Flower Power
Episode 47 Planet: Sound
Learning concept of the episode: Sound can be directed (megaphone) so that the listener hears it more loudly.
Story Summary
Bing and Bong discover a cone shaped flower situated by a plant from which water drops steadily fall into a puddle. The smaller end of the cone shaped flower is facing the puddle and the larger end is facing Bing and Bong. As the water drips, the pair discover that the flower’s shape and its position near the puddle amplify the sound. Bong positions the smaller end of the flower towards Bing’s mouth and roars, nearly blowing Bing away. Later, the pair happens upon a concert, and realise that the local choral group can barely be heard. Bing and Bong work together and, using the cone shaped flowers, are able to amplify the singing of the choral group for all to enjoy.
Focus Early Learning Goal
Creative Development 2: Recognise and explore how sounds can be changed, sing simple songs from memory, recognise repeated sounds and sound patterns and match movement to music.
Linked ELGs
CLL2, CLL5, KU7, KU11,
Preparation
- Watch the Tiny Planets episode
- Talk about what Bing and Bong did in the story.
Talk about…..
- How did Bing and Bong enable everyone to hear the concert?
- Sound and how we can amplify it
- Deafness
Focus Activity
Bing and Bong’s Megaphones
Follow-on Activities
- Discuss deafness. You can borrow hearing aids from the deafness society which the children can try. These mimic how a deaf person can hear.
- Make telephones with 2 paper cups and string
- Sound lotto
Bing and Bongs Megaphones
Aim
For the children to make a megaphone then test it out to see if it amplifies their sound
Resources
- Card cut into a circle
- Crayons
- Sticky tape
Guidelines
- Find the centre of the circle and cut a slit up to that point.
- In small groups ask the children to decorate the card. Flowers will be in keeping with the story
- Roll the card up to make a cone and stick down with the tape.
- The children can experiment outside or in a large space with these by firstly speaking without the megaphone then with.
Key Vocabulary
Cone, sound, louder, amplify, hear, megaphone
Health & Safety
Ensure that the children do not put the megaphones close to each others ears and shout into them.
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