Close your eyes for ten quiet seconds. What can you hear right now in our classroom?

Hands up when you can name one sound and where you think it came from.

We just heard real sounds in our room. We will use three ideas to talk about sounds like scientists.

Listen with me to one sound we named. Sound source means who or what made it. Point to where you think it came from.

Is that sound loud or quiet? Loud means it seems big in our ears. Quiet means soft and gentle. Show me with your hands: big hands for loud, small hands for quiet.

Is it near or far? Near means close to us. Far means a long way off. Point close to you for near, or stretch your arm out for far.

We are going on a sound hunt. First we will listen quietly in our classroom. Then we will listen outside in our school grounds.

What do you think we will hear indoors? What about outdoors? Tell your partner one sound you think we will hear and why.

First we sit very still indoors. Cup one hand behind your ear. Whisper to your partner each sound you hear and what you think made it.

Then we walk quietly outside. Stop when the teacher raises a hand. Listen again. Find sounds that are loud or quiet, and sounds that are near or far.

Look at my example on the board first. I wrote and drew one sound I heard.

On your Investigation Journal page, write or draw what you heard. Who or what made it? Was it loud or quiet? Near or far if you can.