Chapter Graphic : Animal Antics
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  Level: Year 4 and year 8
Approach: Station
Focus: Identifying which of four video clips of animals moving fitted best with a musical extract.
7MB
Resources: Computer program on laptop computer.

Questions / instructions:
This activity is done on the computer. 1. Click on the button that says Animal Antics to begin the task.
The computer will then tell you what to do. If it doesn't, tell the teacher.

This task contains music samples (see answers)

 Students listened to six musical extracts. During the time each extract played, four video clips of animals moving were played in succession. When each extract finished, the students were asked to click on the still picture of the animal(s) that they felt best fitted that music. The first extract was used as an example.
     
% responses
y4
y8
Example.Crocodile, lion, ants, squirrel.
1. Bird, bee, shark, kangaroo.
41
65
2. Elephants, lizard, fish, crab.
79
85
3. Crow, lion, spider, fish.
45
43
4. Frog, elephants, hummingbird, beetle.
82
93
5. Fish, snail, lion, kangaroo.
41
59
Total score:
5
6
18
 
4
26
34
3
31
29
2
25
15
0–1
12
4
Commentary:
Students enjoyed this task. There was a substantial element of personal judgement involved with some extracts. About 20 percent more year 8 than year 4 students performed well on this task.
 
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