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...

Students determine how counterfeit goods undermine the economy. In this global issues lesson plan, students examine economic principles. Students discuss how international piracy and property rights undermine trade as they participate in...

Designed for a college-level course, this syllabus template, in addition to course information, contains sections on policies detailing academic honesty and integrity, intellectual property rights, and course expectations.

Students examine the need to cite sources and respect intellectual property. They determine the need to use their own ideas and words.

Everyone learns and experiences life differently. A set of lessons about character intensities encourages middle and high schoolers to analyze themselves, their peers, and characters from a book based on the five listed intensities:...

Students investigate the use of the internet and how it should be used by students. The concepts of intellectual property and fair usage are covered. The author of resources is found by them through practice with finding small print...

An infographic is fantastic way for learners to illustrate their understanding of content, express themselves creatively, and teach others in a manner that is both engaging and informative. While originally designed for a lesson on...

Young scholars investigate the lure of snack-food advertisements to explain how snacks can fit into a healthy diet.

Learners construct a movie using Landsat images to observe changes over time on Earth. In this satellite images lesson, students observe changes in land use over time and document one type of change they observe. They produce an...

Critically analyze advertising techniques, such as circular reasoning, bandwagon, testimonial, and repetition, with worksheets that effectively discuss and illustrate how the media aims to influence.

Study the issue of gender bias in court cases with a resource that ponders the extent of gender equality. Learners examine cultural images of men and women and examine court cases dealing issues such as women in the military.

Students use what they know about momentum and impulse to construct an effective "air bag" to protect an egg dropped from the top of the football stadium or other tall structure. They complete a final written report of their findings.

Click through information about copyright issues, such as public domain, fair use, and intellectual property, designed for both students and teachers. Also includes teaching ideas for elementary, secondary, and post-secondary students.

An interesting collection of science and engineering lesson plans and activities for students. Covers a wide range of grades.

This is the homesite for the National Writers Union, an organization for freelance writers. Contains an amazing amount of useful material, especially for aspiring writers, journalists, or storytellers.

This site contains a Wikipedia description of fair use.

This resource argues a stricter interpretation of Kant's "intuition" than is commonly held.