Instruments' Land

Introduction

You have been selected to become a musical instrument inventor!

This Web Quest will take to the world of Instruments’ Land by visiting “The New York Philharmonic” to learn about musical instruments and create your own at the instrument lab! Check out the instrument storage room of the famous musicians to know what instruments they played!

Students will be able to:

  • Identify and recognize the four instrument families: woodwinds, brass, strings and percussion by matching at list three musical instruments with the corresponding family in the worksheet #1 with 75% within the rubric.
  • Recall in worksheet (#2) two or three complete sentences (for each of the three instrument family  mentioned) including at least two or three characteristics that musical instruments have within a family such as brass, percussion and strings family with at least 75% within the rubric
  • Compose a paragraph giving their opinion by answering three questions in the worksheet #3 with 75% in the rubric

 

 

 

Task

Hello future musical instrument inventor!

Today you are going on a virtual field trip to be immersed in the world of music, a world of sound and imagination. The "New York Philharmonic" is the place you are going to:

  • Play games to learn about instruments in the game room
  • Navigate around the instrument storage room to learn where instruments are stored and how  they are classified.
  • Learn about how certain instruments are similar and the reasons of their classification. 
  • Use your creativity to make you own instrument at the instrument lab.

 

 

Process

Name: Jennifer Lopez  Class: 4th Grade (EDE 4223)     Date: June 14

TASK

First of all!

You are going to click on "The New York Philharmonic" to be transported to a new land: The Instrument Land.

 

  • After completing task 1 and 2 complete worksheet # 1

1. Place your mouse on the game room tab and click on "instrument FRENZY" 

Observe how instruments fall in the correct box (the corresponding instrument family)

2. Now click on the "Music Match” Instruments”  tab.

Flip cards and find the ones the match the one you uncovered. (answer worksheet #1)

  • After visiting the instrument storage room complete worksheet # 2

3. Click on  "instrument storage room"  

Place your mouse without clicking in front of the boy, move you mouse forward (he will walk).

Stop and click in the instruments to see a description of each within an instrument family.

  • After completing task 4, conclude by writing a paragraph in worksheet #3

4. Click at "instrument lab"   

Walk around and observe, choose materials and make your own instrument! After creating your instrument, explain your opinion in a written paragraph with the information from the answered on worksheet #3

 

 

 

 

If you finish early:

  • Feel free to take a pick at the composers’ gallery to learn about famous composers. 

Evaluation

Rubric

Category

100%                     4

75%                      3

50%                      2

25%                      1

 

Matching Requirement

25%

All requirements are met and exceed

(matching 4 musical instruments to a corresponding instrument family (Brass,  percussion, woodwinds and string )

All requirements are met

(matching 3 musical instruments to a corresponding instrument family (Brass,  percussion, woodwinds and string )

One requirement was not completely met (matching 2 musical instruments to a corresponding instrument family (Brass,  percussion, woodwinds and string )

More than one requirement was not completely met.

(matching 1 musical instruments to a corresponding instrument family (Brass,  percussion, woodwinds and string)

 

 

Recalling

Information Down in Paper

25%

 

All requirement are met and exceed

 

(3 complete sentence including 3 accurate characteristics for each instrument family)

All requirement are met

(3 complete sentences including 2 accurate characteristics for each instrument family )

 

One requirement was not completely met

(2 complete sentence with one accurate characteristics for each instrument family)

More than one requirement was not completely met.

(1 complete sentence with one accurate characteristic for each instrument family)

Paragraph Structure

And Questions

Answer

25%

All sentences are well constructed with all the requirement met and exceed

(Answered  3 questions in detail)

Most sentences are well constructed with all three questions answered

 (Answered  3)

Some sentences (2) are well constructed but did not meet all the requirements.

(Answered  2)

Only one sentence was well constructed and only one question was answered.

(Answered  1)

 

 

Participation

*Attitude

Listening

Interactions

Behavior

25%

The student Demonstrated understanding by doing well use of class time to stay in task exceeding expectations (*). The student showed enthusiasm when working on this virtual fieldtrip.

The student Demonstrated understanding by doing well use of class time to stay in task

The student demonstrated understanding by doing one assignment of the work presented but did not use class time to stay on task for the next to worksheets

The student navigate the virtual trip but did not demonstrated understanding neither nor work on the assignment pertinent to this lesson.

 

Conclusion

Name: Jennifer Lopez    Class: 4th Grade (EDE 4223)       Date: June 14

CONCLUSION

Congratulations:

You have finished your internship as musical instrument inventor and now you have been offered a job at the "New York Philharmonic"! 

1. What part of this virtual field trip did you like the most?

In the end of this virtual field trip, you will be more knowledgeable about instruments as you interact with the games and activities in the website. 

Credits

Teacher Page

Standards

MU.4.C.1.3

Classify orchestral and band instruments as strings, woodwinds, brass, percussion, or keyboard.

LAFS.4.W.1.1

Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons and information.

National Standard #5 

Students employ a wide range of strategies as they write and use different writing process elements appropriately to communicate with different audiences for a variety of purposes.

Objective:

After completing the virtual field trip, the students will identify musical instruments by matching them with the right instrument family. After they will be able to compare and contrast what instruments have and common. Then, they will write a paragraph on their elaborated own instrument. 

Assessments:

After students use the computers in the  classroom to navigate through the "New York Philharmonic"  they will be assess on participation: While navigating during the virtual field tripwith. They will also be assess with worksheets (see Evaluation link) that require information on instruments and their corresponding family instrument, similarities beetween instrument and a final creation of your own instrument. These worksheets and participation will be grade within al components in the rubric with at least 75% accuracy.

Adaptation

(ELL): L1 & L2

  • Explain key concepts
  • Provide Bilingual Dictionary  
  • Use simple, direct language Computer/software
  • Use of concrete objects to teach vocabulary 
  • Remember the 5 R's (repeat, rephrase, reitarate. restate, reword)
  • Label items

(ELL):L3 & L4

  • Games Adaptations
  • Graphic Representation  
  • Use of pictures and labeling
  • Visualization  
  • Graphic organizer

(ESE): ESE students who had lower  extremity limitations who are in wheelchairs will be given open space easy access(e.g., a corner computer)  to materials at a apropriate level according to their needs. Provide students with accessible key board to help promote participation. For students that cannot read: provide visual/audio, use of assistive technology, learning buddy. For students with visually impairments/blind: Provide material in braile, large print version. Provide any other material that make easier for the student to accomplish this assignment.