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String Telephones
| Content Provider | TeachEngineering: STEM curriculum for K-12 |
|---|---|
| Author | Bendewald, Michael Zarske, Malinda Schaefer Yowell, Janet |
| Copyright Year | 2008 |
| Description | Students investigate how sound travels through string and air. They are given a design challenge to redesign the string telephone for distance. Students investigate how sound travels through string and air. First, they analyze the sound waves with a paper cup attached to a string. Then, they combine the string and cup with a partner to model a string telephone. Finally, they are given a design challenge to redesign the string telephone for distance. They think about their model as it compares a modern telephone and the impact the invention of the telephone has had on society. |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Rights Holder | Regents of The University of Colorado |
| Subject Keyword | Science and Technology Telephone Communications Engineers Acoustics Sound |
| Content Type | Text |
| Time Required | PT45M |
| Education Level | Class III Class IV Class V |
| Pedagogy | Experimental Activity |
| Resource Type | Hands-on |
| Subject | Technical |
