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Week 07 · Screens and Sound

Crew Quest

Crew Quest: Screen and sound hunt
// Brightness, volume and mute
⏱ about 15 min

Crew Quest: Screen and sound hunt

It is Saturday at Beacon Station.

Rocket waves a checklist. "Find every volume button!"

Raven peeks at a radio. "What do you notice?"

Nova glows. "Hint: ask a grown-up first."

  1. The sun icon changes brightness.
  2. Volume buttons make sound louder or quieter.
  3. A speaker with a line means mute.
  4. A soft, dry cloth cleans a screen.
  5. Grown-ups handle plugs, headphones and wet cleaning.
◇ FAMILY SCREEN AND SOUND HUNT
Walk through your home with a grown-up.
Find one thing with a volume button.
Find one thing with a screen.
Find one sun icon or brightness button.
Point to each one. Say what it does.
Look for a mute button or icon.
Safety first
A grown-up goes with you.
Point. Do not press until a grown-up says yes.
Never touch plugs, cords or chargers.
For a grown-up
Let your child point and name each control.
Ask: what does this button do?
Show the mute icon on one device.
HUNT CHECK
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
What should you do before pressing a button?
Which icon did you look for to set brightness?
A speaker icon with a line means what?
SentenceTrue or false?
Volume buttons change how loud sound is.?
Children should touch plugs and chargers.?
A soft, dry cloth cleans a screen.?
A sun icon changes the volume.?
WHY THIS EXERCISEThe sun icon sets brightness. Plugs are for grown-ups.
WEEK REVIEW
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
The sound is too loud. What do you press?
Who does wet cleaning on a screen?
What did Nova say to do first on the hunt?
Draw three things you found with volume buttons or screens.

What a hunt! Next week we find out what apps really are.

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