Each student needs:

• 1 paper cup
• piece of string (about 2 feet, or 30 cm)
• 1 small nail
• String Telephones Worksheet

For the entire class to share:

• extra paper cups
• several 6-8 foot (1.8 - 2.3 m) pieces of string
• (optional) nylon or different types of string
• blank white paper
• pencils