I provide both the free math lesson I created/adapted, but also the PDF of the graphing-calculator lesson, so you could use this with whatever technology you and/or your students have available. The resource is geared towards graphing calculators, but I thought I would convert some of the activities into activities this week. Casio Education actually has an entire workbook resource on music and mathematics (Fostering Mathematical Thinking Through Music with Casio Education, 2015) which is a nice tie in to Casio music and Casio hardware (calculators). As Casio is ALSO a seller of musical instruments (keyboards, electric pianos, synthesizers, etc.), as well as calculators, watches, and software, I thought it would be fun to focus on some connections to music, math and math software in this weeks mini-lessons. Naturally, this renewed and/or new interest in the arts has caused an uptick in some company’s sales despite the shut down, according to an article I read. Trust me…not as easy as you would think after all this time, however I am happy to say reading notes and some familiar tunes like Scott Joplin’s The Entertainer, are coming back, albeit slowly. I myself am trying to learn some new guitar songs and reacquaint myself with the piano, which I played for years as a child. Some are learning to cook and try new recipes. Some are reading books they always meant to read, others are learning a new language, and many are learning to play instruments or learning new songs on instruments they haven’t touched for a while. Being forced to stay home for the past few months has apparently led many to take up new hobbies and learn new things.
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