Pupils explain that sound is made by vibrations and travels as a longitudinal wave that needs a medium, and compare its speed in solids, liquids and gases.
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Questions are marked automatically as pupils answer: a sound and a character reaction show straight away whether they are right, and correct answers earn points, with a results screen at the end. Sentence-writing tasks are for pupils' own answers and are not marked automatically.
A 18-slide interactive lesson that runs in any web browser on a computer, tablet or interactive whiteboard. Members open it online from their year group page. Buying it on its own gives you a .zip download to unzip and open.
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Talking drums, car horns and music all reach your ears as longitudinal waves. This 18-slide interactive lesson on sound waves takes pupils from first ideas to exam-style explanations, with 9 self-marking activities and nothing to prepare beforehand.
Pupils explain that sound is made by vibrations and travels as a longitudinal wave that needs a medium, and compare its speed in solids, liquids and gases. They link frequency to pitch and amplitude to loudness using oscilloscope traces, follow sound through the parts of the ear, and describe the range of human hearing, ultrasound and echoes.
Supports the UK Key Stage 3 Science curriculum and Nigerian Junior Secondary Basic Science (JSS2), building the foundations pupils need for GCSE, WAEC and NECO.
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What year groups is this for? Year 8 (ages 11–14), and JSS2 in Nigeria.
Is it self-marking? Yes — all 9 activities give instant feedback.
Do pupils need to log in? No. The lesson runs in any modern web browser.
Can I use it for revision? Yes. Pupils can replay it as often as they like, and the results screen shows which questions to review before a test.
| Year Group | Year 8 Science |
|---|---|
| Resource Type | 🎓 Interactive Lesson & Activities |
| Format | Digital Only |
| Curriculum | England & Wales — KS3 (Year 8) |
| Added | 26 October 2026 |
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