An event, like a tap, can send a message that makes other things happen.
Something that happens is called an event. A tap, a key press, a click or a timer can be an event.
An event can send a message, and everyone who is listening can act on it.
Each helper listens for the same message. Here the message is start.
One signal starts everyone at once, so nobody has to guess.
These are some of the questions on the sets. The printable sheets have more and an answer key.
Yes. A click happens, and it can send a message.
No. Nothing happens in a quiet room.
The key press. The music starts because of the press.
So everyone starts together. Guessing makes a muddle, and one signal starts everyone at once.
Pick three jobs, like a light, a song and a bow. Agree on one signal, like a clap or a bell. When the grown-up gives the signal, every job begins together. Then try it without a signal and see the muddle.
Play the Mission: pick three jobs, like a light, a song and a bow, and agree on one signal, like a clap or a bell. When you give the signal, every job begins together. Then try it without a signal and see the muddle.
