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- BioMusic
- Two units of biomusicology instruction for grades 2–3 and 4–5. Your students will be fascinated by these lessons that cover the miracles of animal communication, the mechanics of sound, and their connections to the field of music.
- Format: lesson plan (multiple pages)
- How does an animal's environment affect the frequency of its sound?
- In BioMusic, page 2.6
- In this lesson, students will explore the relationship between frequency and pitch. In addition to conducting a simple experiment, they will also examine bat and elephant sound spectrograms. Students will learn how both animals and humans use their environments to create sound for communication.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 5–6 Music Education and Science)
- By Debra Hall and Crystal Patillo.
- How sound is like a wave: Investigating animal echolocation
- In BioMusic, page 2.5
- In this lesson, students will use two models to demonstrate how sound waves occur. They will infer how sound waves travel from a source and weaken as they spread. By demonstrating how sound echoes off objects, students will learn about animal echolocation.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 5–6 Music Education and Science)
- By Debra Hall and Crystal Patillo.
- What are the reasons animals use sounds?
- In BioMusic, page 2.9
- Crows are fascinating creatures. In this lesson, students will explore their complex communication and behavior. They will make connections between the crow's method of counter-singing with the call and response style of singing.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 4–6 Music Education)
- By Debra Hall and Crystal Patillo.
