Window On a Wider World

Window On a Wider World Program
Program #: 128
Program Name: Virtual Acoustical Field Trip

Contact: Ali Tiegs

Booking #: 342-5600 ext 203

Program Type: Distance Learning

Grade Level: K - 5

Program Fee: Student Fee - $1 Teacher Fee - $0

Attendance: 15-30

Availability: Ongoing

Bilingual: No

Deadline for Booking: Yes. Book through Region 16 ESC and allow 1-2 weeks notice

Duration: 30-50 min.

Artist/Group Name: Donna Tracy, former AACAL Physics teacher

Other Information: This is a program set up for distance learning from the Globe-News Center via Region 16 ESC. Use the same procedures to apply for this field trip through your Region 16 technolgoy coordinator. Two programs are designed, one for K-2 and one for grades 3-5.

Description: This live interactive session allows students to learn about the unique features of the Globe-News Center for the Performing Arts. Sessions are modified to be age appropriate. Concepts related to architecture and acoustics are addressed. Students will also learn about the features in the Center which reflect its connection to the Texas Panhandle culture.

Objectives: Students will have the opportunity to demonstrate that vibrations create sounds (3-5), recognize that sound must have a medium for transmission (3-5), identify that some media transmit sound better than others (3-5) and describe how the ear works (3-5). Students will also demonstrate that sounds can be changed by adding energy, reflecting or absorbing sound and recognize that architects design buildings for specific uses (K-5). Students will also have the opportunity to list the 3 types of events that occur in the Globe-News Center, identify and describe how the building can 'transform' to give the best sound (K-5) and identify and describe the unique acoustic characteristics of the Globe-News Center for the Performing Arts (3-5).

Culture: All

Core Curriculum: Math Science

Presentation Format: Lecture

TEKS: K: Science 7A, 1st: Science 7A, 2nd: Science 7A, 3rd Science 2 C,D,E; 7A,B, 4th Science 2C,D,E; 7B, 5th 2C,D,E; 7A; 8C

Special Notes: Teachers are encouraged to implement this activity prior to students attending a performance at the Globe-News Center. It is also a stand-alone program to enrich the science curriculum. Lesson plans are available upon request and include hands-on learning activities.

Lesson Plan:
K – 5 Lesson Plan
"Acoustics of Globe-News Center for the Performing Arts"
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