Elementary School Curriculum

CREATE A GLOBAL CLASSROOM

Download part one and part two of the curriculum guides to support the Discovery field trip to MIM.

  • Suggested Grade Levels: 3–12
  • Gallery: United States / Canada, Latin America, Asia, Middle East, and Africa
  • Curricular Areas: AZ History and Social Science Standards (Regions and Cultures of the Americas, United States Studies, Contemporary Global Studies, Disciplinary Skills, Civics, Geography, and History); English Language Arts; Fine Arts (Music and Visual Arts)

CULTURAL SYMBOLISM: AFRICAN MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS AND ANTHROPOMORPHISM
CULTURAL DIFFUSION AND ETHNOMUSICOLOGY: YAQUI INDIANS (AZ) AND MEXICAN BANDA

CULTURAL DIFFUSION: THE SILK ROAD AND ANCIENT ASIAN TRADE ROUTES
MUSICAL ARCHAEOLOGY: ANCIENT EGPYT AND THE PRE-COLUMBIAN ANDES
CULTURAL SYMBOLISM: THE VIETNAMESE BRONZE AGE

Slides that support the Create a Global Classroom curriculum guides can be downloaded here.

 

STEM: HOW SCIENCE BRINGS MUSIC TO LIFE

Download the elementary or advanced curriculum guides to support the STEM: How Science Brings Music To Life field trip to MIM.

  • Suggested Grade Levels: 3–12
  • Gallery: STEM, Mechanical Music, Artist, United States / Canada, Europe, Latin America, Africa, and Asia
  • Curricular Areas: AZ Science Standards, Strand 1 (Inquiry Process), Strand 2 (History and Nature of Science), Strand 3 (Science in Personal and Social Perspectives), Strand 5 (Physical Science); Fine Arts (Music and Visual Arts).

Elementary Curriculum
GOOD VIBRATIONS: THE SCIENCE OF SOUND
ORGANOLOGY: THE SCIENCE AND STUDY OF MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
INDUSTRIAL DESIGN: IMAGINING NEW MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS

Advanced Curriculum
AMPLIFICATION: ACOUSTIC
AMPLIFICATION: ELECTRIC
OSCILLATORS: ELECTRICAL SOUND SYNTHESIS
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IN SOCIETY

Slides that support both the elementary and advanced curriculum guides can be downloaded here.

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