Investigate How to Change the Pitch of a Sound Using Bottles of Water

In this worksheet, students will think about how to perform an investigation on changing the pitch of a sound.

Key stage: KS 2

Year: Year 4 Science worksheets

Curriculum topic: Sound

Curriculum subtopic: How Sounds Travel

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Worksheet Overview

The sounds all around us can change volume and pitch.

For example, a guitar changes volume and pitch by the varying lengths of strings vibrating.

girl playing guitar

Here, we are going to experiment to investigate pitch.

Are you ready to use your science skills to take part in these investigations?

boy with magnifying glass

Let's get started!

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