STEM Songs by Jonathan Leibovic

These songs were written while I was working as a math and science teacher for 7th and 8th graders in Philadelphia Public Schools, between 2014 and 2019. Music has a way of helping young people engage with topics that they otherwise might prefer to avoid. Even though I am no longer working in this capacity, I hope that others will enjoy these songs, and perhaps even use them in your own classrooms.

For all you teachers out there, here are the relevant Common Core and Next Generation Science standards:

Will it Sink or Will it Float?
... MS-ETS1-1: Define the criteria and constraints of a design problem with sufficient precision to ensure a successful solution, taking into account relevant scientific principles.

BONUS Music video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jL9m5yszXYQ

Climate Change, Climate Change
... MS-ESS-3-5: Ask question to clarify evidence of the factors that have caused the rise in global temperatures over the past century.

Constant of Proportionality
... CCSS.Math.Content.7.RP.A.2: Recognize and represent proportional relationships between quantities.

Rise over Run
... CCSS.Math.Content.8.EE.B.5: Graph proportional relationships, interpreting the unit rate as the slope of the graph.

Let's Talk About Slope
... CCSS.Math.Content.8.EE.B.6: Derive the equation y = mx + b for a line intercepting the vertical axis at b.

Move the Decimal
... CCSS.Math.Content.8.EE.A.3: Use numbers expressed in the form of a single digit times an integer power of 10 to estimate very large or very small quantities
... CCSS.Math.Content.8.EE.A.4: Perform operations with numbers expressed in scientific notation, including problems where both decimal and scientific notation are used.

Remix (Exponents)
... CCSS.Math.Content.8.EE.A.1: Know and apply the properties of integer exponents to generate equivalent numerical expressions.

The Metric Slide
... none, because the USA doesn't use the metric system.

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