Sound detectives
In this activity, students take part in a class experiment to locate sounds when blindfolded.
Sound detectives activity
When you are blindfolded your brain uses clues to try and identify where sound is coming from.
By the end of this activity, students should be able to:
design a sound location experiment and demonstrate their ability to organise this class experiment
collate and interpret data into a sound location map.
Download the Word file (see link below) for:
introduction/background notes
what you need
what to do
discussion questions
ideas
student worksheet.
Nature of science
Research design requires planning not only for how the experiment is carried out but also how the data is collated, analysed and displayed.
Related content
Use the recorded PLD webinar Sounds of Aotearoa to explore fun ways you can learn and teach about sound.
