How does a string telephone work? In this activity, your voice vibrates the air inside the cup, which are then transferred to the bottom of the cup. The bottom of the cup passes the sound waves to the string, and so on to the other cup. You can hear surprisingly far using a string telephone if help the right way!How do you make a cup and string telephone? Let’s take a look at how to make an effective cup and string telephone. For materials you’ll need to buy two paper (or plastic) cups and a non-stretchable string, and you’ll need a pair of scissors. Here are the steps to make a paper cup telephone: Poke a hole in the bottom of each cup with the scissors or another small, sharp object.What do you need to make a string phone? Step back in time and use some old fashioned technology to make a string phone while learning about sound waves with this fun science project for kids. All you need is some string, a sharpened pencil and a few paper cups to get started. A sharp pencil or sewing needle to help poke holesWhats in the string telephone lesson pack? A perfect practical science activity for your whole class to enjoy! Our String Telephone Lesson Pack comes with everything you need to plan ahead for teaching your class all about sound. In this resource, you'll discover a useful PowerPoint, worksheets, teacher guide, lesson plan and more, saving you time and energy.
The main activity sheet that is included in this String Telephone Experiment KS2 Lesson Pack is the string telephone activity sheet. This resource explains to students how a string telephone works, and contains the instructions that show how to make one.