Instrument+Families

This learning unit can be used by any age, but is probably best for grades 2-5. In this unit, students will be grouped and will research one instrument family more in depth. Here are the steps.

Step 1 Create a brainstorming web of your instrument family using [|bubbl.us]. 1. The center bubble will be your instrument family. 2. Choose three instruments from your instrument family to add to your web. 3. For each instrument, pick three facts to add to the web. Some examples you could use are famous people that play them, how they work, what they are made of, what year they were invented, or anything else that you find interesting!

Step 2 Create a [|glog] of your instrument family. Put the title at the top, and pick three instruments to feature. Search for a picture of each one, write one fact about it, and find a video that demonstrates what the instrument sounds like. Here is an [|example] for the woodwind family.

Step 3 Record a podcast describing the three instruments that you chose, and the facts about each one. You will be using voicethread for this part of your assignment. Here are the steps! 1. Choose a picture of each instrument. You can use the same ones that you used for your glog. 2. Upload them onto voicethread. 3. Record yourselves talking about each instrument and highlight the important facts about each one.

Here is my example of a podcast.

Step 4 Create a quiz for the class to take about your instrument family using [|testmoz]. Here is an example quiz for the woodwind family.

Step 5 Post your entire project onto the class blog.