Copyright

Note: I chose this copyright lesson for my digital file because until this etivity I had not thought much about delivering an actual lesson about copyright. As I progressed through the thought process for this lesson I realized how important it was and how little we do to actually teach students about copyright. We tell them to cite their resources and not copy directly when at all possible but we never really tell them why or provide enough direction or modelling for them to become proficient at it. The etivity made me realize how important this topic is and that is should be given some attention throughout the school year. Please note that the formatting was not completely compatible when copying content onto this site.

Lesson: Learning About Copyright and Citations

Grade: 3 (lesson will be developed using questions from the entire health curriculum)

Minds On

·         Show the video “plagiarism explained”

·         Ask if anyone has ever photocopied a book, magazine, or downloaded music, video or articles from a wet site.

·         Record what students have copied/downloaded and what is was used for.

·         Next ask if it was stealing and have a discussion.

·         Ensure there is some discussion regarding using the copied work for school assignments and activities.

Intro

·         Show the video: Copyright and plagiarism for kids (I would pause and read the screens to ensure they understand)

·         Discuss copyright and ownership of published work

·         Now show the video: Citation for beginners.

·         Talk about how students will learn to show where they find their information.

Activity 1

·         Students are divided into pairs

·         Each pair is given five blue research templates

Research Form – Blue Question:  ____________________________________________________________________ Answer: ______________________________________________________________________ Article/Story Title: ______________________________________________________________ Author: ______________________________________________________________________ Name of Website: _____________________________________________________________ Your Name: ___________________________________________________________________

 

 ·         Prior to the activity 12 packages were made up which each contain:

o   Copy of a question and QR code for students to look up the answer

Here is a sample of what each package will contain

Package 1

Question: What are the four main food groups?

QR Code:

Package 2

Question: What are the four main food groups?

QR Code:

·         Each pair will select one package randomly until have completed five questions and blue sheets

·         Once each pair has answered five questions the class will review, record references on chart paper and post their blue research forms on the white board.

Activity 2

·         Now pairs will do the same activity but choose a question they did not do.  The only difference is that each question will already have an answer.

·       The pairs write down the question and record the answer that is already on the chart paper onto a green research form.

·         Then they must find a different web site that is not on the chart paper or blue sheet which provides the same or similar answer

·         Next each pair completes the green research form and records the “new” reference information on the chart paper where that question is written on.

·         Repeat this process for five more questions so that each question has at least two references for the same answer.

·         Discuss the references and mention how the same answer can come from many different sources.

Wrap Up

·         Discuss and decide as a class how reference information will be written down for projects, research and writing assignments.

·         Then post to final anchor chart and give it a title such as “How To Reference”