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All the different materials we will use to make our instruments ultimately come from the same <br /> place—the ground! Encourage students to discuss the origins and used of these materials: <br /> plastic, cardboard,wood, metal, glass and cloth (as well as any others they can think of!). <br /> EXERCISE: For younger students, generate a list of the materials that our houses and <br /> possessions are made of For older students, create a "Resource Tree"—a flow chart of where <br /> our materials come from and the stages involved in getting them to their present state. <br /> For example: PLASTIC materials come from....stores, which get them from a <br /> truck/train/boat/plane,which got them from a factory, which got them from chemists, who got <br /> them from petrochemicals, which come from oil,which come from oil wells(in Texas, Alaska, <br /> Saudi Arabia, etc.), which come from decomposed dinosaurs, which come from THE GROUND! <br /> VOCABULARY: natural resource petrochemicals petroleum refinery iron ore <br /> decompose erosion compost silicon fiber purveyor manufacture industrial factory <br /> mines miners extract process technology technique invention innovation invent <br /> create <br /> NOTE: EXERCISES AND VOCABULARY ARE OPTIONAL, and will be touched on during <br /> the program if they are not covered beforehand. <br /> 4. THINGS TO BRING: Materials for making instruments from recyclable objects. <br /> EACH STUDENT is encourage to bring AT LEAST 3 RECYCLABLE CONTAINERS: <br /> * 3 CARDBOARD BOXES (ANY SIZE) <br /> * 3 METAL CANS (RINSED) <br /> * 3 PLASTIC CONTAINERS (MILK JUG, SODA BOTTLE, ETC. RINSED) <br /> Students may bring more than one of each, as well as any additional items with musical or sonic <br /> potential. NO GLASS for the workshops....thanks! <br /> ADDITIONAL ITEMS that are good to have: <br /> * rubber bands, balloons,pencils, newspapers/magazines <br /> ESSENTIAL CRAFT MATERIALS that teachers should supply: <br /> • beans or rice or small stones for making shakers (1 lb. per 10 students) <br /> • masking tape (3 rolls per 10 students) <br /> • decorating materials (crayons, markers, scissors, construction paper) <br /> ADDITIONAL CRAFT ITEMS— optional but helpful <br /> "duck"tape, hammer, a few big nails for poking holes, pliers, glue gun <br />