Communicating with Light and Sound: Epic 1st/2nd Grade Classroom Mission

Storyline

To get RALF to the Intergalactic Music Festival, the crew will create a light device to overcome a communication failure.

RALF has tickets to a music festival on Taipan. Coming out of warp, there is a problem with the communication system. The Infini-D can receive communication, but can't communicate back. RALF will be devastated if he can't see his favorite band, Botspace Boys. Rather than turning back, Will and Anja suggest that the crew come up with a way to communicate RALF parking ticket number to the Air control of Taipan in order to get clearance to land by creating a light device.

Est. time: 21 min

Targeted Standards

3-Dimensional Science

Phenomenon

Light waves travel further through space than sound waves and can be used to communicate from a distance.

Science and Engineering Practices

Constructing Explanations and Designing Solutions

Students are taking a problem and using a variety of options to designing a light-focused communication device.

Crosscutting Concepts

Energy and matter

Light and sound transference over distance.

Disciplinary Core Ideas

LS1.D: Information Processing

Students take information and use it to create a viable solution to solve a problem presented.