PAPER CUP TELEPHONE ACTIVITY

Name: _______________________ Grade & Section: ______ Date: ________ Score: _______
OBJECTIVES:
1. Explore how sound is produced.
2. Identify the different characteristics of sound.
3. Create their own musical instruments applying the different characteristics of sound.

Materials:
Two paper cups
String
Pencil

Procedure:
1. Drill a hole at the center of the base of the paper cups with a pencil. The hole should be big
enough to accommodate the string through the hole.
2.Draw the string through the center of the cup and tie a knot to fix it in place.
3. Make sure the knot sits strong at the inside of the base.
4. Pull the loose end of the string and do the same with the other cup.
5. Move away from each other and make sure the string is tight and stretched between the two
listeners.
6. Talk into the cup.

Questions:

1. Did your paper cup phone work?

2. What problems did you encounter in doing the activity?

3. How can you increase the level of amplitude in using the paper cups?

4. Which requires more energy, whispering or yelling?

Conclusion:
 PERIODIC TABLE TIMELINE
Name: _______________________ Grade & Section: ______ Date: ________ Score: _______
OBJECTIVES:
1. Define periodic table and the modern periodic law.
2. Illustrate how ideas of elements and periodic table have changed over time.
3. Create a timeline on the history of the periodic table.

Instructions: Make a timeline of events on how the periodic table of elements have changed
over time.

Questions:

1. How did Mendeleev arranged the elements in the periodic table?

2. What is the periodic law?

3. What is group and period when used in the periodic table?

4. How did Moseley arranged the elements in the periodic table?

5. What does the law of octaves mean?

6. How did Johann Wolfgang Dobereiner classified element in the periodic table?