Science

==Subject: Science and Music  ==


** Curriculum Standards:  **   **Space Science:  The Universe: **  **Benchmark A:** <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; msoansilanguage: EN-US; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msobidilanguage: AR-SA; msobidithemefont: minor-bidi; msofareastfontfamily: Calibri; msofareastlanguage: EN-US; msofareastthemefont: minor-latin;">Describe how the positions and the motions of the objects in the universe cause predictable and cyclic events.   **Indicators: 5.** Explain that the universe consists of billions of galaxies that are classified by shape.  <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">**6.** Explain interstellar distances are measured in light years (e.g., the nearest star beyond the sun is 4.3 light years away). <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-spacerun: yes; msospacerun: yes;"> <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">**7.** Examine the life cycle of a star and predict the next likely stage of a star.

<span style="color: #00b050; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 12pt;">**Creative Expression and Communication ** <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 12pt;">**Benchmark A**: Perform a piece of music, independently or in a group, with <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-spacerun: yes; msospacerun: yes;"> <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 12pt;">technical accuracy and expression. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-spacerun: yes; msospacerun: yes;"> <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 12pt;">**Indicators: 2.** Perform accurately, alone and in small and large groups, with <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-spacerun: yes; msospacerun: yes;"> <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 12pt;">good posture producing an appropriate tone quality. <span style="color: #00b050; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="color: #00b050; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-spacerun: yes; msospacerun: yes;"> <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 12pt;">**Benchmark B**: Analyze the structure of large music works and the sections comprised within. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-spacerun: yes; msospacerun: yes;"> <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 12pt;">**Indicators: 3**. Identify distinct sections in a large music work aurally. <span style="color: #00b050; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="color: #00b050; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-spacerun: yes; msospacerun: yes;"> <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 12pt;">**Benchmark B**: Demonstrates ways that the subject matter of other disciplines is interrelated with that of music. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-spacerun: yes; msospacerun: yes;"> <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 12pt;">**Indicator 3**. Use technology in creating, performing and /or researching <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-spacerun: yes; msospacerun: yes;"> <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 12pt;">music. <span style="color: #00b050; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-spacerun: yes; msospacerun: yes;"> <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> **<span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 14pt;">Technology: ** <span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 14pt;"> <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 14pt; mso-spacerun: yes; msospacerun: yes;"> <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Window Movie Makers Audio Power Point Audacity DVD Player Microphones Internet Access Word or PDF File of the space science: the Universe information and concepts that the students are to learn. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-spacerun: yes; msospacerun: yes;"> <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> **<span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;">Description: <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%; mso-spacerun: yes; msospacerun: yes;"> ****<span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Musical Mnemonic <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-spacerun: yes; msospacerun: yes;"> ** <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;"> The students are creating their own Musical Mnemonic for learning the classified shapes of the different galaxies, interstellar distances, and the life cycle of a star. They must use a “tune” from a piece of classical music that they have studied in class or that has been approved by one of the teachers or librarian. Putting the information and concepts with the music, the students are singing the songs with the words and adding images from NASA in their finished movie. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%; mso-spacerun: yes; msospacerun: yes;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">The movies are then available for everyone to use to learn these concepts and information for the academic content standards. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%; mso-spacerun: yes; msospacerun: yes;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">The students are then going to be tested on their knowledge.
 * <span style="color: #008000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16pt;">Music: **
 * Analyzing and Responding**
 * Connections, Relationships and Application**
 * Summary:**

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">** Content ** <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;"> <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; mso-list: Ignore; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;"> **<span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">The students are played **<span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> Richard Perlmutter’s song Kings and Queens of England set to the music of Hayden (Haydn’s __Great Surprise__) from //Beethoven’s Wig: sing along symphonies// <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; msobidifontstyle: italic;">(there are at least three more CDs by Mr. Perlmutter that I am know about). <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; mso-list: Ignore; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;"> <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">The students can work alone or in groups up to three. <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; mso-list: Ignore; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;"> <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Exploring the many CD (including Mr. Perlmutter as the second part of the recording is just the music); the students select a piece or melody. <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; mso-list: Ignore; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;"> <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">The student(s) then “put the information” into lyrics and put the lyrics to the music. <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; mso-list: Ignore; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;"> <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">The songs are then song by the students (using the proper singing techniques learned in music) and recorded into the Audacity Software. <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; mso-list: Ignore; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;"> <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">The students can add browse through the NASA files (copyright free), Copyright-Friendly and Copyleft Images and Sound (http://copyrightfriendly.wikispaces.com), and Flickr Advance Search on the Internet to copy pictures and images. <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-spacerun: yes; msospacerun: yes;"> <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">All images and pictures must not be copyrighted. Then the student(s) can add the images to their lyrics on a power point. <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; mso-list: Ignore; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;"> <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">The power points and recorded songs are put into Window Movie Makers and saved. <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; mso-list: Ignore; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;"> <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">The final projects are shared and the students are instructed to select as many or as few songs that they need to learn the information and concepts. <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; mso-list: Ignore; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;"> <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Eric Idle’s song, The Galaxy Song is played for the students.

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<span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 14pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-spacerun: yes; msospacerun: yes;"> <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">This combined lesson is first and for most a novelty method of learning and memorizing information and facts; that alone should excite the students in applying their energy and enthusiasm to this project. <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-spacerun: yes; msospacerun: yes;"> <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">If the teachers are excited about the lessons, then that excitement and passion is transmitted to the students. <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-spacerun: yes; msospacerun: yes;"> <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">If the lesson can be fun, then the students’ focus and concentration is applied to the lesson.
 * <span style="color: #00b050; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 14pt;">Supporting Research: **

<span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-spacerun: yes; msospacerun: yes;"> <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">The students also are using the technology to design and produce a product that can be used to learn, memorize, and replicate facts, information, and concepts. <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-spacerun: yes; msospacerun: yes;"> <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Some of the technology, such as Audacity and Window Movie Makers, may not be available in the students homes; this lesson provides practice for these students.

<span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-spacerun: yes; msospacerun: yes;"> <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Musical Mnemonic as the literature concludes (and my personal experiences working with Alzheimer’s patients) lyrics and music are retained far longer than information and facts alone. <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-spacerun: yes; msospacerun: yes;"> <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">I myself can still sing (lyrics and music) the theme song from __Gilligan’s Isle__ (from 40 years ago). <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-spacerun: yes; msospacerun: yes;"> <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">The students of today are exposed to all genres of music in their television, movies, commercials, and ring tones. <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-spacerun: yes; msospacerun: yes;"> <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">And with the iPod explosion, all types of music are at a student’s fingertips. <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-spacerun: yes; msospacerun: yes;"> <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">By having the students use a classical melody or theme from a famous composer as their music, this information becomes part of their memory. In //Tap into it,// Ms. Murray taught her students the scientific words to the body using the song “Dem Bones.” <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-spacerun: yes; msospacerun: yes;"> <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Though Ms. Rule did not use music to teach the Mohs Scale of Hardness, she did use rhyming words with matching numbers (“See the sweating, slipping sun, Rating talc as number one). <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-spacerun: yes; msospacerun: yes;"> <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">I can imagine that this was turned into rap or at least recited with rhythm and a beat.

<span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-spacerun: yes; msospacerun: yes;"> <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">The students may take the option of working alone, but the end product is shared and used by all the students. <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-spacerun: yes; msospacerun: yes;"> <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">The students are able to assist each other. <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-spacerun: yes; msospacerun: yes;"> <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">When one student helps another, the “teaching” student is not only showing their mastery of the information and concept but is able to “communicate the material.” <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-spacerun: yes; msospacerun: yes;"> <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">The students also benefit from the interaction between the groups as well as the interaction within the groups. <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-spacerun: yes; msospacerun: yes;"> <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="color: #008000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14pt;">Tried and True or New and Innovative: <span style="color: #008000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14pt; mso-spacerun: yes; msospacerun: yes;"> <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">The students are familiar with all the equipment and technology, the music selections: the melodies and composers, and the singing process. While all the parts of this combined lesson are **“Tried and True,”** hopefully this is a new and fun way to learn and retain information and concepts in science and music. Because of technology, music of any kind is available at a student's fingertips and is now more than ever a part of their lives (so why not use that fact in the learning process).