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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)
- Copy cat
- In BioMusic, page 1.7
- In this lesson, students will learn many interesting things about mockingbirds. They will explore the difference between a mimic and an echo, then go on a nature walk and record bird observations in their science notebooks.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 2–3 Music Education and Science)
- By Debra Hall and Crystal Patillo.
- Love songs
- In BioMusic, page 1.4
- In this lesson, students will investigate how birds use song to communicate. After listening to the story Birdsongs and recordings of bird songs, they will identify “words” in the calls and patterns in the songs.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 2–3 Music Education and Science)
- By Debra Hall and Crystal Patillo.
- Shakin' and eggs
- In BioMusic, page 1.2
- In this integrated lesson, students learn about the different kinds of animals that hatch from eggs. As they explore the properties of eggs, they will also develop their understanding of sound by conducting an experiment with “sound eggs” and using musical terminology to describe their findings.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 2–3 Music Education and Science)
- By Debra Hall and Crystal Patillo.
- Squawking is talking
- In BioMusic, page 1.3
- In this lesson, students compare bird song with human song. After a brief overview of how humans and birds make sound, they will begin to consider how both learn to sing and focus on particular aspects of their songs. To end the lesson, students craft Bird Calling Cups to make their own bird calls.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 2–3 Music Education and Science)
- By Debra Hall and Crystal Patillo.
