Lesson plan - Kazoo - how a simple instrument works

Specific objectives:

Student:

is able to build a simple musical instrument on their own

is familiar with the principle of kazoo operation

gets to know the vocabulary of the experiment in English

General objectives:

developing  scientific thinking - the ability to draw conclusions based on empirical observations

improving  teamwork skills

stimulating the need to learn science in English

Working methods:

assimilation of knowledge – a talk, lecture

independent investigation into knowledge

experimental

Materials:

toilet roll tube

tissue paper

elastic band

instruction  in English from The Mad Scientist Teaches: Physics

Lesson phases:

Preparation:

1.Class division into experimental groups

2. Subject and goals specification

Development:

1. Video presentation        

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pF0elA6mzmg

2. Video content  discussion

3. Presentation of the Kazoo instruction

4. Doing the experiment

5. Testing how the instrument works

Recapitulation:

1. a discussion of how the instrument works.

2. doing tasks on an e-learning platform:

https://learningapps.org/watch?v=p1t33kxm517

by Agnieszka Drowanowska

and Anna Dołżyńska

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