Friday, August 10, 2012

Challenge Day & African Music/Culture (Day three of week four)

Solar Oven Smores 
The materials available for students to pick during the Marshmallow & Egg challenges 
Marshmallow Challenge- make the tallest structure out of noodles that can hold a marshmallow
Egg Challenge- Drop and egg from 5 ft without breaking it
Students watching a team test their strategy
 The winning team made this- their eggs were save! 

In the afternoon students continue learning how to play the Mbira & drums. They used the Shekere (shakers) to create a beat for students to express themselves. Watch this video....
Jona Masiya brought his family and showed students how he plays the drums with his two sons
A video of their short performance
Students also learned how to tune a drum and participated in a drum circle. 
Drumming is a group learning experience.
Students got better and learned to follow directions within the drumming circle.
Students learned to play musical chairs to a different beat.
This concludes their last day of learning & practicing before going to the Frontier Cultural Museum to perform at the African Village!

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