In this role-playing activity, students learn how cellular phone service works, its advantages and its limitations. Students also learn about the advantages and limitations of satellite phone service. Phone communication involves many aspects of science, math and engineering, and this activity conveys to students how these technologies help people to stay better connected. Students use what they learn to understand what communication options might be available for Maya and her parents, Spacewoman Tess and Spaceman Rohan.

Concepts

engineering, stem, communication

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Additional Tags

cellular phone towers, phone range, phones, satellite phone, integrated teaching and learning program and laboratory, teachengineering, cell phone

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Classroom Considerations

• Knovation Readability Score: 4 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)