🎵 Part 1: Understanding Sound Waves

1. What determines the pitch of a sound?

How loud the sound is

How fast the vibrations are (frequency)

What instrument makes the sound

How long the sound lasts

2. What determines the volume of a sound?

The frequency of the sound waves

The strength of the vibrations (amplitude)

The size of the instrument

The material the instrument is made from

3. Which of these would create a HIGH pitch sound? (Tick all that apply)

A tight rubber band being plucked

A small tuning fork

A loose rubber band being plucked

A large drum

4. Fill in the blanks using these words: frequency, amplitude, pitch, volume

The __________ of a sound wave determines how high or low it sounds.

The __________ of a sound wave determines how loud or quiet it sounds.

High __________ means fast vibrations and a high pitch.

High __________ means strong vibrations and a loud sound.

🔬 Part 2: Investigating Instruments

5. During our experiment with rubber bands, describe what happened when you:

a) Made the rubber band tighter:

b) Plucked the rubber band harder:

6. Explain why hitting a drum harder changes the volume but not the pitch:

7. Extension Challenge: How might animals use different pitches and volumes to communicate? Give two examples:

✅ Part 3: Self-Assessment

8. Tick the boxes to show what you have learnt today:

I can explain that frequency affects pitch

I can explain that amplitude affects volume

I can use the words frequency, amplitude, pitch and volume correctly

I can describe how instruments make different sounds

9. One thing I found most interesting today was:

10. One question I still have about sound waves is:

Sound Waves: Pitch Volume

Sound Waves: Pitch & Volume

🎵 Part 1: Understanding Sound Waves

🔬 Part 2: Investigating Instruments

✅ Part 3: Self-Assessment

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