students will not understand that sound can be absorbed by materials and few will explain sound absorption via vibrations (this could extend to other types of wave also)

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