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The Banana Slug String Band has always been a favorite of mine. "Dirt Made
My Lunch" can regularly be heard at lunch!  But they have quite a variety of
great science teaching songs.

http://www.bananaslugstringband.com/

On Fri, Feb 22, 2008 at 11:41 AM, Eric Siegel <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

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> Hello, all:
>
> This from a colleague who is an opera singer and new science teacher
> in a Bronx elementary school.  Any ideas, please forward to me either
> on or off list.
>
> Many thanks...she is doing her best to avoid losing her voice!
>
> Eric Siegel
> Director and
> Chief Content Officer
> New York Hall of Science
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> esiegel at nyscience dot org
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>
> >
> > If you can help, or know anyone that might be able to help, please
> > pass this along...
> >
> > I am preparing to do an action research project, to fulfill one of
> > the final requirements of my masters degree.  I will be doing
> > research with about 10 fourth grade students in my school and my
> > question that I'm researching is:
> >
> > What impact will learning science songs have on retention of
> > science vocabulary and concepts?
> >
> > It is a short research project, with only a two-week window to do
> > the research in late March/early April.
> >
> > Right now, I am collecting science songs that are appropriate for
> > fourth graders, though mine range from ages 9 to 11.  They will
> > respond to songs for even younger students, but the criteria I need
> > is that the songs:
> >
> > 1. are fun and easy to sing
> > 2. are easy to teach and learn in one 30 minute period (familiar
> > tunes work best)
> > 3. contain language that explains the science vocabulary and/or
> > concepts.
> >
> > For instance, I've already used this one as a test to see whether
> > the students would respond to this research:
> >
> > (sung to "Oh, my darlin Clementine" or even "La cucuracha"!)
> > Evaporation,
> > Condensation,
> > Precipitation all around.
> > Accumulation,
> > Evaporation,
> > the water cycle goes round and round.
> >
> > The students loved this. It helps them remember the order of the
> > cycle, but doesn't explain the meaning,  The students created hand
> > gestures to help remember what the vocabulary words meant.
> >
> > I'm particularly looking for songs that address:
> >
> > - more on the water cycle (including erosion, deposition,
> > groundwater, runoff)
> > - states of matter (liquid, solid, gas)
> > - electricity and energy (conductor, insulator, magnetism, poles,
> > friction, gravity, etc.)
> > - insect life cycle (larva, pupa, chrysalis, cocoon)
> > - plant structure and adaptations (germination, dispersal, etc.)
> > - animal adaptations and traits (migration, hibernation)
> > - food chain/web (predator, prey, decomposer, producer, consumer,
> > etc.)
> > - metric measurment terms (volume, liter, linear, meter, etc.
> > - scientific instruments (pan balance, graduated cylinder, beaker,
> > etc.)
> > - simple machines (lever, inclined plane, wheel, pulley, wedge, screw)
> >
> > If you know of any songs that I could use or adapt, or feel like
> > writing one, please let me know!
> >
> > Feel free to pass this along.
> >
>
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