Y4 Investigating Pitch

Pupils learn about 'pitch' and how pitch is different from volume. They learn that pitch has a range of sounds that go from low to high. They learn that deeper sounds have a lower the pitch and higher sounds have a higher pitch. Pupils complete an investigate into pitch by placing a number of containers, each filled with different amounts of water, into order according the pitch produced when struck.


Learning Objectives:

  • PoS - find patterns between the pitch of a sound and features of the object that produced it; find patterns between the volume of a sound and the strength of the vibrations that produced it
  • NaG - pupils should find out how the pitch and volume of sounds can be changed in a variety of ways
  • WS - pupils should find out how the pitch and volume of sounds can be changed in a variety of ways

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