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Exploring Mobile Phones (aimed at Key Stages 3 and 4)

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Last edit: 10 February 2023

Resource Type Worksheets and Activities, Lessons
Curriculum Topic Design & Development, Enrichment/STEM/Cross Curriculum, Impact of technology, Physical Computing
English Key Stage 11-14 year (KS3), 14-16 years (KS4)

This ready-to-use lesson covers the invention of the mobile phone; how mobile networks work and what we can do with our mobile phones today. The lesson also looks at how anyone living with a disability or impairment can use this technology. It has four sections:

  • Inventing the mobile phone
  • How mobile phones work
  • More than just making phone calls
  • Mobile phones for everyone

The lesson package includes an informative PowerPoint consisting of over 35 slides. It starts with differentiated objectives, has a worksheet to complete as the lesson progresses and includes four activities which can be done in class or given as homework. Notes and answers to the worksheet and activities are also included.

For other resources in the series please see Sparrow Lesson on TES