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Design Challenge CardChallenge 1: Making Music: Recycling Is Instrumental!
1
grade grade
Criteria: Each instrument must have a name. Each instrument must make sound. Each presentation should include: an explanation of how the team’s instruments were created a demonstration of how to play each instrument
Constraints: Teams will have 45 minutes to design, build, test, and improve their instruments. Teams must use at least two different recyclable materials in their instruments. Each team will have 3–5 minutes to present and demonstrate how their instruments can be used to make music.
Making Music: Recycling Is Instrumental!
How can we create musical instruments using
recyclable materials?
Key Question
Your school is looking for new musical
instruments for music class. Can you help think
of ways to make instruments?
Problem
With your team, use recyclable materials to
create two musical instruments.
Design Challenge
© 2019 Region 4 Education Service CenterSTEMulating Design Challenges in Science, Grades K–2
Design Challenge CardChallenge 1: Making Music: Recycling Is Instrumental!
1
grade grade
Criteria: Each instrument must have a name. Each instrument must make sound. Each presentation should include: an explanation of how the team’s instruments were created a demonstration of how to play each instrument
Constraints: Teams will have 45 minutes to design, build, test, and improve their instruments. Teams must use at least two different recyclable materials in their instruments. Each team will have 3–5 minutes to present and demonstrate how their instruments can be used to make music.
Making Music: Recycling Is Instrumental!
How can we create musical instruments using
recyclable materials?
Key Question
Your school is looking for new musical
instruments for music class. Can you help think
of ways to make instruments?
Problem
With your team, use recyclable materials to
create two musical instruments.
Design Challenge
© 2019 Region 4 Education Service CenterSTEMulating Design Challenges in Science, Grades K–2
