Students examine copyright laws in regard to sharing, sampling and mashing music. After listening to pieces of music, they create their own music sample by combining musical elements and expression. Students visit a specified website...

Students investigate copyright violation laws.  In this media copyright lesson, students read two articles that discuss copyright laws, then they develop their own perspective on the laws.  Students then divide into small...

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...

Students examine fair use. In this character education lesson, students discover copyright and fair use laws regarding media. Students discuss the ethics of movie and music sharing.

Students examine the 1834 Poor Laws. In this law lesson, students discover how the poor were cared for in the 1800's. Students gain knowledge about workhouses and the conditions there.  Students view posters and discuss what...

Students explore how copyright and trademark laws impact art. After researching cases on the topic, students use and existing postcard as the basis for a new piece of art.

Students use graphic organizers and interactive Web tools. Students map their information, take a stand on the controversy, and develop persuasive arguments for their position that they present in a class debate.

Students examine the copyright lines in the books they use in class. They discover how to complete and send in their own copyright request to Washington D.C. They work on their composition as well.

Students discuss copyright issues and how technological advancements have affected music.

In this song lesson worksheet, students learn about the song Martha, My Dear by The Beatles. Teachers explain the song background and the grammar in the song. The class answers 6 questions while listening to the song and after listening...

For this song lesson worksheet, students learn about the song Never Been to Spainby Hoyt Axton. They learn about the song's background and the grammar and vocabulary in the song. Students answer 5 questions about that song.

Students investigate traditions by creating a PowerPoint Presentation.  In this holiday tradition lesson, students research their favorite holiday tradition using a computer.  Students utilize their data to create a multimedia...

Students watch a video with Wyclef Jean. They identify lawful uses of copyrighted materials and explain the interrelated roles of composer, lyricist, publisher, performer, agent, and record company.

Commemorate the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's death with a packet of cross-curricular literacy lessons and activities centered around two of the Bard's most popular plays, Macbeth and The Tempest. Class members look for...

Students develop their understanding of the effects of invisible air pollutants. In this invisible air activity, students complete experiments with a rubber band air test, a bean plant experiment and by exploring engineering roles...

Students perform and compare two singing games from Botswana and from the United Kingdom. In this singing games lesson, students identify and respond to singing games and their changes in meter. Students compare the two singing games...

Young scholars explore the links between Japanese and British culture. In this Japanese music lesson, students listen to their instructor present a lecture regarding Gagaku music and then perform "Te Lucis Ante Terminum" with Japanese...

Students explore the history and examples of Modern Art. In this Modern Art instructional activity, students read background information about Modern Art and a biography of Andy Warhol. Students complete a criticism and aesthetics, art...

Students analyze Pop art and the work of Robert Indiana. In this Pop art instructional activity, students read about the history of Pop art and a biography of Robert Indiana. Students complete a criticism and aesthetics activity, create...

In this conditional phrases worksheet, 3rd graders list to the song, Octopus's Garden, and list the conditional phrases with would or its contracted form 'd in two columns. This is a full lesson plan.

Students practice studying chapters from a unit by creating an electric circuit.  In this electronic studying instructional activity, students utilize a file folder, hole punch, foil, light bulb and battery to create a wired circuit...

Students practice using their estimation skills by utilizing apples.  In this percentage instructional activity, students utilize a scale and an apple to discover the percentage of each bite they take.  Students share their...

In this song lessons worksheet, students listen to the song by Bob Dylan, "Blowin' in the Wind." They search for key phrases that use the words, "How many," and list each one with the noun that follows the phrase. Students listen to the...

Students discover proper pet care by creating a home for a fish.  In this pet responsibility instructional activity, students create a goldfish bowl by cutting a plastic jug in half and decorating it with markers and stickers....