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1950's Rock and Roll

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers complete an Individual Artist Information Sheet on famous 1950's Rock and Roll musician. They read one of the chapeters on "Elvis Pressley, Little Richard, Chuck Berry, Rockabilly, Jerry Lee Lewis, The Everly Brothers,...
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Worksheet
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Rock 'n Roll

For Students 6th - 8th
In this music worksheet, middle schoolers find the words that are used to name bands and the answers are found by clicking the link at the bottom of the page.
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Signin' the Blues with Rock, Rap 'n Roll

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders listen to recordings and study jazz and the blues music. They identify the instrumentation and explore the 12-bar blues progression. After experimenting with different sound, 6th graders create their own arrangement, with...
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Worksheet
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AC/DC: Thunder Rock

For Students 6th - 8th
Quiz your class' knowledge of AC/DC's songs. There are 10 multiple-choice questions on these learning exercise. Note: You can print this out, or have your class take the quiz online. Answers are provided after submitting answers online.
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The blues highway: An integration of music with geography

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students analyze the movement of the blues from rural Mississippi to urban Chicago and how place and the environment affected the development of the blues. They define the blues, where it originated and how and why it moved to Chicago....
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Remembering Buddy Holly

For Students 8th - 9th
In this music worksheet, students locate 42 hidden words relating to Buddy Holly. Words are hidden in a traditional word search format.
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Music Styles

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students identify many genres of music and connect styles of music with various cultures. They watch "The Greatest TV Moments: Sesame Street Music A to Z" and list music styles: folk, jazz, rock, etc.
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VH1 Storytellers for Save the Music Starring Billy Joel

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students pretend they are taking a certain job in the music industry and respond to questions.
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True Music

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders research a given decade in US History.  In this American History lesson, 11th graders interview a person who lived during the decade to gain a personal perspective on it.  Students rehearse and present their composition. 
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Unit Plan
Annenberg Foundation

Becoming Visible

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
The television and interstate highways both came of age in 1950s America. Scholars use film, text, and discussion to explore how these and other cultural icons shaped the literature of the time. Pupils also create a family history...
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Digable Planets, K.B.'s Alley When Jazz Meets Hip-Hop

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore the musical style of jazz and identify its elements while listening to hip-hop recordings. They select two styles of music and fuse them together in this lesson.
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Worksheet
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The AC/DC Files-TNT

For Students 9th - 12th
Use this resource to help your class practice research skills. While the focus of this presentation is a band called AC/DC, it could be used as a filler activity or as a way to help learners practice finding information through research.
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Worksheet
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The Beatles Word Search Puzzle

For Students 9th - 11th
In this word search worksheet, students search for 20 song titles from The Beatles and the names of the singers. They search for titles which include "We Can Work It Out, Michelle, and I Want to Hold Your Hand."
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Storytellers: Coldplay

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students listen to the music of Coldplay to explore the band.
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Trendy T's

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students consider popular trends, such as rock fashion. They create designs for t-shirts that represent current pop culture and write pitch letters selling their ideas to the clothing industry in the year 2030.
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Rock Write-In-Roll

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students participate in physical education and classroom activities with their parents and families. To engage parent's in their student's educational process, students and family members spend part of an evening roller skating and the...
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Math: Musical Patterns

For Teachers K
Students employ their five senses to interpret and duplicate instrumental patterns. Following the teacher's patterns, students clap their hands and later use instruments such as bells, triangles, or cymbals to create their own "songs."
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Worksheet
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The Energy of Waves

For Students 6th - 8th
In this science activity, students examine the topic in order to solidify knowledge covered in the curriculum using puzzles and creative games.
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Mended Hearts, Broken Hearts, Healthy Hearts, Half-Hearted

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students integrate locomotor movements with nutrition information. They solve simple math functions related to the calories-per-gram contents of each nutrient and perform fitness activities to match the number of calories contained in...
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VH1 Road to Fame: Harry Connick Jr.

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students are divided into groups of employees of a jazz radio station and a classical radio station. They role play their own broadcasts.
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The Charlie Brown Dance

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students attempt to be creative while practicing the movement concepts of Effort - fast/slow, Space Awareness - Levels and Self space, and Relationships - moving in unison.
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Worksheet
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Simplifying Ratios

For Students 10th
In this simplifying ratios learning exercise, 10th graders solve and complete 24 various types of problems. First, they complete each ratio and reduce when necessary. Then, students find the length and width of each rectangle described....
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A Day at the Fair

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students explore the American tradition of state and county fairs. In this American fairs lesson, students read an article about American fairs and complete a five senses table for experiences at fairs. Students role play a family...