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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Can Robots Be Creative?

For Students 9th - 10th
People have been grappling with the question of artificial creativity- alongside the question of artificial intelligence- for over 170 years. For instance, could we program machines to create high quality original music? And if we do, is...
Lesson Plan
John F. Kennedy Center

The Kennedy Center: Masks and Aesop's Fables

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
This multi-media visual and language arts lesson offers intellectual, creative, and interpretive opportunities through use of books, music, and the internet. It offers complete grade-leveled lesson plans for grades k-4 which include...
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Other

U.s. House Unanimously Passes Resolution Supporting School Based Music Education

For Students 9th - 10th
Recognizing that music education develops skills for the 21st century workforce, the U.S. House unanimously passed House Concurrent Resolution 121 in April, 2007. This resolution supports the need to have music education accessible to...
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Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: 7.rp Music Companies, Variation 2

For Teachers 7th
In this lesson plan students solve multi-step equations using proportional relationships.
Lesson Plan
Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: 7.rp Music Companies, Variation 1

For Teachers 7th
This lesson plan has students determine the unit rate and then determine the cost.
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Digital History

Digital History: Formation of Modern American Mass Culture

For Students 9th - 10th
A mass culture developed in America in the 1920s due to several factors. Read about the influence of radio, movies, and spectator sports in the adoption of common speech. Find out about the creativity of the time in literature and music.