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Concurrent 45 min

Transforming a favorite project: The Science Behind the Recycled Orchestra

Saturday, November 15, 2025
9:15 AM - 10:00 AM ET
Location: Convention Center, 327
Grade Level: 3-5, 6-8
Short Description: Learn how a team of music and science teachers have transformed their instruction through interdisciplinary collaboration. Weaving together concepts of sound theory, anatomy, cultural competencies, and music composition, these teachers have created recycled orchestra experiences spanning multiple years. Using overarching big ideas, we stretch student understanding of what it means to be culturally aware musicians, scientists, and engineers.

Learning Objectives:

  • Attendees will design a framework for engaging colleagues in interdisciplinary units, and will leave with the ability to design their own science/music unit in their classrooms.
  • Attendees will construct a short list of cultural elements which apply across all curricular areas, enabling students to make deeper connections across socio-economic and cultural strata.
  • Attendees will develop strategies for building a cross-grade level, differentiated set of activities which teach students how to take control of their own learning and stretch their understanding of concepts.