Google and OK Go are teaching kids about the magic of music and math

OK Go and Google have teamed up to show students that music is about neither sex, nor drugs, nor rock ‘n roll — it’s about science!

Google, the band OK Go, and the Playful Learning Lab at the University of St. Thomas in Minnesota have debuted a project called OK Go Sandbox. It’s described as “an online resource for educators that uses OK Go’s music videos as starting points for integrated guided inquiry challenges allowing students to explore various STEAM concepts.” 

OK Go is the band best known for that one song where they dance on treadmills. But they’ve also filmed music videos for their upbeat indie rock in which they make music entirely by using a car, set off an elaborate Rube Goldberg machine, film meticulously-timed color explosions in slow-mo, and more.  Read more…

More about Google, Education, Ok Go, Tech, and Kids

Source: Mashable | Google and OK Go are teaching kids about the magic of music and math