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At Home Science Project:

Make an Instrument from Recycled Materials

Step 1. Click on the instrument Ideas or design your own!

Different Instruments:
http://www.dsokids.com/listen/by-instrument/.aspx

Coffee Can Drum:
http://www.kinderart.com/multic/cofdrum.shtml
Didgeradoo:
http://www.kinderart.com/multic/didgeridoo.shtml
Maracas:
http://www.kinderart.com/sculpture/maraca2.shtml
Recycled Maracas:
http://www.kinderart.com/across/recycledmaracas.shtml
African Shaker:
http://www.kinderart.com/across/stickershakere.shtml
Ocean Drum:
http://www.kinderart.com/across/oceandrum.shtml
Red Art- Bells, Drums, Xylophone, Castanets, Tambourine, Harmonica, Etc:
http://www.redtedart.com/2012/10/15/musical-instrument-crafts-for-kids

STEP 2. Gather some HOME materials to build your instrument

STEP 3: Create your instrument!

STEP 4: Make sure you can write and speak about your instrument.

1. My instrument is a(n) __________________. My instrument belongs to the _____________________family of instruments. (Choose: percussion, string, brass, or woodwind)
2. Some materials I used to create my instrument were __________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________

3. I can produce a sound on my instrument by _________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________

(Word Bank Ideas:)
strumming the strings blowing into the hole bowing the strings vibrate
tapping the surface shaking it back and forth tapping with mallets

4. I can change my instruments VOLUME by ___________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________

5. I can make my INSTRUMENTS PITCH LOWER by _____________________________________

6. I can make my INSTRUMENTS PITCH HIGHER by______________________________________

STEP 5: Mental check back:

I did my best at building my instrumentJ
I did my best at designing & making my instrument look greatJ
I did my best in my writingJ
I did my best at reading my writing so I am ready to speak o my classJ

STEP 6: Bring my WRITING BOOKLET & INSTRUMENT back to school by:

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2016

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