--- title: "Investigating string telephones" url: "https://scotforth-st-pauls.lancs.sch.uk/blog/2023-05-04-08-00-00-investigating-string-telephones" school: "Scotforth St Paul's C of E Primary & Nursery School" --- [Start your school journey with us! Book a visit for September 2027 school starters](https://www.scotforth-st-pauls.lancs.sch.uk/parents/admissions) # Investigating string telephones ![](https://files.schudio.com/scotforth-st-paul-s-cofe-primary-nursery-school/images/blog/576A898C-C3C8-4D4C-8EFA-62423DCACE5D.jpeg) 4 May 2023 [Mrs Dowson](https://scotforth-st-pauls.lancs.sch.uk/blog/author/sdowson) [Class of 2017](https://scotforth-st-pauls.lancs.sch.uk/blog/category/class-of-2017) We made string telephones in our science lesson and then took them outside to test whether they worked. We came up with lots of questions to investigate including, does the length of the string matter? Can we have a conversation when the string is not taut? And can more than 2 people be part of the same conversation? [Year 5](https://scotforth-st-pauls.lancs.sch.uk/blog/tag/year-5) [Science](https://scotforth-st-pauls.lancs.sch.uk/blog/tag/science) [![](https://files.schudio.com/scotforth-st-paul-s-cofe-primary-nursery-school/imagecache/100x100c/blog/IMG_1693.jpeg)](https://scotforth-st-pauls.lancs.sch.uk/blog/2023-05-03-15-15-00-cross-curricular-orienteering) Previous ### [Cross-curricular orienteering](https://scotforth-st-pauls.lancs.sch.uk/blog/2023-05-03-15-15-00-cross-curricular-orienteering) [![](https://files.schudio.com/scotforth-st-paul-s-cofe-primary-nursery-school/imagecache/100x100c/blog/C2BABC1C-50A1-445F-B1FD-FA3AEAD7BDD9.jpeg)](https://scotforth-st-pauls.lancs.sch.uk/blog/2023-05-04-11-52-21-growing) Next ### [Growing](https://scotforth-st-pauls.lancs.sch.uk/blog/2023-05-04-11-52-21-growing) - ![Healthy Schools](https://files.schudio.com/scotforth-st-paul-s-cofe-primary-nursery-school/images/partners/healthyschoolslogo(3)_(1).jpeg) - ![Ofsted](https://files.schudio.com/scotforth-st-paul-s-cofe-primary-nursery-school/images/partners/Ofsted_Good_GP_Colour(1).jpeg) - ![Vines](https://files.schudio.com/scotforth-st-paul-s-cofe-primary-nursery-school/images/partners/Outlook-gg5hcrqw_(2)_(1).png) - ![QM](https://files.schudio.com/scotforth-st-paul-s-cofe-primary-nursery-school/images/partners/Quality_Mark_5_March_2015(2)_(1).jpeg) - ![Blackbrun Diocese](https://files.schudio.com/scotforth-st-paul-s-cofe-primary-nursery-school/images/partners/Blackburn_Diocese_(1)_(1).jpeg) - ![School Gold Award](https://files.schudio.com/scotforth-st-paul-s-cofe-primary-nursery-school/images/partners/SG-L1-3-gold-2022-23(4).jpeg) ##### Location Scotforth Rd Lancaster LA1 4SE ##### Contact Us 01524 65379 ##### Stay Connected - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/Scotforth.St.Pauls) - [Office staff (Mrs Malin and Mrs Pearce)](https://scotforth-st-pauls.lancs.sch.uk/contact) © Copyright 2017–2026 Scotforth St Paul's C of E Primary & Nursery School School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://scotforth-st-pauls.lancs.sch.uk/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)