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Music To Our Ears

Students use the engineering process of designing for function as they dream up a musical instrument, design it, and follow their plans to build it.

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Activity Type:Hands-On Activities

Discipline:Electrical, Industrial & Manufacturing, Mechanical

Topic(s):Sounds/Music

Grade:3-5

Time:60 minutes or less

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