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Studio Time ELA with Mr. B

MUSIC! MOVEMENT! TECHNOLOGY! In this energetic and unique program, students will ALL experience what it’s like to record an original song in a real studio setting! Every student will participate in the song creation, rehearsal, and performance within one fast-paced and exciting 60 minute collaborative workshop-style session. During their time together, students will be introduced to the basics of multitrack recording, create lyrics to an ELA-themed song using words and characters from their school, as well as learning about and offering suggestions for parts of speech to complete each storyline. Lyrics provided by students will be unscripted, unplanned, and uniquely hilarious to each school experience. Even though everyone will be dancing, singing, smiling, and having fun – remember that every word written is designed to help them learn grade-level appropriate ELA skills that their teachers really want them to remember. All students will receive a fully produced YouTube video of their performance upon completion that can be listened to or watched back for test review, during brain breaks, or at home.

Survival by the Numbers

Day Trip

Prepare to break the code on mathematical wonders found in nature. Students will investigate plant and animal specimens to assess and identify mathematical concepts such as symmetry, patterns, and geometry. Then they’ll collaborate to uncover the role of mathematics in survival.

The Circus King (Reading Language Arts)

Out-of-School-Time

“The Circus King” (Reading & Language Arts) A young boy is lost at sea and found by a baboon on a far away island. He is raised by a circus of misfits. The audience and cast of characters help the boy overcome personal challenges and discover his destiny. With a little magic, characters come right out of the screen as puppets! There is Ella the elephant with bad allergies. There’s a lazy lion with curlers in his hair and crossed eyed acrobats swinging through the air. The show combines hilarious puppets, beautiful animation, spellbinding magic, wonderful music with tremendous audience interaction. The set has big screen animation, lots of magical props and musical instruments. There is a digital companion book that the teachers can download and read to the students before the show. The students test out on grammar, reading comprehension and spelling. For ages: Pre-K – 5th Grade Duration: 50 Minutes (Shorter versions of the show are available.) Setup: 30 minutes to 1 and 1/2 hours depending upon site. Tech Requirements: Two Chairs, One Table 6’X2′ and one Electrical Outlet (We bring the rest!)

The Need for Seeds

Day Trip

Students will delve into the fascinating world of plants. They’ll investigate the stages of a plant’s life cycle, explore actual plant specimens to discover various seed dispersal methods and apply their understanding in a captivating botanical design challenge.

The Power of Positive Murals (Grades 5-12)

Professional Development ; Residency

Let’s make a mural to enhance your school! As a class, students will develop a concept for a mural that integrates a positive quote and unique symbols. Once a design is selected, students will work collaboratively to bring it to life! This project can also be completed with school staff as a professional development and team building experience.

The Science of Senses

Day Trip

Witness our budding scientists delve into the world of sensory perception. Using the scientific method, authentic instruments, and keen observations, they’ll unravel the mysteries of how our senses interconnect. Children will formulate hypotheses, put their predictions to the test and derive conclusions as the five senses lead them on a journey of scientific discovery.

The Wand Of Dreams (Math Show)

Assembly/Performance ; Out-of-School-Time ; Virtual/Online Program

“The Wand Of Dreams” (A Mathematical Fairy Tale) The land of “Happily Ever After” is in big trouble. The Wand Of Dreams has been stolen and everything is falling apart! Fairy Godmother or Godfather and the audience have to round up the usual suspects to solve the mystery. Each suspect offers an interesting mathematical problem to solve as the mystery unfolds. You’ll meet a Magic Mirror with a messy cold, a Dirty Rat with some pretty shady friends, a Troll that has traffic backed up for hours, a narcoleptic Sheriff that can’t stay awake long enough to figure anything out, Five Little Piggies with some really big problems, and a Dragon that loves bacon! The show combines hilarious puppets, beautiful animation, spellbinding magic, wonderful music with tremendous audience interaction. The set has big screen animation, lots of magical props and musical instruments. This is our best show yet! Duration: 50 Minute Show For Ages: Pre-K – 5th Grade Setup: 30 minutes to 1 and 1/2 hours depending upon the performance space. Tech Requirements: One Chair, One Table 6’X2′ and one Electrical Outlet (We bring the rest!)

The Wonder of It All (Science Through Musical Stories)

Assembly/Performance ; Virtual/Online Program

Zak Morgan’s science show is designed to generate excitement about science and encourage students to think about how we all use science in our daily lives. His original science songs are interactive and full of his trademark wit and wordplay. Zak points out all of the ways he uses science in his show, from sound waves, to electricity, to magnetism. Students will see electrons in action with Zak’s hilarious Van de Graaff ball and Plasma Globe demonstrations. And watch Zak change the pitch of a sound wave simply by bending his musical saw. As in all Zak Morgan’s shows, students will be encouraged to be kind, curious and confident in this fun and memorable musical storied program about science!

Water, Water Everywhere

Day Trip

Prepare for an exhilarating journey as students explore water distribution, wastewater treatment and its cyclical return to local water sources. Acting as STEM professionals, students will immerse themselves in water testing, building and testing a water distribution system, all while unlocking the myriad of STEM career opportunities awaiting them.

Weather Watchers

Day Trip

Students will experience the thrill of meteorology by using authentic weather tools. Students will gather crucial data reflecting various weather components and conditions. They will then employ qualitative and quantitative data to analyze, describe and forecast the weather

Welcome to Zakland! (Adventures in Language Arts & Music)

Assembly/Performance ; Residency ; Workshop

Zak Morgan’s assembly programs are focused on students PreK-5th grade, offering two study guides with activities for both music education and arts integration with other subjects. Teachers can access thirteen interactive lessons for classroom use at a variety of grade levels. Students use their voices, creativity and body movements to join in the fun. Concerts for Pre-K through 2nd grade focus on confidence building, reading, listening and imagination. Concerts for 3rd to 5th grades teach life science facts through music including life cycles and environments. Older elementary students will explore literary devices and elements of a good story. All concerts teach basic music lessons including simple rhythmic, melodic and chordal patterns. Creative writing workshops and story/song residencies are offered for grades K-5th. They involve students in examining the elements of a good story, delving into rhyme schemes and literary devices and exploring the power of the imagination using music and storytelling. The creative writing residency uses music and storytelling to exercise the imagination and encourage reading with the students. Over the course of the sessions, students learn the basic elements of a good story, create their own story and turn their story into a joint classroom song. The residency week usually concludes with an all-school Zak Morgan performance and an evening performance for families, where the each class performs their own song onstage.

What a Bot Art?

Day Trip

Students will explore the intersection of arts and robotics as they design a unique drawing tool – a vibrating scribble bot. With an understanding of motors and simple circuits, learners innovate to make their own interactive drawings come alive!

What's the Weather

Day Trip

Children will observe and describe weather conditions throughout the seasons, engage in critical thinking to choose weather-appropriate clothing and use real meteorological tools to explore how scientists utilize them to collect data.

What’s the Matter

Day Trip

Don’t let the phrase fool you – it’s all matter. Through a series of experiments, students will conceptualize atomic movement across various phases and discover the effects of density on objects. It will be a fascinating exploration of matter and its properties!

What’s the Weather?

Day Trip

Children will discover the ingredients needed to make weather and use authentic weather tools to collect data. Through guided exploration, they’ll develop essential skills, including measuring, comparing, recording observations, and making predictions.

Wind Energy Engineer

Day Trip

Students will harness the power of green energy as they engage their analytical and inventive skills to transform wind power into electricity. With the Engineering Design Process as their guide, they will design, build and test turbine blades for optimal energy conversion.

You Can Build It

Day Trip

Prepare to unlock your class’s inner engineering talents. Students will explore the fascinating world of balanced forces as they focus their problem-solving prowess. Together, they’ll create, experiment and enhance model structures like towering skyscrapers, magnificent bridges and enigmatic pyramids.

You Can Build It

Day Trip

Prepare to unlock your class’s inner engineering talents. Students will explore the fascinating world of balanced forces as they focus their problem-solving prowess. Together, they’ll create, experiment and enhance model structures like towering skyscrapers, magnificent bridges and enigmatic pyramids.

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