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Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell

A New History for Humanity—The Human Era

For Students 9th - Higher Ed Standards
When was the year 0? Scholars view a short video clip on the history of humanity to determine just when to mark the start of human time. They analyze how the human population changed the earth and the structures of humanity, ultimately...
Instructional Video4:08
Be Smart

What's The Loudest Possible Sound?

For Students 6th - 12th
If a tree falls in the forest and no person is around, does it still make a sound? Students view a short video segment to determine sound and decibel levels of various objects, including the loudest and quietest possible sounds humans...
Instructional Video8:22
Be Smart

Why Do We Have To Sleep?

For Students 6th - 12th Standards
Humans are the only mammals who delay sleep. Viewers learn this and other interesting facts in a video that explores sleep in humans. The narrator also discusses how lights affect our sleep, the importance of sleep, and how...
Instructional Video5:31
Be Smart

Why Are Some People Left-Handed?

For Students 6th - 12th
Most animals that show a paw preference are split 50/50 with half of the population preferring one side and the other half preferring the other, yet in humans only 10 percent are left-handed. The video explains what part of the brain...
Instructional Video2:55
MinuteEarth

Garbage Doesn't Lie

For Students 6th - 12th Standards
What does your garbage say about you? Young scientists dig through a video about things people cast aside. The narrator shows the fascinating things in George Washington's garbage pile, ancient Roman garbage, and how the landfills we...
Instructional Video12:18
Be Smart

How Some Words Get Forgetted

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
There's nothing regular about them—irregular verbs turn out to be the most common verbs in the English language. Through an analysis of data, learners discover that Zipf's Law describes the patterns of word usage. 
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South Carolina Educational Television

Etv: Artopia: Music: One Minute Art Lesson

For Students 9th - 10th
In an animated storybook format, elements of music appreciation are presented.
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PBS

Pbs: Arts in the Renaissance: Palestrina

For Students 9th - 10th
After a brief introduction to Renaissance music and the composer, key characteristics of Renaissance music is discussed.
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ArtsNow

Arts Now Learning: Steady Beat

For Teachers K - 1st
A teacher demonstrates how she uses the concept of steady beat along with movement with young students to help them read sight words smoothly and eventually develop reading fluency. [3:05]
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: There's No Earth Without Art: The Creative Corner

For Students 9th - 10th
Watch this video [23:15] to learn about the connections between the arts and the Earth. Make art at home using natural and recycled materials, travel the world to see some of the planet's oldest paintings (in caves!), and check out an...
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ArtsNow

Arts Now Learning: Rondo Ostanato

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
In this video, a lesson is modeled where students keep a rhythmic beat along with the instructor as they read a chant together about money denominations. [2:34]
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Tricia Fugelstad

Fugle Flicks: Art Iculation

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This music video, created by a group of fifth-grade students and their art teacher, includes a song about the many things you can learn in art class.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Art History: Wassily Kandinsky: Composition Vii

For Students 9th - 10th
Comprehensive discussion of Kandinsky's "Composition VII," which touches on a number of themes and elements of Kandinsky's art, such as its relation to music and his use of color. [11:19]
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A&E Television

Biography: Singers

For Students 9th - 10th
An extensive collection of video biographies of popular singers, present and past, from all musical genres. Each article includes its citation in several formats. (Note: Some entries have 'Singer' in their names but are not actual singers.)
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Jannis Kounellis, "Da Inventare Sul Posto (To Invent on the Spot)"

For Students 9th - 10th
Watch Jannis Kounellis combine painting music and dance. To learn more about what artists have to say, take our online course, Modern and Contemporary Art, 1945-1989. Created by The Museum of Modern Art. [1:49]
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PBS

Pbs: Early America: Yankee Doodle Dandy

For Students 9th - 10th
Saxton's Cornet Band, a musical ensemble that recreates the sound and appearance of early brass bands, performs "Yankee Doodle Variations." Included are teaching tips and additional background information. [4:56]
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ArtsNow

Arts Now Learning: Recycle Rap

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this video, students read and recite a rap song about pollution and recycling. [2:12]
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Marimba Beat: Jingchen Sun

For Students 9th - 10th
In this From the Top at Carnegie Hall video segment, watch Jingchen Sun, a 17-year-old marimba player from China, as she plays a haunting piece by German composer and percussionist Nebojsa Zivkovic. [0:56]
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Musical Journey: Eliodoro Vallecillo

For Students 9th - 10th
In this From the Top at Carnegie Hall video segment, 17-year-old Eliodoro Vallecillo plays the Allegro from Mozart's Concerto No. 3 in E flat, K. 447 on the French horn. [3:29]
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Other

African Video Clips

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Several videos which show the processes of how adinkra cloth and glass beads are made. Also includes a few videos on African dance and music.
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Other

African Video Clips

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Several videos which show the processes of how adinkra cloth and glass beads are made. Also includes a few videos on African dance and music.
Instructional Video
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Cristofori, Grand Piano

For Students 9th - 10th
Met curator Bradley Strauchen-Scherer on intuition in Bartolomeo Cristofori's Grand Piano, 1720. [2:35]
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Recognition Humanities Passage Music

For Students 9th - 10th
Watch a demonstration of one way to approach a 'recognition' question for a humanities passage in the reading comprehension section of the LSAT.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Kid Vision: African Dance Field Trip

For Students Pre-K - K
Penny and the KidVision Kids learn about West African dance and music. They listen to a storyteller, make and wear traditional dance attire, play dundun drums and dance the Lamba, and watch a professional performance by Delou Africa!...

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