Context of the Standard

As students start to work with different artifacts (reference materials, resources, etc.) they should understand that these sources of information were created by others.  Authors, illustrators, and programmers are responsible for the creation of many sources of information that are used in the classroom and at home.

This standard begins an exploration of the concepts of intellectual property laws and plagiarism.

Students are not responsible for the terms property laws and plagiarism in second grade.

Essential Skills

Essential Questions

Essential Vocabulary

Students should demonstrate these skills:

• Explain that artifacts have owners.
• State whether an artifact is created by the student or someone else.
• Identify when to credit others work when using their resources.
• Identify authors as needed in class projects (individually and as a class) either in writing or orally.

Students should investigate these concepts:

• How can you find the author of a website or book?
• What is the difference between creating something on your own and changing someone else’s work?
• How can you give credit when you are using other people’s ideas/work?

Students should be introduced to these concepts:

• Author
• Digital Artifact
• Illustrator
• Website