Introduction
By Sam Miser
This webquest is geared toward sixth to eighth grade students. The objective of this project is for students to work as a group to learn about the history and relationships of historical instruments in context to their historical period, and to modern day instrumentation.
Introduction
Like in the genetics of humans, the study of ancestors of instruments can give us insight into the traits, strengths, and weaknesses of the current generation of instrumentations. Having a better understanding of the evolution of instruments can give us a strong understanding of how to properly utilize the instruments.
Task
Task
Each group will consist of four students who will individually research aspects of each instrument:
Picture of instruments,
piece that the instruments was a part of,
a link to a video or audio recording of the instrument being played,
historical context,
and modern day relations.
The team will come together to create a poster using all the information they compiled.
List of Instruments To Pick From:
Theremin
Harpsicord
Sackbut
Hurdy-Gurdy
Lute
Crumhorn
Process
Process
The group will choose an instrument to study, and will assign each member an aspect of the project to research. Each student will present their findings to the group, and then they will collaborate to create a poster to exibit the information in an organized and aesthetic way, and present thier project to the rest of the class. After the project has been presented, students will grade their teammates on a scale of 0-3 for their collaborative abilities.
Evaluation
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0 Beginner |
1 Novice |
2 Adept |
3 Exemplary |
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Information/Content |
No information on the topic was presented |
Minimal related information on the assigned topic was presented |
Information on the assigned topic was superficial but sufficient |
In depth information was presented on the topic and showed deep understanding of the subject |
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Collaboration |
Team members felt this student did not contribute anything to the project |
Team members felt this student presented minimal information on their assigned part of the project. |
Team members felt this student presented an adequate amount of information on their assigned part of the project. |
Team members felt this students presented leadership and good indepth amount of information on their assigned part of the project. |
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Organization |
The information is not presented in the assigned way. |
The information is not presented in an organized manner. |
The information is organized in precise way with several sections of information. |
The information is organized in a way that makes it easy to locate any specific information on the topic, with several sections and precise information placement. |
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Aesthetic |
No attempt at aesthetic is presented. |
Minimal color, and font choice is used. |
Color and font is used in and chaotic and messy way. |
Color and font are used in an attractive and complementary way. |
Conclusion
Conclution