Am I in the Right Family?

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Am I in the Right Family?

• Introduction
• Task
• Resources
• Process
• Evaluation
• Conclusion
• Standards
• Citations
• Teacher Notes

• A WebQuest for 4th Grade
• Music
• Designed by Sue Abshire
• nap_aca_sa_at_nwoca.org
• EDTL 680 Information Literacy for Teaching and
  Learning Summer 2007
• Based on a template from The WebQuest Page

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Introduction

• You are going to a family reunion. Your family
  is made up of all kinds of instruments. The only
  problem is there are four different families of
  instruments in which you could be a part.
• While trying to find your family, you may meet
  some people from other families. How do you know
  that you are at the correct reunion?

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Task

• You will randomly be given a name of an
  instrument. You will need to find the family in
  which you belong.
• Once you find the name of your family, you will
  group yourself with other family members. There
  should be 4 or 5 instruments in your family. (One
  family may be a little larger.)
• The instruments will work together in their
  families to gather information about themselves
  and their family members that they will share
  with the other families.

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Resources

• Questions worksheet
• Pencil
• Slips of paper with instrument names
• Computer with internet access

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Process

• What are the names of the families in which you
  could be a member? (Hint They are the names of
  the families of the orchestra.)
• Go to the INFOhio page at http//www.infohio.org/
• Enter username and password if prompted. (Ask
  teacher or librarian for password if at school.)
• Choose the Resources for Grades K-5 button.
• Choose the Kids Search Grade 3-5 button.
• Type in the words musical instruments in the FIND
  box.
• Select GO.
• Scroll down until you find the article titled
  Instruments of the Orchestra. World Almanac for
  Kids, 2000, p134-135, 2p, 23bw.
• Click on this article.
• Scroll down this page to read the article or
  print a copy of the article so you may answer the
  essential question.
• DO NOT CLOSE INFOHIO.

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• After you find the four names of the families,
  come to me to get the name of the instrument you
  will be for the project. Go back to your computer
  and go through the infohio process again. This
  time, you will find the article that is titled
  Musical Instruments. World Almanac for Kids,
  2006, p. 140-140, 1p, 1bw. Click on this article.
  Scroll down until you find the list of
  instruments under their families. Your instrument
  will be under your familys name.
• Once you have found the name of your family, you
  will need to find the rest of the members of your
  family (these are other students in the class).
  Your family is your group for the project.
• Once you have been reunited with your family, you
  will have to find some information about yourself
  and your family. After the information is
  gathered, you will give a presentation to the
  other families about what you have found.

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• I have provided you with some questions to help
  you find the information you need about yourself
  and your group.
• Click on the button below to go to the slide with
  your familys questions on them.

Brass
String
Percussion
Woodwind
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String Instruments
1. What size are you (small, medium, or
large)? 2. Do you make low or high sounds? What
about loud or soft sounds? 3. What are you made
of and how are you played? 4. How are you the
same (or different) as the other members of your
family? playmusic Dallas Symphony
Orchestra San Fransisco Symphony Brittanica
Encyclopedia
Final Activity
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Woodwind Instruments

• 1. What size are you (small, medium, or large)?
• 2. Do you make low or high sounds? What about
  loud or soft sounds?
• 3. What are you made of and how are you played?
• 4. How are you the same (or different) as the
  other members of your family?
• playmusic
• Dallas Symphony Orchestra
• San Fransisco Symphony
• Brittanica Encyclopedia

Final Activity
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Brass Instruments

• 1. What size are you (small, medium, or large)?
• 2. Do you make low or high sounds? What about
  loud or soft sounds?
• 3. What are you made of and how are you played?
• 4. How are you the same (or different) as the
  other members of your family?
• playmusic
• Dallas Symphony Orchestra
• San Fransisco Symphony
• Brittanica Encyclopedia

Final Activity
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Percussion Instruments

• 1. What size are you (small, medium, or large)?
• 2. Do you make low or high sounds? What about
  loud or soft sounds?
• 3. What are you made of and how are you played?
• 4. How are you the same (or different) as the
  other members of your family?
• playmusic
• Dallas Symphony Orchestra
• San Fransisco Symphony
• Brittanica Encyclopedia

Final Activity
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Final Activity

• Now that you know more about yourself and your
  family, come together as a family and decide how
  you would explain your family to another family
  in the room.
• Be prepared to tell some things about yourself
  and about your family in your presentation.

Conclusion
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Evaluation
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Conclusion

• Congratulations! You have found your family. I am
  sure you have gotten to know yourself and your
  family members better.
• Learning about other families and their members
  is a rewarding experience, too.
• Please remember that even though we are all
  individuals, we are important parts of a bigger
  group.

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Standards

• Ohio Academic Content Standards
• Music Analyzing and Responding B. 4. Classify
  instruments by the four families of the orchestra
• Analyzing and Responding B. 5. Describe the way
  sound is produced on various instruments and with
  the human voice.
• Guidelines for Effective School Library Media
  Programs in Ohio
• Information Literacy D. 1. Collect information
  and data and identify answers to questions.
• Technology Literacy C. 1. Use library computers
  and software.
• Technology Literacy C. 3. Demonstrate use of
  online fee-based electronic resources.
• Ohio Academic Content Standards for Technology
• Technology and Information Literacy D. 1.
  Demonstrate use of online fee-based electronic
  resources.

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Teacher Notes

• This WebQuest is geared toward a fourth grade
  general music class
• It may be helpful to discuss how the instruments
  sounds differ in regards to their size.
• The questions worksheet I made was a copy of all
  the questions the students need to answer in the
  WebQuest. I give a copy of the worksheet to each
  student so they can write their answers to
  prepare for their oral report.
• I made a worksheet with all of the instrument
  names and then cut them into cards. I randomly
  give the students one card after they find the
  four families of instruments.

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Citations

• American Symphony Orchestra League. (2000).
  Retrieved July 24, 2007 from http//www.playmusic.
  org/
• Dallas Symphony Association. (2006). Retrieved
  July 24, 2007 from the Dallas Symphony Orchestra
  website http//www.dsokids.com/2001/instrumentcha
  rt.htm
• orchestra. Art. Retrieved July 24, 2007, from
  Encyclopedia Britannica Online
  http//www.britannica.com/eb/art-18330
• The San Fransisco Symphony Kids Site. (2000).
  Retrieved July 24, 2007 from the San Fransisco
  Symphony Education Department website
  http//www.sfskids.org/templates/home.asp?pageid1
  
• (2000). Instruments of the Orchestra. World
  Almanac for Kids, 134-135. Retrieved July 24,
  2007 from Kids Search Grades 3-5 database.
• (2006). Musical Instruments. World Almanac for
  Kids, 140. Retrieved July 24, 2007 from Kids
  Search Grades 3-5 database.