Music
Explore music and sound through challenges using the Engineering Design Process
Course
Course
STEM EDA
Subjects
Subjects
Engineering
Grade Levels
Grade Levels
6
7
8
Duration (hours)
Duration (Approx hours)
15
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Overview
Students learn the basics of music, sound, wave properties, types of instruments, and encryption through creative hands-on engineering challenges.
Standards
MS-ETS1-1 Engineering Design
MS-ETS1-2 Engineering Design
MS-ETS1-3 Engineering Design
MS-ETS1-4 Engineering Design
Cyber Connections
Cryptography
Section Title
Lessons
Accordion Items
Title
Explore Music
Content
Students are challenged with cracking a locked safe that is only opened when certain notes are played simultaneously. Students build pan flutes based on information gained through investigating sound waves, frequency, and vibrations.
Title
Discover Music
Content
Students research different cultures throughout history and design an instrument inspired by the percussion instruments from their chosen culture of study.
Title
Apply Music
Content
Students learn simple encryption using basic encryption/decryption tools. Students then encrypt messages using music and create a device for sending and deciphering encrypted messages within sheet music.
Section Title
Materials
Cards
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