Standards: 4th & 5h Grade

National Science Education Standards

Content Standard A: Abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry

• Understanding about scientific inquiry.
• Employ simple equipment and tools to gather data and extend the senses.

Content Standard B: Physical Science

• Position and motion of objects
• Sound is produced by vibrating objects. The pitch of the sound can be varied by changing the rate of vibration.

Content Standard C: Life Science

• The characteristics of organisms
• Organisms and their environments

Content Standard E: Science and Technology

• Abilities of technological design
• Understanding about science and technology
• Abilities to distinguish between natural objects and objects made by humans.

Content Standard F: Science in Personal and Social Perspectives

• Characteristics and changes in populations
• Changes in environments
• Science and technology in local challenges

Content Standard G: History and Nature of Science

• Science as a human endeavor

National Music Standards

Goal 2

• Performing on instruments, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music.

Goal 3

• Improvising melodies, variations, and accompaniments.

Goal 4

• Composing and arranging music within specified guidelines.

Goal 5

• Reading and notating music.

Goal 6

• Listening to, analyzing, and describing music.

Goal 7

• Evaluate music and music performances.

Goal 8

• Understanding relationships between music, the other arts, and disciplines outside the arts.

Goal 9

• Understanding music in relation to history and culture.