Make a Wind Instrument Craft

When you play a musical instrument, it makes the air around you vibrate (move back and forth rapidly).  The air carries the vibrations to your ears and your eardrums vibrate so that you can hear the sounds made by the musical instrument.

Pan Pipes are a simple wind instrument. When they are played, the air inside the tubes (straws) vibrates to make a sound.

Materials

• 6-8 straws per person
• cardboard or heavy oaktag paper
• glue
• scissors

Directions

• Cut 2 rectangular pieces of cardboard for each instrument (approx. 6 inches by 1 1/2  inches)
• Place and glue the straws on one of the pieces of cardboard, leaving approx. 1 inch above the cardboard

• Glue the other piece of cardboard over the first piece of cardboard. The straws will now be between both pieces of cardboard.

• Trim the bottom of the straws with a scissors so that each one is a little shorter than the one before it. 

• Have the straws facing downward and hold the straws to your mouth as you blow across the tops to make MUSIC.

 The shorter the straws, the higher the pitch.

 The longer the straws, the lower the pitch.

Other wind instruments: flute, clarinet, trombone, saxophone

Have fun with science and crafts!

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Sun Song and Craft Activity

Our Sun is the brightest natural light source that we have.

Caution children NOT to look directly at the Sun and to wear sunglasses on sunny days!

Here is a Fun Sun Song to learn more about the Sun.

Click here: Sun Song

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Arts and Crafts Activity


 Make a Sun Print

 Materials

• dark construction paper
• flat objects
• a sunny day!

Directions

1. Put construction paper outside or in a very sunny spot (window sill).
2. Arrange objects on paper.
3. Wait a couple of days or longer, then remove items.
4. The Sun should have faded all the paper that was not covered by the objects leaving the paper under the objects untouched.    

Electricity Song and Videos

Music and Science

If you're ready for an electricity song, here's one from Schoolhouse Rock now on You Tube.

Click here: Schoolhouse Rock! Electricity

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Here's a video from The Magic School Bus on Electricity.

Click Here: The Magic School Bus Gets Charged

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Here's a Bill Nye the Science Guy video on Electricity.

Click Here: Bill Nye the Science Guy Electricity 

Energy Sources Videos and Song

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Here's another free VIDEO from Brain POP. The title is ENERGY SOURCES.
Click Here: Energy Sources Video

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Here's a cute SONG from Schoolhouse Rock now on You Tube.
The title is ENERGY.

Click Here: Energy Song

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Here's a segment of a Bill Nye Video on Energy.

Click Here: Bill Nye Energy Video  

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Here's a video by The Magic School Bus On Energy.

Click Here: Magic School Bus Getting Energized Video

Sun Song

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Are you in the mood for a science song?

Here's a song about the Sun with lots of interesting facts!

Click Here: Sun Song

 

   Enjoy learning about the Sun!

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