Light painting is a creative activity that involves creating striking images and illusions using a camera, a light source, and a little practice. Light paintings may be literal representations or impressionistic, color-filled images. When the camera shutter is open (and the room is dark) the film or digital sensor acts like a blank canvas onto which learners "paint" with a flashlight.
Material Type: Activity/Lab
Students will read an artist's statement by Dorothea Lange and write an artist's statement based on their own photographs.
Material Type: Diagram/Illustration, Lesson Plan
The purpose of this course is to learn how to make a short motion picture starting with pre-production. As we walk through all the steps of making this movie, you will prepare yourself for entering film school.
Material Type: Activity/Lab, Full Course, Homework/Assignment, Reading
Strong communication begins with a basic knowledge of color theory and it's functionality. This content page contains links which will direct you to external web resources, rich with content, that will help you better understand the powerful role of color in visual communication.
Material Type: Activity/Lab, Reading
This introductory automotive course is designed to provide basic training to students and teach the necessary skills, and knowledge about the internal combustion engine, basic car systems, and careers in the automotive service industry. Upon completion, students will have sufficient background to make minor repairs and adjustments on the various systems of the modern automobile, using up-to-date equipment and tools.
Material Type: Full Course, Lesson Plan
The Vehicle Maintenance, Service, and Repair course is designed for students choosing the automotive industry as a career. It provides pre-employment training to students and teaches the necessary skills, knowledge, and abilities for entry-level employment in the automotive service industry. Upon completion, students will have sufficient background to repair and make adjustments on the various systems of the modern automobile, using up-to-date equipment and tools.
Material Type: Full Course, Lesson Plan
Fill out forms to deposit cash and a check.
Material Type: Diagram/Illustration, Interactive, Reading
This activity finds you hungry and thirsty, with money in your pocket for the vending machines. First, you must determine which machines take coins or bills. Then, you must use appropriate bills or coins to make and pay for a selection. But please don't shake the machine if your selection becomes lodged in the window—your computer can't take the abuse!
Material Type: Activity/Lab, Interactive
Practice finding information on various tax documents
Material Type: Activity/Lab, Interactive
Use an ATM to check account balances and withdraw money.
Material Type: Diagram/Illustration, Interactive, Reading
These short videos explain bankruptcy a legal process that provides relief to many individuals who can no longer pay all of their debts.
Material Type: Lecture
Learn the very basics of managing money as well as strategies for saving, budgeting, retirement and more
Material Type: Diagram/Illustration, Interactive, Lecture, Reading
Give a customer the correct amount of cash back in all "big bills."
Material Type: Diagram/Illustration, Interactive, Reading
Harry and Bianca's new boss at a concession stand uses bar graphs to keep records of their refreshment sales in this video from Cyberchase. ***Access to Teacher's Domain content now requires free login to PBS Learning Media.
Material Type: Lecture
This course is designed prepare students for entry-level positions in marketing, advertising and/or public relations. The course will focus on the basic concepts of economics and the fundamentals of marketing. Students will learn to make realistic management decisions as they apply what they have learned in the classroom to realistic business simulations and other activities.Integrated throughout the course are career preparation standards, which include basic academic skills, communication, interpersonal skills, problem solving, and workplace safety, technology and employment literacy connection to core academic standards.
Material Type: Full Course, Lesson Plan
This course is designed to teach individuals to perform marketing and management functions and tasks associated with owning and operating a small business. Students will develop a business plan, learn appropriate customer service and human relation skills and demonstrate positive work habits.
Material Type: Full Course, Lesson Plan
These videos show the types of work people do in nearly 550 careers, organized by the 16 career clusters recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Material Type: Lecture
This site explores career options in advanced manufacturing, automotive, construction, energy, financial services, health care, hospitality, information technology, retail, and transportation industries, as well as in emerging industries -- biotechnology, geospatial technology, and nanotechnology. Learn which industries are growing, how to qualify for a good job, and where to get started.
Material Type: Reading
Discover the career that is right for you and then learn how to research, plan and pursue it.
Material Type: Diagram/Illustration, Reading
This NASA Fact Sheet describes careers and training in atmospheric science and provides links to additional resources.
Material Type: Reading
