MUSIC & THE BRAIN a Middle School General Music Unit
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Engage your students with this week-long digital unit that introduces students to music’s effect on the brain. Each activity is in a Google Form™ with links to a video, webpage, or article that explores the topic and provides follow-up questions. The open-ended questions allow students to incorporate their own experiences and opinions on the subject.
Linked resources include videos and articles from news sources and universities.
This Unit includes the following Google Forms™ activities:
- DAY ONE: Video Activity: How Does Music Affect Your Brain
- DAY TWO: Interactive Website: Your Brain on Music
- DAY THREE: Web Article: This is Your Brain. This is Your Brain on Music.
- DAY FOUR: Essay: Unit Wrap-up - Music and the Brain.
ADDITIONAL FREE ACTIVITY: I would also recommend incorporating the TED-ED™ video, “How Playing an Instrument Benefits Your Brain” by Anita Collins, which provides resources for digging deeper into this topic. You may want to incorporate it earlier in the unit so students can refer to the information in the Unit Essay on day five. You can find that free TED-ED™ resource linked in the product.
With your purchase, you will get:
- All four Google Form™ activities
- A PDF teacher summary of the unit.
*NOTE: Answers are open-ended, so an answer key is not provided. You can easily incorporate these activities into Google Classroom™ for quick grading.
For more Google App™ Music Class Activities, check out:
Pitch Drag-and-Drop: Google Slides Digital Music Class Activities
Building Triads: Google Slides Digital Music Class Activities
Digital Rhythm Flashcards for Music Class and Private Studios
