DemoKindergarten

Straw Oboe

Straw buzzes loudly like an instrument.

Teaching & key ideas

What you do: Teacher blows into prepared straw reed. What students see: Straw buzzes loudly like an instrument. Why it works: The flattened reed vibrates and drives the air column. Question to ask: What part is actually vibrating?

Lesson flow

Predict → demonstrate → observe → briefly explain → ask: What part is actually vibrating?