Math, Music and Crafts

Science:

This week we played muscle games online and watches educational videos about the muscular system.

Tech:

Kaylee: As part of my MTH direct class, I built one of the suggestions they listed. I built a harmonica out of craft sticks and rubber bands. 

You can find the link here

By moving the frets (Post-It notes) I can make different notes, high, medium, and low! The closer they are to each other, the higher the note. The farther apart they are, the lower the note.

I learned that when I use wind power (blowing in between the craft sticks) the rubber band in the middle vibrates and makes the sound. So cool!

Landen: I built a guitar out of a tissue box and a cardboard tube for my Tech class.

My sister Kaylee helped me innovate it by using different width and length rubber bands to create different sounding keys.

I sound great!

Kaylee:  

We decided to make a band so I made a pan flute out of  drink straws for Emberly to play in the band and Landen made a drum out of a box and drumsticks out of small craft sticks for Owen. Now we need to decide: what song are we able to play with our wide range of instruments and should I sing instead of playing my harmonica or should I make a different instrument like another guitar or something so I can sing and play? 

Elective:

Arts and Crafts (Kaylee): I helped my mom make a weighted blanket for my dad for his birthday. I learned a lot about measurements and weighing the plastic beads.

I fill the bowl and measure it to 2.7 ounces (that is 8-10 percent of my dad's weight.) and then pour it into a cup. I repeat until all eight cups are filled. Then mom pours them into the blanket's columns and while she sews them closed, I refill all of the cups again.

I tried to pour the beads into the blanket and I fell asleep. Ha-ha, just kidding, I blinked as mom took the picture.

Building Machines (Landen):

I built a special vehicle for driving in the snow.