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Understanding Distance in Space

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students discover the vocabulary used for distances in space and review measurement units and instruments before creating a scale model of the planets. They determine how to calculate the relative distances between the planets using a...
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Orbit, rotation, revolution of Earth

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders define orbit, rotation and revolution. They demonstrate the orbit, rotation and revolution of the Earth. Students identify the types of measurements and the instruments that used for orbit, rotation and revolution. They...
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Music in West Africa

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore power and the symbols of power in West African music. They discuss the music of West Africa and compare it to African American music of today. In addition, they investigate musical instruments of Africa, identify the...
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Lesson Plan for Scheherazade by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students study the music of Russian composer, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov. They compare the sounds individual instruments make. They listen to and study the story of "Scheherazade" and compare it to other pieces that also portray a story or...
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The Prairie Dog That Met the President

For Teachers K - 8th
Students study the history of jazz music. They listen to various examples of jazz music and complete a worksheet in which they must identify the individual instruments they hear and identify characteristics of the genre of jazz music.
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Little Train of Caipira

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Learners listen to the "Berry Pickers' Song" on the piano twice. They practice the song several times to become familiar enough to recognize it in the piece. They listen to the CD and recognize the tune by raising their hand and tell...
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Music Theory - Intervals

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Pupils explore types of intervals containing major and minor sixths. While using Auralia computer software, they participate in a game to identify sharp and flat pitches. Afterwards, they identify the pitches by ear and listen to...
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Music Theory

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students properly notate a short melody within a given framework. They pay much attention to rhythmic notation. Students compose and harmonize their own melodies. They work individually on composing a melody on their preferred...
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Wipeout (Dancing Legs) Tag

For Teachers K - 12th
Students participate in physical education activities such as dancing or completing stationary swimming movements. They perform various actions to specified instruments such as guitars and drums. Students attempt to stay away from...
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Where Are We?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this social studies worksheet, middle schoolers use the instruments of a compass and a ruler to estimate the directions and distance traveled in a class competition.
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What is a Concerto? Who is Alban Berg?

For Students 1st
In this music history worksheet, 1st graders learn about the concerto as a form of instrumental composition by reading an informative paragraph. Students then read a biography of composer Alban Berg and answer 10 questions. Note: There...
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The Entertainer

For Students 6th - 8th
In this music worksheet, middle schoolers read the music on this sheet and perform it with the appropriate instruments. There is no lyrics on this page.
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When the Saints Come Marching In

For Students 2nd - 8th
In this "When the Saints Come Marching In" sheet music worksheet, students read the sheet music while playing their selected instrument.
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Ten Little Fingers

For Students 1st - 8th
In this "Ten Little Fingers" sheet music activity, students read the sheet music while playing their selected instrument.
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Bingo

For Students 1st - 8th
In this "Bingo" sheet music worksheet, students read the sheet music while playing their selected instrument. Students should follow the finger numbers provided.
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Old McDonald Had a Farm

For Students 1st - 8th
In this "Old McDonald Had a Farm" sheet music worksheet, students read the sheet music while playing their selected instrument. Students should follow the finger numbers provided.
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Sing a Song of Sixpence

For Students K - 1st
In this language arts worksheet, students collaborate with classmates to sing a classic nursery rhyme, "Sing a Song of Sixpence." Students read the lyrics and analyze the rhyme pattern. There is a link to a web site which has the...
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Water Web-- Weather: Something We Talk a Lot About But Can't Change

For Students 4th - 5th
In this science worksheet, students study weather prediction by reading and completing activities in this 8 page newsletter. Students classify clouds, study weather prediction instruments, learn weather proverbs and signs and learn to...
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Find Someone Who...Measurements

For Students 7th - 10th
In this measurement activity, students find someone in their class who knows what instruments measure temperature, mass, density and length and they write their names down and their answers. They also identify the units of measurements.
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Seen at the Parade: Counting Activity

For Students Pre-K - 1st
For this counting worksheet, students count the number of different musical instruments shown in a parade and record numbers in a graphic organizer column chart.
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Wave Motion

For Teachers 1st - 12th
Students observe and identify various waves. In this wave motion instructional activity, student use a Slinky, noise, people, and musical instruments to create waves and observe how each type of wave moves.
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Mr. Wong's Song

For Students K - 1st
In this phonics practice worksheet, students examine 15 words in a coloring puzzle. Students color the words that end in -ong to reveal an instrument.
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Timbre Activities

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students investigate the concept of timbre. In this music lesson, students listen to several recordings of musical pieces and identify the name of the instrument playing with its picture.
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Build an Anemometer

For Teachers K - 4th
Students investigate wind speed. In this wind instrument instructional activity, students build an anemometer to measure wind speed and discuss the importance of wind speed knowledge in various professions. 

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