Science

Cell Division and Mutation: Apprentice to the Sorcerer

Posted Jul 07, 2011 by Donna Natseway

Students will recognize the sounds of different orchestral instruments, use musical dynamic markings in association with an increase or decrease in cell division, and create a presentation of the scientific process of cancer as depicted by the music, Sorcerer’s Apprentice. Eventually, they will recognize the role of mutation in genetic disorders such as Down’s syndrome and other conditions.

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GRADE LEVEL
6-8
SUBJECT
Technology, Science
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Instruments
 
 
 

The Planets

Posted Jul 06, 2011 by Quyen Han

Planets have their own individual personalities as expressed through Holst’s composition, The Planets. Students learn about the science facts on planets and then are introduced to the musical facts and background from The Planets After that, students compare and contrast The Planets in a Venn diagram.

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GRADE LEVEL
6-8
SUBJECT
Science
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Instruments
 
 
 

Vibrating Columns of Air with Bottle Flutes and Panpipes

Posted Apr 25, 2011 by Helen Patten

This lesson is a small part of a larger unit on the science of sound. The unit has several sections, including: how sound is made, the elements of sound, how sounds travel, and how we hear sounds. This particular lesson is part of the section in which we distinguish the difference between musical sound and noise. We examine the different ways in which musical instruments make sound - or the different way each one creates vibrations of air.

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GRADE LEVEL
3-5
SUBJECT
Performing Arts-Music, Science
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Folk songs, Geography, Instruments, Vibrations , Woodwind
 
 
 

Seasons Rondo

Posted Mar 28, 2011 by Donna Boyes

Students will work in groups to compose pieces of music to represent a season of the year. They will combine the pieces into a Rondo form.

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GRADE LEVEL
PK-2
SUBJECT
Performing Arts-Music, Science
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Dynamics, Instruments, Percussion
 
 
 

How Steep is Your Tune?

Posted Mar 09, 2011 by Yolando Cato

In this adventure, students will observe the effect of two factors on a motion plot. They will walk at two different speeds, walk in two different directions, and walk to the tempo of two different classical music selections. The students will then deduce how the value of the slope of a line can be "seen" in its graph.

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GRADE LEVEL
6-8
SUBJECT
Math, Science
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Dynamics, Physics, Tchaikovsky, Tempo, Vibrations
 
 
 

Four Seasons of a Deciduous Tree

Posted Feb 15, 2011 by Laura Knapp

While studying ecosystems, students will focus on the changes that occur in deiciduous forests throughout the seasons of the year. With that knowledge, students will listen to and analyze Vivaldi's The Four Seasons. As a culminating activity, students will use oil pastels to show what a dedicuous forest would like like during each season.
 

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GRADE LEVEL
PK-2 3-5
SUBJECT
Performing Arts-Music, Visual Arts, Life Science, Science
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TAGS
Art, Dynamics, Tempo
 
 
 

A Fork is a Fork is a Fork ... Or is it?

Posted Feb 15, 2011 by Jana Jean

Ever see a glass tuning fork? Are some materials better suited to make tuning forks? Students will learn the history of the tuning fork and the latest technological advances. They will learn how a tuning fork works and why some materials are better suited to make tuning forks.
 

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GRADE LEVEL
6-8 9-12
SUBJECT
Science
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TAGS
Acoustics, Brass, Copland, Instruments, Physics, Pitch, Vibrations
 
 
 

Stravinsky, Munch, Vivaldi, Monet and Albers

Posted Dec 21, 2010 by Laurie Burghardt

Compare and contrast Stravinsky's Rite of Spring to Vivaldi's Four Seasons, La Primavera (Spring). Pair the music of Stravinsky with the art of Edvard Munch. Pair the music of Vivaldi with the art of Claude Monet. Discuss the similarities and differences. Discuss Josef Albers’ Homage to the Square entitled “The High Spring”. Discuss how color and mood are connected. Create a color square in the style of Josef Albers to represent the pairings of Stravinsky & Munch and the pairing of Vivaldi & Monet.

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GRADE LEVEL
All Levels
SUBJECT
English Language Learner, Language Arts, Math, Performing Arts-Music, Science, Visual Arts
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TAGS
Art, Composer, Literature, Story, Stravinsky, Voice
 
 
 

Nuclear Decay Series and Chain Reactions

Posted Dec 21, 2010 by Jana Jean

After learning about the discovery of nuclear radiation and the development of nuclear weapons, students will create a claymation video to illustrate nuclear decay, fusion, fission and nuclear chain reactions. Student write scripts and story boards, create backdrops, clay characters, and add music, voice over and text to demonstrate their understanding of the subject.

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GRADE LEVEL
9-12
SUBJECT
Language Arts, Performing Arts-Music, Science, Social Science, Technology
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TAGS
Art, Copland, Story, Theater
 
 
 

Oiseaux exotiques (Exotic Birds)

Posted Dec 21, 2010 by Adele Sato

Students will be able to identify Olivier Messiaen's Oiseaux exotiques. Students will acquire some knowledge about the composer and how he replicated real bird calls musically in this composition. Students will be able to create a drawing of their own exotic bird and describe it in great detail so that another student will be able to recreate the drawing. Students will learn the importance of accurate description in writing and following directions in drawing.

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GRADE LEVEL
3-5
SUBJECT
Language Arts, Performing Arts-Music, Science, Visual Arts
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TAGS
Animals, Art, Composer, Dynamics, Instruments, Pitch, Vocabulary
 
 
 
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