Elementary School Curriculum

CREATE A GLOBAL CLASSROOM

Designed by MIM Education
Tool Kits I–III are designed to prepare students in grades 3–12 for a field trip to MIM. Follow a strand (elementary, middle school, or high school) through each of the tool kits and find suggested discussion questions, domain-specific vocabulary, and writing prompts. Each set of resources focuses on a geographical area, ancient culture, or instrument type that exemplifies the concepts of cultural diffusion and musical archaeology. By honing their research skills, using primary source readings, looking at photographs, and learning about objects in MIM’s collections, students will begin to understand how musical instruments and musical ideas are shared, traded, 
and built upon as people around the world encounter each other.
Download “Create a Global Classroom” curriculum and supporting materials (zip 5.6mb)

“STEM: HOW SCIENCE BRINGS MUSIC TO LIFE”

Designed by MIM Education
These interdisciplinary lessons, designed for students in grades three to eight, are meant to deepen and extend the learning during a STEM: How Science Brings Music to Life field trip to MIM. Students will explore the characteristics of sound, how various musical instruments make sound, and how the human ear detects it. They will formulate relevant questions about sound production and test them through investigation. As they complete these activities, students will become familiar with the names, origins, and sound-making characteristics of various musical instruments from around the world. Then, students will apply this knowledge, individually or in small groups, to invent a musical instrument of their own.
Download “STEM: How Science Brings Music to Life” curriculum and supporting materials (zip 4.3mb)