Resource - Build an Instrument

Build an Instrument

Build an Instrument

Build an Instrument

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Curious about our 4D (Discover, Define, Develop, Deliver) model for technology and engineering design? Read about why we selected this framework and how it can be implemented in your classroom!

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For this challenge, you will build your own instrument. Using craft materials, recyclables, etc. (whatever you have around the house), create any instrument you want or invent a new kind of musical instrument. In principle, any object that produces sound can be considered a musical instrument – it is through purpose that the object becomes a musical instrument. What could you use to make an instrument? What instrument could you make? Drums, guitar, whistle!?!

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musical instrument: (noun) device created or adapted to make noise

acoustics: (noun) science that deals with the study of sound

sound: (noun) vibrations that travel through the air and can be heard when they reach a person's or animal's ear

sound waves: (noun) vibrating forms of energy that are made of molecules and look like waves

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https://pbskids.org/designsquad/video/what-sound/

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