CURRICULUM-BASED STUDY GUIDE

AND LESSON PLAN.

This material is intended to assist teachers in preparing their students for a production of LAZER VAUDEVILLE. It also provides topics for discussion after they have seen the performance. This study guide in conjunction with a LAZER VAUDEVILLE performance will serve as a starting point from which to connect standard curriculums such as Science, American History, Computer Class, Theater, and Physical Education to an exciting and fun filled event. This will help to arouse student’s interest as well as to assist the teacher in connecting the curriculum with the everyday world. Most of the sections have been designed for elementary students. However, the level increases in the "MORE ABOUT" sections, which should be reserved for middle or high school. The Quizzes provided are also divided into two levels.

NOTE:

THERE IS ALSO A TEXT ONLY VERSION AVAILABLE. BUT WE LIKE THE PICTURES OF THE VAUDEVILLIANS AND THE DIAGRAMS IN THE SCIENCE SECTION.

Table of Contents

• The HISTORY of Vaudeville……….….……………..…2
• The Vaudeville Acts…………………….…………......…4
• Bert Williams, The First African-American Star ...…….5
• How Vaudeville Died………………………………...…...6
• Radio……………………………………………….......…..6
• The Movies in Vaudeville…………………………....…..7
• VAUDEVILLE HISTORY QUIZ…………..……....….10
• The SCIENCE of Lasers, Light & Energy……...……..11
• Radio Waves……………………….…………….....…….15
• Blacklight & Fluorescence…………………………...….16
• Ultraviolet Light & the Ozone Layer………………...….17
• The Making of an Atom………………………..….....…..18
• Electricity……………………………………….….......…..19
• Computers…………………………………………......…..20
• SCIENCE QUIZ……..……………………………….......22
• THEATER: Terms & Exercises………….….……....23,24
• PHYSICAL EDUCATION: Balancing & Juggling..25,26
• Bibliography & Sources………………………….……....27

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