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Year 1 Science Biological Sciences AC9SFU1B01

Animal Sounds

Explore the sounds animals make and why they make them.

What You Need to Know

Key Concept Diagram

Animals use sounds to communicate with each other

Different animals make very different sounds

Animals may make sounds to find a mate, warn of danger, or call their young

We can identify many animals by their sounds

Key Vocabulary

communicate

to share information with others

vibration

a fast back-and-forth movement that makes sound

call

a sound an animal makes to send a message

identify

to recognise what something is

Knowledge Check

Select the correct answer for each question. Click "Check Answer" to see if you are right.

Question 1

Why do animals make sounds?

Question 2

A mother bird calls loudly. Her chicks hear her and come close. What is the call doing?

Question 3

Which sense do we use to identify animal sounds?

Key Concepts Summary