In this lesson, students apply what they have learned from previous investigations into sound and light to design and build a prototype that uses sound and/or light to solve a problem that requires communicating over a distance.
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Living in a Lighthouse
Haley moved to a new house when she was 9 years old. It wasn’t just any house though. It was a cottage attached to a lighthouse. A lighthouse is a tower with a bright light on top. Lighthouses are built on the coast.
A Lighthouse’s Message
Haley’s dad is the lighthouse keeper. He makes sure the light stays lit at night. The light is important. It sends a message to sailors at sea. A message is information sent from one place to another place. Information is details about a person, place, or event.
The light is a signal that tells the sailors that they are near land. A signal is an action used to communicate information. This is important at night. The sun doesn’t shine at night. Sometimes clouds cover the moon. On a dark night, the sailors cannot see the land on their own. The lighthouse light tells the sailors they need to sail carefully.
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