Project: Create a musical instrument!
Date Assigned: Tuesday, March 27, 2018
Date Due: Monday, April 16, 2018
Name of student: ____________________________
As a final activity for our recent study of sound in science, your child has been asked to build a musical instrument from everyday and/or recycled materials. As well as creating an instrument that produces at least four different notes, he/she will be asked to explain in a presentation to the class (and en français) how different pitches (“tons” en français) are created by his/her instrument and how louder and softer sounds (plus ou moins intense) can be created.
You are welcome to help your child to identify and gather any materials that he or she may need for this project and to help with its construction. All work for this project, including the write-up, should be completed at home.
The rest will be up to your budding musician, as he/she will be expected to complete the explanation (en français) and will be presenting how his/her musical instrument works to the class.
A rubric, which shows how this project will be evaluated, is attached. Have fun with your future sound engineer/musician/scientist and let me know if you have any questions!
Mme Lindsay anne.lindsay@tldsb.on.ca
Explication
1 a) Explique, en utilisant des mots scientifiques, comment tu produis des sons aigus et graves avec ton instrument. (N’oublie pas. Quels types de cordes (ou élastiques) produisent des sons aigus? Courtes ou longues? Serrées ou deserrées? Epaisses ou minces?).
Inclus aussi un schéma/ diagramme qui montre comment des sons aigus et graves sont produis.
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1 b) Explique, en mots scientifiques, comment tu crées des sons forts et faibles avec ton instrument.
Inclus aussi un schéma/ diagramme qui montre comment des sons plus forts sont crées avec ton instrument.
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Rubric - Grade 4 Musical Instrument Project
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Level One
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Level Two
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Level Three
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Level Four
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Application - creation of the musical instrument
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Differences in pitch of sound undetectable
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Musical instrument produces some different pitches of sound
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Musical instrument produces four different pitches of sound
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Sophisticated instrument that consistently produces more than four different pitches of sound
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Application of knowledge
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Limited ability to identify how different pitches and/or levels of sounds can be created with the instrument
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Can identify some ways that different pitches and/or levels of sound can be created with the instrument
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Can identify several ways that different pitches and levels of sound are created with the instrument
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Clearly explains how different pitches and levels of sound are created with the instrument
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Communication - diagram and use of scientific vocabulary
Communication - français oral
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-diagram of instrument difficult to interpret
-limited use of scientific vocabulary
-can provide some basic information about the topic
-some assistance needed to be understood completely in French
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-some information provided by diagram
-some use of scientific vocabulary
-can provide some information about a topic
-some inclusion of English words
-pauses evident
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-considerable amount of information provided by diagram
-correct use of scientific vocabulary
-some correct use of expressions covered in class
-no inclusion of English words
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-diagram is highly effective in providing information
-considerable and effective use of scientific vocabulary
-consistent correct use of French expressions covered in class
-no inclusion of English words
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Teacher Comments:
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