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Oboes's unique sound originates from the two small reeds a musician blows into. Make your own double reed instrument out of straw!

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 4 - 14 5 to 10 minutes
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Find out what it would be like to have ears shaped differently from your own! Design and make different animal ears then try them out.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 4 - 11 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity, learners listen to songs and decode hidden messages based on the same principle as a modem. As a final challenge, learners decode the binary messages in a music video.

free Ages 6 - 18 30 to 45 minutes
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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.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 6 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this design challenge activity, learners build a four-stringed instrument that can play a tune.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 8 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners construct wands that play different notes depending on information from light sensors programmed via a PICO Cricket.

$5 - $10 per student Ages 11 - 18 30 to 45 minutes
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Learners build a simple electromagnet, then use this electromagnet to transform a yogurt container into a working speaker. They can connect their speaker to a radio and listen as it transmits sound.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 11 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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Learners design and create musical instruments from common objects; their challenge is to create an instrument that can make three different tones.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners explore how an electromagnet works by making a simple one. Using this knowledge, learners design a diagram to make a working speaker using household materials.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 11 - 14 45 to 60 minutes