Why Are We Able to Talk on a Phone?

PHYSICAL SCIENCES

Curiosity trigger

The students will construct their own phone they will be able to talk on. By playing a movement game, they will learn about the way mobile networks operate. They will create their own designs of phones of the future.

Curriculum and Skills

Work and Life Skills:

Creative problem-solving
Critical thinking and drawing conclusion
Information and communication technology skills (ICT)

In this lesson, you will cover:

NEXT GENERATION SCIENCE STANDARDS:
1-PS4-4. Use tools and materials to design and build a device that uses light or sound to solve the problem of communicating over a distance.

You will need

paper cups, a piece of string, a few chairs, adhesive tape

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Authors

Author: Paweł Sobieszczyk
Methodology: Agnieszka Staroń, Agnieszka Koszany
Translation: Paweł Fabrowicz
Producer: Agnieszka Koszany, Marta Przywara

Source

This lesson plan is a modified version of one created by the Children’s University Foundation under the CC-BY-NC-SA 3.0 license.

Photo Phone by Alexandra E Rust published on flickr under the CC-BY 2.0 license.