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Age Range: 11-14 | 14-16
Duration: 30-59 mins
  • Biology
  • D&T
  • Physics

Human hearing

Calculate the wavelength of sounds

From founding communications, such as the fire beacon, to being able to communicate with space, there is no denying that developments in communication have advanced at a rapid speed. This topic presents students with communications of the past, present and future, helping them to understand the principles that form the basis for these developments.

Activity info, teachers' notes and curriculum links

This engaging activity allows students to investigate the range of human hearing, to get an appreciation of pitch and frequency of sounds, and to calculate the wavelength of sounds.

The activity sheet includes teacher notes, guidance, useful web links, and links (where appropriate) to the national curriculum in each of the four devolved UK nations; England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales.

Download the free activity sheet below!

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