Sound Wave
Light, Sound and Waves

Pathways through the topic Sound

Teaching Guidance for 11-14 Supporting Physics Teaching

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

A sequence to develop ideas about hearing

Hearing is a very significant sense to humans, and some sounds evoke strong emotional responses. The physicality of the sound...

Classroom Activity 5-11

Sound Wave
Light, Sound and Waves Supporting Physics Teaching

Looking every so often

A big problem in trying to figure out what's going on as we hear sounds is that the vibrations tend to be too fast to see...

Physics Narrative 11-14

Sound Wave
Light, Sound and Waves Supporting Physics Teaching

Ear defenders

Children think about the path which the vibrations must follow from source to detector in order for this sounds to be heard...

Classroom Activity 5-11

Misconceptions
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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RESEARCH REVIEW Light, Sound and Waves

Most students struggle to represent sound accurately

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RESEARCH REVIEW Light, Sound and Waves

Some students think sound needs an unobstructed path to travel at all

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