Encourage tinkering with ideas, relationships, connections. Set up situations where students have to find information not readily available in school texts. Provide opportunity for students to design open-ended explorations of the concept. Provide multiple options so students can plan a unique "proof" of learning.

Create melody to go with instrumental meter demos.

Objective: To provide students an opportunity to add creations of their own.

Activity: Pass out one glockenspiel or other melody instrument for each group. Have students create their own melodies in C Pentatonic to fit with meter.

Assessment: Involvement of students and attention to assignment.