Encourage discussion and promote scientific thinking with these Year 4 Sound Concept Cartoons. They feature a range of common misconceptions about sound that can be unpicked to ensure that your children are secure in their understanding of the topic. Pupils will be able to explain their viewpoints using evidence from their learning to justify if a statement is true. It will also identify any gaps in children's understanding which can be targeted quickly. This resource focuses on the statements 'volume and pitch are the same thing' and 'sound only travels through air and cannot travel through liquids or solids'.

They are flexible in their use, meaning they could used at the beginning or end of a topic. They are also ideal for display too - ensuring a knowledge rich environment to further young minds.

Download now to find out what your budding scientists know!

Year 4 National Curriculum objectives

• 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