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
- ●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