Global Soundscapes: Mission to Record the Earth

Length

45 minutes

Target Audience

Education: Grade(s) 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8Public Library: Library Patrons

Minimum participants:

none

Maximum participants:

30

Primary Disciplines

Career Education, Sciences, Technology/Information Science

Program Delivery Mode

Zoom

Booking Information

This program debuts in April 2020!

Book it!

For more information contact CILC at (507) 388-3672

Provider's Cancellation Policy

All sales are final and non-refundable. Should an event require the school to close or class to be canceled, programs will be rescheduled. Schools are responsible for rescheduling programs within 6 months of original date. Should the school not choose to reschedule their virtual visit, a credit will remain on the account for use of a field trip, Traveling Science program or other MiSci programming.

About This Provider

 

Michigan Science Center

Detroit, Michigan
United States

What is ECHO?

ECHO stands for Engaging in Collaborative, Hands-on Learning. Visit the Michigan Science Center and join us for a great learning experience
without leaving your classroom! Our new ECHO program brings live science demonstrations
and activities directly to your students over the internet.  

Why ECHO?

Our videoconferencing programs allow you and your
students to participate in highly interactive and fun learning in real time. We
have taken the Next Generation Science Standards and have created programs that
are informative and entertaining. No special hardware is required to bring a
virtual visit to your classroom. A connection can be done with a computer,
webcam, projector and high speed internet. All you need to do is click a link
and the fun begins!

Program Details

Format

1. Introduction/Goals
2. Introduce soundscape ecology through videos
3. Participate in Soundscape BINGO game
4. Discuss classifications of sounds
5. View a spectrogram and discuss properties of sounds
6. Discuss what sounds tell us about the health of our planet
7. Create a soundscape
8. Wrap up/Questions

Objectives

.The participant will:
- Learn about the tools that scientists use to record and analyze sounds.
- Explore basic acoustics through interactive activities and incredible slow-motion footage.
- Discover what soundscapes tell us about the health of our planet.

Standards Alignment

National Standards

Asking Questions and Defining Problems 3-5
Asking Questions and Defining Problems 6-8
Analyzing and Interpreting Data 3-5
Analyzing and Interpreting Data 6-8
Patterns 3-5
Patterns 6-8
Cause and effect 3-5
Cause and effect 6-8
Stability and change 3-5
Stability and change 6-8
LS2C 3-5 -- Ecosystem dynamics, functioning, and resilience
LS2C 6-8 -- Ecosystem dynamics, functioning, and resilience
LS4D 3-5 -- Biodiversity and humans
LS4D 6-8 -- Biodiversity and humans
PS3B 3-5 -- Conservation of energy and energy transfer
PS3B 6-8 -- Conservation of energy and energy transfer
PS4A 3-5 -- Wave properties
PS4A 6-8 -- Wave properties

Please Note: The Global Soundscapes show is not designed to teach all of the content described below. It is designed, however, to connect to your classroom and be used to extend students’ understanding and application of these ideas.