Instructional Software

Lesson Idea Name: Music and sine functions

Content Area: Pre-calculus
Grade Level(s): 9-12 (9-11 for honors or accelerated pre-calculus, 12 for on-level pre-calculus)

Content Standard Addressed:

MGSE9-12.F.IF.7e
Graph trigonometric functions, showing period, midline, and amplitude
Technology Standard Addressed:
ISTE standards:
3c: Students curate information from digital resources using a variety of tools and methods to create collections of
artifacts that demonstrate meaningful connections or conclusions.
3d: Students build knowledge by actively exploring real-world issues and problems, developing ideas and theories and
pursuing answers and solutions.
4d: Students exhibit a tolerance for ambiguity, perseverance and the capacity to work with open-ended problems.
5b: Students collect data or identify relevant data sets, use digital tools to analyze them, and represent data in various
ways to facilitate problem-solving and decision-making.
5c: Students break problems into component parts, extract key information, and develop descriptive models to
understand complex systems or facilitate problem-solving.
Selected Technology Tool:
Virtual Oscilloscope
URL(s) to support the lesson (if applicable):
https://academo.org/demos/virtual-oscilloscope/
Type of Instructional Software:
☐ Drill and Practice ☐ Tutorial ☒ Simulation ☐ Instructional Game ☐ e-books/e-references

Features of this software (check all that apply):

☐ Assessment Monitoring/Reporting
☒ Allows teacher to create customized lessons for students
☐ Multi-user or collaborative functions with others in the class
☐ Multi-user or collaborative with others outside the class
☒ Accessible to students beyond the school day
☒ Accessible via mobile devices
☐ Multiple languages
☐ Safety, security and/or privacy features

Bloom’s Taxonomy Level(s):

☒ Remembering ☒ Understanding ☒ Applying ☒ Analyzing ☐ Evaluating ☐ Creating

Levels of Technology Integration (LoTi Level):

☐ Level 1: Awareness ☐ Level 2: Exploration ☒ Level 3: Infusion ☐ Level 4: Integration
☐ Level 5: Expansion ☐ Level 6: Refinement

Universal Design for Learning (UDL):

The what of learning is addressed by having visual diagrams and visual notions of music and sound, present
key concepts in symbolic and alternate forms, emphasis key elements in diagrams and graphs, questions that
draw attention to key concepts. The how of learning is addressed by having a guide to lead learning, compose
in multiple media like text, speech, images, and music, and provides students with spell check and recording.
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The why of learning is addressed by providing opportunities for collaboration, providing recording devices for
students to collect data, and providing students autonomy by providing choices.

Lesson idea implementation:

Students will work in groups and will pick their favorite song. Students in groups will use the software while
playing the song to create a sine graph which they will analysis different characteristics of. Students will then
create a digital presentation so they can present their findings to the class, using software like PowerPoint, or
Prezi. The teacher will facilitate and help give support to groups who need help with the activity. This will take
one to two class periods for them to do and present. Student learning will be assessed during their
presentation when they are required to share out their findings with the class. Depending on the groups
understanding from the assessment, the teacher will be able to differentiate learning for the other two trig
functions to help support the groups who struggled more.
Student learning can be extended to higher learning level by having them explore beyond the just looking at
characteristics of one graph to trying to manipulate how different sound frequencies or notes affect the
characteristics they need to identify. The lesson will be concluded with students reflecting and sharing out on
their peers’ findings. They will share things they agree with, disagree with, find interesting, or want to know
more about. Since this is a group project, there will be a rubric provided to guide them through the
expectations. The teacher will provide feedback through the rubric and comments written to the side based
on the group’s presentations.
Reflective Practice:
The activities created can impact students learning by providing a project that engages them and allows them
to connect to an abstract math concept like trig functions. This lesson can be extended to the other trig
functions while they do not show up in music necessarily a similar project can be created that lets the
students explore the trig function in real-world scenarios. There are many different tools that can be used,
one of them being a Desmos activity where students focus on notes on the piano and the resulting frequency
graph.

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