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In this activity, learners create a traditional Mexican noisemaker (a matraca) using cardboard, craft sticks, and a wooden dowel.

Make a rattle-like musical instrument! Shake it, hit it, spin it any way you want to!

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

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

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.

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

From this How To slide show, you create an Audio Tape Bow that can play distorted audio sounds by running it across a tape head.

This is a simple activity for learners to create a traditional musical instrument. Pan Pipes have developed all over the world in different cultures, from South America to Greece and China.

In this activity, learners build a slide whistle using PVC pipe, bamboo skewer, and piece of foam. Construction of the instrument is relatively simple.

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

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