You can make a fun flute from a plastic drinking straw by following these instructions:

1. Chew on one end of your drinking straw to flatten it.

2. Cut the end into a pointed beak shape with scissors.

Blow hard on the flat end of the straw to make music. Experiment by cutting small pieces off of the end of the straw, then making a sound after each piece is removed. The sound pitch becomes higher and higher as your drinking straw flute gets shorter and shorter.

Explanation: The number of times an object vibrates in a set period of time is called the frequency of sound. As the frequency increases, the pitch of the sound gets higher. Shortening the length of the drinking straw makes it vibrate at a higher frequency. This gives you a higher-pitched sound.