You will need: a source of sound, like a ticking clock a balloon filled with water - a block of wood or a wooden door
Sound travels better through some materials than through others.
Look at the pictures to see what to do. Remember to stand the same distance away from the clock each time.
Listen carefully. How well did you hear the sound each time? Draw a table like the one shown. In the table record how well you heard the sound through the different materials.
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Show how loud the sound was by using ticks:
✓ = soft ✓ ✓ = louder ✓ ✓ ✓ = loudest
| Loudness of sound | Material |
| air | |
| water | |
| wood |
1) Which material did you hear the sound best through?
2) How did you make the investigation a fair test?
Describe how you could investigate whether sound travels best through wood, plastic or metal.