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1P.3.2.2.1: Design and build a device that uses light or sound to solve the…

Design and build a device that uses light or sound to solve the problem of communicating over a distance.

The Minnesota Academic Standards in Science (2019) outcome 1P.3.2.2.1 (Physical Sciences) for Grade 1 says: “Design and build a device that uses light or sound to solve the problem of communicating over a distance.” This Fieldbook unit teaches it hands-on, with everyday materials and a printable teacher guide and student sheet for every lesson. Official wording: Minnesota Academic Standards in Science (2019).

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    Children build cup-and-string telephones and test them with the string tight, loose and pinched, then compare different kinds of string. They find out that a tight string carries the shake of their voice from one cup to the other.

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Compared with NGSS: 1-PS4-4.

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