Unit Plan
Queen's Printer for Ontario

Composers in Music History

For Teachers 10th - Higher Ed
What do Johann Sebastian Bach and Miles Davis have in common? Much more than class members might imagine. The comparison of these two famous composers is just one lesson in a unit that investigates many facets of the music industry...
Unit Plan
iTheatrics and Broadway

School of Rock the Musical: Education Guide

For Parents 6th - 12th Standards
That old fashioned rock and roll comes alive as theatre arts students prepare to attend a live performance of the musical School of Rock. Packed with both pre- and post-production materials, the guide has it all. Rock on!
Instructional Video5:38
PBS

Career Connections | Sound Engineer

For Students 6th - 12th
Love the sound of music? Sound engineers produce the audio for music, radio, film, and television. Learn what it takes to run those fantastic soundboards from a short video.
Instructional Video4:30
PBS

Career Connections | Musician

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Love the sounds of music? Want to be part of making those beautiful sounds? Willing to practice, practice, practice? The narrator of a short video talks about what it's like to be part of one of the "Big Five" orchestras.
Unit Plan
Orange Public Schools

Stagecraft

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
The house lights dim, the curtain parts, lights slowly come up, revealing the stage. Before the actors appear, before a word is spoken, the audience is drawn in by the lighting, by the colors, by lines of the set, by the props, and...
Instructional Video5:14
MinutePhysics

How Airplanes Are Made

For Students 9th - 12th
It's high time you taught your physics scholars about airplanes. Tour the manufacturing facility of one of the world's largest passenger planes, the Airbus 350, in a narrated video. Explore the birth of this machine, from sketches by...
Unit Plan
University of Kansas

Newspaper in the Classroom

For Teachers 1st - 12th
Newspapers aren't only for reading—they're for learning skills, too! A journalism unit provides three lessons each for primary, intermediate, and secondary grades. Lessons include objectives, materials, vocabulary, and procedure, and...
Instructional Video1:28
Curated OER

Video Editor (Spanish)

For Teachers 6th - 12th
A television editor, Noe Lemus, talks about his duties behind the television. He walks us through his regular tasks: preparing sets, editing music, transitions, and more! Note: This video is in Spanish.
Instructional Video4:46
PBS

Career Connections | Senior Vice President of Theatre Operations

For Students 6th - 12th
What's involved in making sure the show does go on? Go behind the curtain with Gina Vernaci, the senior vice president of theatre operations for the second largest theatre district in the United States. Vernaci details all the roles she...
Instructional Video13:47
The School of Life

George Orwell

For Students 11th - Higher Ed
Ordinary people, ordinary jobs, ordinary life. According to George Orwell it's the ordinary that should be the focus of literature. Introduce readers to this extraordinary writer with a short video that details how his life experiences...
Instructional Video5:47
Amoeba Sisters

Enzymes (Updated)

For Students 7th - 12th Standards
Enzymes really know how to keep things moving along! Introduce these powerful proteins through a short video from an extensive life science playlist. Viewers learn why enzymes are specific in their jobs, important enzymes in our bodies,...
Instructional Video7:21
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Crash Course

Shaping Public Opinion: Crash Course Government and Politics #34

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Have you ever wondered why you believe what you believe? Scholars research how opinions form in United States government and politics. They view the 34th video of a 50-part series to analyze and discuss the impact media, religion, and...
Unit Plan
Curated OER

Famous Britons

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students read three short texts which give clues to the identities of three famous Britons. The texts explore the fame of the three personalities and the growing interest in celebrities in modern British life. Students participate in a...
Instructional Video
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Composer: What I Do and How Much I Make

For Students 9th - 10th
Bryan talks about his work in the music industry and how he makes a living through composition and production. [4:35]
Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs: From the Top at Carnegie Hall Video Podcast

For Students 9th - 10th
Here you will find thirty video podcasts of performances from Carnegie Hall including violin, piano, and other orchestra instruments. Most of these artists are teenagers.