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Woodwind Instruments and Pitch

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Students explore musical pitch. In this cross curriculum musical instruments and "sound" physics lesson, students identify and describe common traits of woodwind instruments. Students research "pitch" and what causes pitch fluctuation by viewing a number of web sites. Students perform a "pitch" experiment and make an original woodwind instrument.

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elements of music, sound waves, sound

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air coumn, instrumental music, musical elements, pitch, pitch fluctuation, scientific method activity for pitch, sound, sound waves, woodwind instruments, science
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Grade
3rd - 5th
Subjects
Science
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For Teacher Use
Duration
2 days
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Project-Based Learning
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