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Making a Musical Instrument

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Fourth graders construct a simple flute. They explore how sound is made and how to change the sound. They see that diifferent types of musical instruments control sound waves in different ways to produce the patterns of sound we call music.

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musical instruments, science
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Grade
4th
Subjects
Science
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
Audience
For Teacher Use
Duration
30 mins
Instructional Strategy
Project-Based Learning

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