2. All ideas are good ideas! Everyone How do you think a text message might go from one phone to another? Talk about and draw a shared picture of your ideas. How do everyday things work? Page 1

3. What if…the communication was with someone who was deaf and in a different room?. 4 Is it possible to make better connections between us? Explore Page 2 What if… the communication is in a noisy classroom ? 1 ! ! ? What if…the communication needs to go across several floors? 3 What if…the communication needs to go round a corner? 2

4. Climbers and adventurers carry mobile phones for convenience. How does a touchscreen work? Does it work if I wear gloves? Climbers and adventurers carry mobile phones for convenience. How does a touchscreen work? Does it work if I wear gloves? Identify two things these phones have in common. Describe two ways that they are different from each other. Past Present How have telephones changed? Page 3

5. Work like an engineer. Design, make and test a glove to solve the ‘what if’ challenge and make life better for those working in cold conditions. Page 4 Is it possible to wear gloves and use a touchscreen phone? Investigate Engineers help to solve all sorts of challenges. Amazing things are happening in communication.

6. An astronaut On a roller coaster A deep sea diver Now watch part of my CHRISTMAS LECTURE at the Royal Institution. Find out more about what is becoming possible to connect us with other people around the world. Click hereCHRISTMAS LECTURE Page 5 When and where else might there be problems with mobile communication? Write an e mail to an engineer. Describe the challenge or problem that if it was fixed would make life so much better. Start with: What if …