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Standards:
S1P1. Obtain, evaluate, and communicate information to investigate light and sound.
e. Design a signal that can serve as an emergency alert using light and/or sound to
communicate over a distance.
Instruction:
Ask (Day 1: 15 mins)
Oh no, I lost my recess bell. Students will have to create an emergency sound that will alert
the class the line up from recess. Students will listen to real life emergency sounds to
determine what they all have in common (high pitch). They will explore with objects of
varying material to determine which ones will make a high pitch.
Criteria:
Your design must make a sound to alert the class to line up from recess.
Constraints:
You only have 1 day during your STEM time for construction!
You may only use the provided materials.
You must work together with a partner to finish the project!
This STEM challenge was meaningful and engaging. Students enjoyed creating a tool to alert
their peers. They were eager to test their design and calculate the number of students that
lined up from recess after I used their tool. Some students were discouraged and frustrated if
their tool was not effective. The design process was very loud, and I feel it would have been
better to create outdoors. Then students could test their design from a distance to determine if
it was loud enough.
After listening to real emergency sounds, students had a deeper understanding of what
they needed to create. They tested materials to create a high pitch. They identified hitting or
shaking their design with more energy, the sound would be louder.
This was one of the most engaging challenges my students completed this year. It was
meaningful and addressed a real problem they understood. I would definitely implement this
lesson again in the future.