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Read the Fine Print

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- Abstract:
In this lesson, students are introduced to communications engineers as people who enable long-range communication. In the lesson demonstration, students discuss the tendency of sound to diminish with distance and model this phenomenon using a slinky. Finally, Alexander Graham Bell is introduced as the inventor of the telephone and a pioneer in communications engineering.
- Subject:
- Mathematics and Statistics, Science and Technology
- Grade Level:
- Primary
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TeachEngineering
Read the Fine Print

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In this activity, students investigate how sound travels through both 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 scenario to redesign the string telephone for distance. They think about their model as it compares a modern telephone and the impact the telephone has had on society.
- Subject:
- Mathematics and Statistics, Science and Technology
- Grade Level:
- Primary
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TeachEngineering
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