Free Download — "What Does the Constitution Do?"

Want to teach your kids about the United States Constitution through a fun song?

Rhythm Rhyme Results — also known as EducationalRap.com — is offering a free download of their rap song set "What Does the Constitution Do?". When you download the song set, not only do you get four versions of the song (normal speed, slowed down, missing words, and karaoke-style), you also get the lyrics, worksheets, and answer keys.

To get the free song set for "What Does the Constitution Do?" just head on over to EducationalRap.com. Enter your email address in the form in the sidebar where it says "Download a Free Song! What Does the Constitution Do?" and you will be emailed a download link for the entire song set.

I totally understand that rap music may not be for everyone, so if you want a taste for the type of music EducationalRap.com produces, you can listen to a couple of their songs in full in the videos below. (If you're reading via RSS, you may have to click through to watch the videos.)

EducationalRap.com also produces songs covering other topics as well. I've listed their songs at the end of this post (current as of January 4, 2011).

If you want to purchase any of their song sets, you can do so in a number of ways:

• individually for $2.99 each
• by theme collection for $9.99-$13.99 (Grammar Goodies, U.S. Government, etc.)
• by subject for $19.98 (math, science, etc.)
• complete boxed set (currently $49.99 for 43 of their songs in 4 subject areas).

You may also be interested in their list of free resources to supplement each of their song topics. Even if you don't use their songs, this list is a great resource for homeschoolers.

Math

(Pump Up the) Volume: Learn how to calculate the volume of geometric figures using cubes, spheres, cylinders, and cones.

Circumference (It Just Makes Sense): Enjoy learning the formula for the circumference of a circle using Pi and radius and how it applies to a variety of familiar circular objects.

Don’t Be Negative: Examine arithmetic and algebra rules for working with negative numbers including adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing positive and negative numbers.

Fractions and Decimals: Listen as the song teaches conversion of fractions to decimals and then back, as well as explaining components of a fraction.

How Do I (Work with Fractions)?: Learn how to compute fractions with algebra including how to add, subtract, multiply, and divide fractions by using examples.

Inversion: Listen as the song explains both the multiplicative inverse and the additive inverse.

It’s All in the Surface: Rap with the song and calculate the surface of geometric figures including spheres, cubes, boxes, and cylinders.

Mean, Median, Mode: This mean, median, mode explanation was created for students in upper elementary school (4th grade and 5th grade), middle school students (6th grade, 7th grade, 8th grade), and high school students.

Meters, Liters, and Grams: Explore the metric system including the conversion of centimeters to meters to kilometers, liters to milliliters and grams to kilograms referencing everyday items to increase understanding.

Order of Operations – Advanced: This song for teaching order of operations in math introduces basic information about PEMDAS. The lyrics contain detailed information about order of operations problems and how to apply its principles in problem solving. Exponents are introduced as well as algebraic equations. The accompanying classroom materials for each version include puzzles, order of operations printable worksheets, activities, and online resources that enhance the song and offer additional opportunities for learning.

Order of Operations – Standard: The lyrics contain detailed information about Order of Operations problems and how to apply its principles in problem solving. Simple PEMDAS problems and equations using numbers and symbols are used to illustrate important mathematics concepts. The accompanying classroom materials include puzzles, order of operations printable worksheets, activities, and online resources that enhance the song and offer additional opportunities for learning.

Rise Up (Run Out): Examine the elements needed to graph functions including the quadrants on a coordinate plane, the equation of a line, and how to find the slope and intercept of a line using real-life examples.

The Standard System: Learn about the standard system including how to convert feet to inches to yards to miles,
and ounces to pounds to tons using familiar examples.

Science

Circulatory System: Examine how the heart, lungs, blood, arteries, veins and capillaries function in the circulatory system.

Lab Safety!: Enjoy learning laboratory safety rules and regulations, and how to avoid lab dangers. This song is useful for lessons in lab safety procedures.

Layers of the Earth: Learn key facts about the inner core, outer core, mantle, and crust, to better understand earth’s composition.

Multicellular Organisms: Learn about interconnected parts of the body from cells to tissue to muscles, organs and body systems.

Periodic Table: This song for teaching the periodic table of elements offers basic information about the first eighteen elements with names. Students will learn names, atomic symbols, and numbers as well as general information about elements and how they are organized. For students wondering how to memorize the periodic table of elements, this song is the perfect start. The accompanying detailed, printable periodic table worksheets and games enhance the learning experience.

Photosynthesis: Hear an in-depth description of the oxygen-carbon cycle describing chemical reaction and light and dark cycles (calvin cycle), that convert solar energy into chemical energy.

Radiation, Conduction, Convection: Examine heat transfer by learning how solar radiation, conduction, and convection work.

Sun, Earth, Moon: Enjoy this great introduction to the solar system and learn key concepts including the earth’s tilt, tides, rotation and orbit around the sun.

The Planets: This song for teaching the planets introduces basic information about the eight planets in our solar system. This song’s educational lyrics contain solar system facts including physical characteristics, relationship to the Sun, and unique details of each planet, including planet Earth. This song for teaching the planetary system portrays the Sun as the principal speaker who describes the surrounding planets. The accompanying classroom materials include puzzles, printable solar system worksheets, diagrams, activities, and online resources that enhance the song and offer additional opportunities for learning.

Water Cycle: Examine the hydrologic cycle (water cycle) with an overview and definitions of specific terms.

Weight, Mass, Volume, Density: Learn the difference between mass and weight by comparing the two and describing the relationship between them using examples in the song.

Language Arts

Characters, Setting, Plot: Learn and apply the elements, structure, and analysis of story writing.

Dots and Dashes (Punctuation): Examine rules of English grammar and punctuation and how to use punctuation.

Figurative Language: Understand personification, alliteration, assonance, hyperbole, onomatopoeia, metaphors, and similes, with figurative language examples.

It’s Non-Fiction: Learn the elements and structuring of non-fiction writing and how to avoid plagiarism.

Parts of Speech: Examine the construction of a sentence and how the components fit together.

Poetry (for Life): Enjoy learning the elements of poetry and how to write different types of poems.

Prefixes, Suffixes, Roots: Examine how words are put together with this song that uses a variety of linguistic units as
examples.

Public Speaking: Learn presentation skills and how to use them preparing oral presentations for the classroom.

Sit Down & Write: Better understand writing skills and reading comprehension, and apply strategies with this overview of the writing process.

Verb Tenses: Learn about past, present, and future tenses as well as simple, perfect, and progressive forms.

Social Studies

44 Presidents: Enjoy learning all of the names of the Presidents of the United States in chronological order.

50 States, 50 Capitals: Learn all 50 states and their capitals. This is a great companion song for “Geography in the
USA”.

Bill of (Your) Rights: Enjoy studying the first ten Amendments and the meaning of each amendment.

Civil Rights Movement: Become familiar with major events and individuals of the Civil Rights Movement as well as the 1964 Civil Rights Act.

Countries of Africa: Enjoy learning all of the names and pronunciations of the countries of Africa.

Declaration of Independence: Learn about the founding fathers and the concepts of democracy and sovereignty set forth in this famous document.

Geography in the USA: Explore much of the topographical geography of the United States highlighting important sites.

Redcoats vs. Rebels: Explore the major battles, dates and events of the American Revolutionary War.

The Civil War: Understand the major events, dates, individuals and battles of the Civil War presented in chronological order.

The President’s Cabinet: Examine the President’s Cabinet and Cabinet offices in order of establishment and succession.

The Rest of the Amendments (11-27): Examine and learn the meaning of each of the remaining Amendments.

What Does the Constitution Do?: Understand the contents of Articles I-VII of the United States Constitution and the structure of the three branches of government.

Economics

Demand, Supply: Based on Greg Mankiw’s “10 Principles of Economics”, enjoy this overview of market, equilibrium, monopolies, incentives and more.

Efficient Markets: This rap song provides basic explanation of the theory of ‘efficient markets’ and the sometimes irrationality of the stock market and its trends.

Elasticity: Understand the different types of elasticity depending on the value of e and learn about the economic elasticity of demand.

Equilibrium: Learn about equilibrium in quantity demanded and quantity supplied.

Imperfect Competition: Understand key terms such as price-setting behavior, monopoly, monopsony, market power and more.

Make Your Money Work: This song is an introduction to borrowing, lending and investing citing bonds and savings accounts as basic instruments of investment. The importance of understanding interest rates is dealt with as well.

Maximum Utility: Learn key terms such as the equation for a budget line and its slope, indifference curves and marginal rate of substitution (MRS) in this clever song.

Monopolies: Examine how different kinds of monopolies affect competition.

Price Control: Listen to explanations of price control and regulation using key terms such as government intervention, price minimums, equilibrium, and surplus.

Regulation: Learn about government intervention and regulation in economics, as in the Sherman Antitrust Act, price fixing, the Herfindahl-Hirschman, public interest theory, and other important terms.

Study of Choice: Enjoy this introduction to teaching scarcity, choice, and opportunity cost in microeconomics.

NOTE: I am not affiliated with EducationalRap.com in any way and receive no compensation for promoting their songs. I'm posting about this simply because it's a great educational resource.

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