Angela's+Activity

= Created a new page under group 4 so I can be found more easily Group 04 Angela's Activity. = = = = = = __**Audio Application - Audacity**__ = = = __**Timeframe**__: Grade 2 students should be able to complete this activity in 3 or 4 classes.

__**Digital Learning Resource**:__ I've chosen Audacity, a free audio editor/recorder. This program allows students to make audio recordings of varying difficulty. It can be used to create more complex files with more than one track at a time, music incorporation, etc.,or it can be used to teach children how to record and save simple audio files. Audacity's key features include recording live audio, converting tapes and records intodigital recordings or CDs, editing sound files like WAV and MP3, cutting/copying/splicing/mixing sounds together, and changing the speed/pitch of recordings.

This program can be downloaded for free at [] The Audacity icon can then be easily accessed on your computer's desktop. It is available for Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows, GNU/Linux, and other operating systems.

__**Description of the Activity:**__ This activity is mainly linked to the Grade 2 Science curriculum, //__Life Science: Animal Growth and Changes__.// The activity has cross-curricular connections to Art and Language Arts.
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//**Science**// **SCO 101-7** Observe and describe changes in the appearance and activity of an organism as it goes through its life cycle. Also, to be able to recognize the stages of development of an organism, using applicable terminology and language.

//**Language Arts:**// //**Art:**//

__**Materials:**__ "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" by Eric Carle. Headphones Microphone Computer Audacity Paper Colouring pencils __**Rationale**__ __**Teaching approach**__


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Creating a new page with a better title so I can be found in Group 4 !!!