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Is That Copy Right? Scavenger Hunt

For Students 4th - 6th
In this copyright laws worksheet, students utilize the Internet to access a specific website to find the answers to complete five multiple choice statements.
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Smarter Balanced

Intellectual Property

For Teachers 9th - 12th
To prepare for a study of intellectual property rights, (or an assessment) introduce your learners to the legal concepts and key vocabulary associated with the debate. After defining intellectual property, copyright, fair use, and...
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Know Your (copy)Rights

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Students define public domain and provide examples of work in the public domain. They define copyright, provide examples of copyrighted materials, and state the procedure for securing copyright for their own work
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Computers: Copyright Law

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students visit various Websites to find information about copyright laws. Their research includes information about legal and ethical behaviors regarding Internet use. In addition, students complete online student activity sheets.
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A Penny for Your Thoughts, Movies, or Music?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
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 groups and...
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Fair Use and Music

For Teachers 6th - 8th
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.
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The "State" of ABC's

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders apply the ABC format to write books about various states. They identify important people, places, and events and include title. copyright, and dedication pages. They have items for all letters and createcovers and "about...
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PPT
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Chapter 3: Individual Markets, Demand & Supply

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Supply and demand, one of the most fundamental topics in economics, is the focus of this presentation. Cascading through detailed graphs and defining the law of demand, as well as the demand and supply schedules, this slideshow is sure...
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Guild v. Google

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students share opinions about what constitutes fair use of copyright materials and participate in a mock trial arguing the case of The Authors Guild v. Google.
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1834 Poor Law

For Teachers 6th - 8th
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 they portray.
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iCivics

James Bond in a Honda? Trial Simulation

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
Your class members will take on the roles of jury members in this exciting simulation. After reading a detailed script and reviewing pieces of evidence, they will determine whether Honda violated copyright and copied James Bond.
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Worksheet
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Boy Scout Merit Badge: Law

For Students 8th
In this boy scout merit badge:  law learning exercise, 8th graders research the topic with websites listed, answer 11 detailed questions about the definition, functions, history, role in society, and careers in the field of law.
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Deliberating in a Democracy

Parental Liability

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
How many teenagers have wanted their parents to let them make their own decisions?  The answer is ... all of them! Scholars investigate where parental liability begins and ends in the eyes of the law. Using case studies and legal...
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Copyright Ethics

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Pupils examine the issues surrounding intellectual copyrights. They research the examples of DVD and CD piracy and participate in a class discussion about the related ethics.
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What's Legal with Music on the Web?

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Student research legalities of downloading music from Internet, gather information on citizens who have been charged with downloading/copyright crimes, find out who is working to create new laws dealing with this technology, explore what...
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MP3-Ring Circus

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore the meaning of copyright and copyright issues surrounding the use of downloaded music.
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PPT
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Antitrust Policy & Regulation: CH 32

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Pime your economics class with this presentaion on Antitrust policy and law. They review the antitrust laws and discuss how those laws impacted Industrial and Social Regualations. To be used along side McGraw-Hill/Irwin economics text...
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TE Activity: Pollution Politics

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Learners examine how a bill becomes a law in the US Congress. They investigate legislation about global warming. They determine the role of engineers as they educate Congress, the public and other government institutions about global...
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Wyclef Jean for VH1 Storytellers

For Teachers 6th - 12th
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.
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Chapter 20: Demand and Supply (Elasticities and Government-Set Prices)

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Discussing first the elasticity of demand and then the element of supply, these slides present graphs and bullet points that would easily supplement your economics lecture. Viewers will appreciate the pacing of the slides, making it easy...
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Module 11--Rules and Freedom

For Teachers 5th - 6th
In this verb usage worksheet, students determine if ten rules are true or false and if false change the underlined verb so that they are true. Students match five laws that were put into practice with the time period that they were...
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Deliberating in a Democracy

Marriage and the State

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
What defines marriage in society? Scholars investigate the moral and legal arguments of what defines marriage. They analyze different marriage traditions and social customs around the world along with Supreme Court decisions. Individuals...
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Center for History and New Media

Growing Up in a Segregated Society, 1880s–1930s

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
What did segregation look like in the beginning of the 20th century? Middle and high schoolers view images of segregated areas, read passages by Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. DuBois, and come to conclusions about how the influence of...
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Assembling the News

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders decide on which pictures and sounds to use to make their story come to life. They discover copyright rules pertaining to photographs and how to make a story come to life. They complete edits on their work to make sure all...

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