Every third grade student has to make a musical instrument and explain the science behind the sounds. Three years ago we made a pan flute out of carrots for my older daughter. It was much easier this year with the glowforge.
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How beautiful! (Hopefully they get a ribbon or something for that!) 
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That is awesome!!!
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Really like the addition of her name and the letter “A”. Lovely job!
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Um, yea. They aren’t going to think their parents had anything to do with that. Simply beautiful.
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Haha, yeah, I think the parents end up building most of them with the kids providing the ideas. The main focus is on the science of sound. We did spend a little time talking through the Inkscape part. That is probably something I could let the kids go crazy with though. Inkscape is so simple once you set up a GF template. I am more and more impressed with this machine after each use.
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Wait, what? did that work?
Yeah, use a drill to hollow out carrots about 75% of the length. Then use toothpicks between them to hold them together. Then just cut them in different lengths for the pitch.
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