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Canjo
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In this activity, learners explore sound by constructing their very own banjo out of a coffee can. Learners experiment with the canjo to change the instrument's pitch and timbre.

Make Your Own Rainstick
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In this activity, leaners build their very own rainsticks, an instrument filled with pebbles and seeds that create sounds like falling rain. Save costs by using material found around the home.

Buzzing Bee
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In this activity, learners explore sound by constructing an instrument toy that buzzes when you swing it.

Double Horn
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In this activity, learners explore sound by constructing their very own instruments using PVC pipes, soda bottles, and a straw.

Chirping Bird
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In this activity, learners build a cuica or chirping bird using straw, string, and a bottle cap. Use this activity to explore the interplay of motion and sound.

Metallophone
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In this activity, learners explore sound by constructing an instrument using some metal pipes, rubber bands, and a baseboard.

Kitchen Jamboree
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In this activity, learners observe, explore and investigate vibrating instruments in everyday places and create music in unique ways.

String Thing
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String Thing is an interactive online game in which learners change a virtual string's tension, length, and gauge to create different musical pitches.

Tube Zither
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In this activity, learners explore sound by constructing tube zithers, stringed instruments from Southeast Asia and the South Pacific.

Thumb Piano
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In this activity, learners explore sound by constructing a simple piano out of wood and craft sticks.

Build a Band
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In this design challenge activity, learners build a four-stringed instrument that can play a tune.

Sound Automata
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In this activity, learners build their own sound machines and explore the interplay of motion and sound.

Torsion Drum
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In this activity, learners build a musical drum using a cardboard tube, plastic wrap, and beads.

Woodpecker
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In this activity, learners construct a traditional handicraft toy that illustrates a motion commonly associated with violins and earthquakes.

Making Music in Nature
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In this activity, learners will explore the ways natural materials can produce sounds. Appropriate for any age, learners can make individual music or create a symphony with others.

Make Your Own Rain Stick
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This activity provides step-by-step instructions on how to build a rain stick, a musical instrument originating in South America.

Oboe? Oh, Boy!
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In this activity, learners create a straw oboe to explore sound and pitch.

Homegrown Xylophone
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In this activity, learners create music from a series of bottles filed with water. Learners discover that the sound produced by each bottle depends on the amount of water in the bottle.

Groovy Sounds
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In this activity related to music and sound vibrations, learners make a phonograph or record player out of simple materials. First, learners assemble the turntable, arm, and sound cone.

Straw Kazoo
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In this activity, learners make some music by constructing a kazoo out of a simple plastic drinking straw. Use this activity to explore sound, vibrations, and music.