Lesson Planning
Teaching
- Investigate sound-proofing materials by planning and conducting a fair test, considering all the variables and how to record the results.
Activities
- Consider reasons needed to reduce sounds and reasons for not reducing sounds.
- Work in a group to plan an investigation that will find out which material will best reduce sound.
- With help, consider the different variables of their test and plan how to ensure their investigation is fair.
- Record the results of the investigation and use the results to draw a conclusion.
Investigation - pattern seeking, fair testing, exploring over time, problem solving
Plan and conduct an investigation into which material best reduces the sounds we hear.
Vocabulary
Investigation, fair-test, factor (variable), prediction, results, resources, planning, muffle