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CANdemonium: Make a Drum Out of Recycled Cans
The ExploratoriumAdd to list DetailsWith three cans and some tape, make a drum that you bonk down on any surface to produce a variety of sounds. This activity also teaches you about pitch, vibration, and frequency. All over the world...
Make Your Own Rain Stick
The ExploratoriumAdd to list DetailsThis activity provides step-by-step instructions on how to build a rain stick, a musical instrument originating in South America. With a cardboard tube, some nails, and a handful of uncooked beans...
Build a Band
WGBHAdd to list DetailsIn this design challenge activity, learners build a four-stringed instrument that can play a tune. This lesson plan includes information on sound energy and pitch and the design process, as well as...
Organ Pipe: Get Bach to the fundamentals
The ExploratoriumAdd to list DetailsIf you got a big graduated or clear cylinder, water, a pipe, and a tuning fork, you've got a sound learning opportunity! Learn about resonance with this Exploratorium Science Snack.
Waterbottle Membranophone
The ExploratoriumAdd to list DetailsIn this activity, you'll use a straw, a water bottle and a paper tube to make an instrument that's very much like a saxophone. The activity, which teaches students about sound, vibration,...
How to Make an Audio Tape Bow
Science Museum of MinnesotaAdd to list DetailsFrom this How To slide show, you create an Audio Tape Bow that can play distorted audio sounds by running it across a tape head. Learners will open up cassette tapes and used tape players to see...
Pipes of Pan
The ExploratoriumAdd to list DetailsCreate an instrument that you don't play--you just listen to it through tubes of various lengths. You won't be channeling your inner Zamfir, but you'll hear the sound frequencies of...
Bee Hummer
The ExploratoriumAdd to list DetailsIn this activity, learners investigate sound and vibration by making a "bee hummer"--a toy that sounds like a swarm of buzzing bees when you spin it around. The activity includes three...
Make Pan Pipes
Science Museum of MinnesotaAdd to list DetailsThis 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. They...
Head Harp
The ExploratoriumAdd to list DetailsPut a string around your head, and play it! Learn about vibration, sounds, and pitch.