2nd Edition Lesson
Musical Album Statistics
GRADE 6 STEAM
Grab your students’ attention as they explore statistics in a creative context! In this STEAM lesson, they will review essential statistical concepts before collecting and analyzing data from a music album. By uncovering patterns within the tracks, students will gain artistic insights into the album’s themes and emotional impact, transforming numbers into a richer understanding of music.
Supports for This Lesson
Use these PD tools and Resources to help you teach this lesson:
- Artful Thinking Routines (Workshop)
- Artful Thinking Posters (Resource)
- They Might Be Giants (Artist Bio)
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The Beatles (Artist Bio)
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Sarah Jarosz (Artist Bio)
Details
Pacing
2-3 Class Sessions
Content Standard
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.6.S P.B.5 A & C: Summarize numerical data sets in relations to their context by reporting the number of observations and giving quantitative measures of center, as well as describing any overall pattern and any striking deviations from the overall pattern with reference to the context in which the data was gathered.
Arts Standard
MU:Re7.2.6.a: Describe how the elements of music and expressive qualities relate to the structure of the pieces.
Additional Lessons to Consider:
