The classic DIY string telephone with cups is easy to make at home and your kids will have lots of fun talking to each other “long-distance”! Do you remember making a paper cup phone when you were in elementary school?

2023年8月11日 · 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.

How does the string telephone work? A string telephone works very much like a landline phone. When you talk into the cup your voice sends sound waves inside the cup, vibrating the bottom of the cup. The vibrations are transferred to the string, …

2024年12月3日 · Even though most homes no longer have landlines, a string telephone offers a quaint example for kids to learn a basic physics lesson about how sound waves travel, using simple materials you can repurpose from around your home. Below, we’ve given a few ways to create a string telephone.

Make a String Telephone: • Use a push pin to poke a hole in the bottom of 2 cups. Safety note: Adults should supervise the use of sharp pushpins. • Cut a length of string and thread it through the hole in each cup. • Tie a paper clip on the end of each string, on the inside of the cup.

Can you make a telephone using only cups and string? Engineering challenges like this one help children develop problem solving, observation and teamwork skills and much more. In this challenge, your students will learn about properties of different materials and the transmission of sound as they work to design working “telephones” using ...

Learn all about sound in this super-fun science twist on the classic tin can telephone activity. This version is even more kid-friendly because it uses Styrofoam cups. After making your string telephone, read the string telephone explanation with your kids to discover why it works!

Today I will show you how to build your first telephone. This telephone is a very basic communication device via simple string and 2 plastic boxes. Two Plastic Boxes / Cups. Some String. Step 1: Punch a Small Hole in Center of the Bottom of Each Cup. Use the sharp object (Skewer/Needle/Scissors) from our supplies and be careful!

2024年1月9日 · A basic string phone can be made with supplies you’re likely to have around the house. If you want to get really scientific, try out a variety of “receivers” and types of string. You’ll need two cans or cups. These can be recycled soup cans, plastic party cups or paper cups.