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Energy Transfer in Musical Instruments

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Students create unique sounds using different instruments.  In this energy lesson, students read and define several vocabulary terms such as heat, energy transfer and thermal equilibrium.  Students utilize several household objects to create an instrument capable of playing three distinct tones while describing how it works.

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energy transfer, energy

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energy transfer, music tones, musical instrument design, science
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Grade
5th - 6th
Subjects
Science
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
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For Teacher Use
Duration
2 hrs
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Project-Based Learning
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