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Science andMusic

Agrupamento de Escolas de Vieira de Leiria

Kindergarten


SUBJECT: Natural Sciences

LEARNING UNIT: PLANTS

Objectives / Aims of the lessons


Observe various plants in time

Explore and identify the parts of the plants

Make associations between the parts/roles discussed

Explore crafts related with plants

Methods


Listening to different songs related to the topic and talk about

the parts of the plants

Making associations between the verses of the songs and the

plants

Performing various songs according to the topic

Using rhythmic verses/ words by making hands percussion

on desks and body

Evaluation


Systematic observation of pupils

Song interpretations

Completion of evaluation worksheets while listening to

certain pieces of music

Primary School


SUBJECT: Natural Sciences

LEARNING UNIT: PLANTS and ANIMALS




Recognize the parts of a plant and their role

Make associations between the parts/roles discussed

Explore expressive and musical activities about plants and animals

Methods


Explore movies and different activities on the interactive whiteboard


Making associations between the verses of the songs and the plants and animals


Using rhythmic verses and expressive activities to explore the topic

Evaluation


Systematic observation of pupils

Song interpretations

Completion of evaluation worksheets while listening to

certain pieces of music


Animals

Second level School


Subjets: Natural Sciences and Music

Learning Units: Sustainable Community; Sound Propagation;

The Voice

Lessons: the students choose one of the learning unit to

integrate the Music



Lead the discovery of the problems of environment

Explore the possibilities of garbish and the use in the Music

Experience the sound ressonance

Work together and think together musically

Make new instruments with recicled materials

To know our voice better

Methods


Built a crochet tree to expose to community

Make associations between the verses of the songs and the

timbres and compose new melodies using C pentatonic scale


Produce ostinatos to play with various themes choose by

students

Get out of class and think about the Music in Life

Evaluation


Systematic observation of pupils registrated with photos and

videos

Monitoring and dialoguing with students in this actions, bad

use of voice, development of the presentations of the choosen

thems .

Listen the different presentations and attent to the iniciatives

to show the work of each group of students.


Composing a pentatonic song

Making ofThe Crochet Tree

Subtítulo

Giving a new life to the trash

The results

We can see and hear them…

Some students choose the Sound theme to work andenvolve the class

We sing and learn a lot about our Voice…1.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SfhGbCjHA3w

We share our work in many good ways. But with only onepropose: Love Life Learning every day…


Conclusions

➢ Students were more interested and motivated to

learn;

➢ The activities promoted the collaborative work;

➢ The self-evaluation shows that the activities were

well prepared and met the students' interests;

➢ Music helped in concentration and motivation;

➢ Music helped to understand the concepts

studied;

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