SCHOOL DIRECTORY
Catholic Education South Australia
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Inquiry Questions

How can we create sound using objects at home?
Where do the sounds of nature come from?

Resources

Science Sparks - Sound Experiment

Learn about acoustics, sound absorption and reflection by making your own toy guitar. 

Link: Science Sparks

Teaching Ideas

Learning about sound: activities to do at home 

  • Use recyclable items (cardboard boxes, cardboard tubes, plastic yoghurt pots, etc) to make your own musical instruments 
  • Go on a sound walk and write down or record the sounds you hear in your local environment/backyard 
  • Make a sound game by recording a selection of sounds and seeing who can guess what each sound is. 
  • Make your own telephone using a long piece of string and two yoghurt pots.