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Sound: Travelling Sounds, Volume, and Hearing
3rd Grade · Science · UK National Curriculum
10 lessons
Goal
Recognise that sounds travel through mediums to the ear, explore the relationship between volume and vibration strength, and find patterns as distance increases.
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How Sound Travels Through Air to the Ear
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Curriculum Framework
3rd Grade · Science · UK National Curriculum
1
11 lessons
Working Scientifically: Planning and Fair Testing
Ask relevant scientific questions, set up simple practical enquiries, and understand how to conduct a fair test.
2
10 lessons
Working Scientifically: Measuring and Recording Data
Make accurate measurements using standard units, record observations in structured tables, and draw evidence-based conclusions.
3
11 lessons
Living Things: Grouping and Classification Keys
Recognise that living things can be grouped in a variety of ways and use classification keys to identify organisms.
4
10 lessons
Living Things: Environments and Human Impact
Understand that environments can change naturally and through human activity, posing dangers to living things.
5
11 lessons
Animals and Humans: The Digestive System
Describe the simple functions of the basic parts of the digestive system in humans.
6
11 lessons
Animals: Teeth, Dental Health, and Food Chains
Identify the types and functions of human teeth, investigate dental care, and construct food chains with producers, predators, and prey.
7
11 lessons
States of Matter: Solids, Liquids, and Gases
Compare and group materials together according to whether they are solids, liquids, or gases.
8
11 lessons
States of Matter: Heating, Cooling, and Changes of State
Observe that some materials change state when heated or cooled, and measure or research the temperature at which this happens in degrees Celsius.
9
10 lessons
States of Matter: Evaporation and the Water Cycle
Identify the part played by evaporation and condensation in the water cycle and associate the rate of evaporation with temperature.
10
11 lessons
Sound: Vibrations, Pitch, and Sound Sources
Identify how sounds are made by vibrating objects, and find patterns between the pitch of a sound and features of the object producing it.
11
10 lessons
Sound: Travelling Sounds, Volume, and Hearing
Recognise that sounds travel through mediums to the ear, explore the relationship between volume and vibration strength, and find patterns as distance increases.
12
11 lessons
Electricity: Simple Series Circuits and Components
Identify common appliances that run on electricity, construct simple series electrical circuits, and diagnose complete and broken circuits.
13
10 lessons
Electricity: Switches, Conductors, and Insulators
Recognise that a switch opens and closes a circuit, and associate conductors and insulators with good electrical flow or safety.
14
7 lessons
Simple Machines: Levers and Pulleys
Understand how levers and pulley systems act as force multipliers to change the direction and size of forces, making heavy loads easier to lift.
15
5 lessons
Gears and Compound Machines
Explore how interlocking gears transfer motion, adjust speed and turning force, and combine into compound machines.
16
11 lessons
Forces: Friction, Resistance, and Gravity
Explore how contact and non-contact forces act upon objects, including friction, air resistance, water resistance, and gravity.
17
10 lessons
Earth Science: Rocks, Soils, and the Fossil Record
Compare and group different rocks based on appearance and physical properties, explain how fossils are formed, and explore soil composition.