Legal System Lesson Plans

1. Making Civics Real: Workshop 8: Other Lessons
Annenberg FAQ Media Home Home Buy Channel View Videos Workshops & Info Programs Courses Workshop 8: Rights and Responsibilities of Students Home Workshops 1-8 Tools for Teaching Support Materials Site Map Workshop 7 Other Lessons + Legal Thriller Alternative: Trial Research Workshop Workshop Session _ + Legal Thriller Book Review Session Legal Thriller Alternative: Trial Research _ In this lesson created by the Constitutional Rights Foundation, Lesson Plan students are given the option of selecting one of 21 trials Lesson Plan from the per...

2. Arrest
...the Workshops. Date: May 1994 Grade Level(s): 9, 10, 11, 12 Subject(s): Social Studies/Civics Overview: The relevance and importance of laws for every citizen is a difficult point for students to appreciate. They often state that laws don't apply to them, or that only adults need to worry about our legal system. Therefore, students appear to have little understanding and appreciation of our legal system. In order to introduce the concept or the relevance of the law to teenagers I began a study of the law with an activity entitled "Arrest." Purpose: The purpose of the activity "Arrest" is to give students f...

3. Structure of Indiana Courts Teaching Component
...structed to work with any resources a classroom teacher regularly uses in the course of teaching an Online Court American History, Government, or Indiana History class. In addition History Museum to the materials that a teacher might have at hand, some online suggestions are provided. A few general legal links are included at the bottom of the lesson to aid a teacher or student interested in further exploration of this or any other legal topic. A glossary of legal terms used in this and other Courts in the Classroom lesson plans is available on-line as well. Video Library Learning Objectives At the end of...

4. Mock Trial: Roadside Dumpers
Mock Trial: Roadside Dumpers Adapted from Waste Management Awareness Attitude Activities St. Lawrence County, NY Back to Trash Goes to School GRADE LEVELS: 9-12 SUBJECT AREAS: social studies, government CONCEPT: Waste management and the legal system. OBJECTIVE: To encourage students to understand our legal system and note the seriousness of environmental crime. MATERIALS: - classroom set up like a court room - costumes (optional) - gavel - library - handout: Description of Characters KEYWORDS: defendant, prosecutor BACKGROUND: It is illegal to...

5. Ritter v. Stanton Featured Case: Lesson 1
...ities for November 14, 2001 oral argument before the Indiana Supreme Court Kids for Ritter v. Stanton are all available on-line at http:// www.in.gov/judiciary/citc/lessons/ritter-v-stanton/index.html. Supreme Court Bookstore A separate lesson, giving an overview of the structure of Indiana's court system, is also available to provide students with general information about how Indiana courts works from the Courts in the Classroom homepage at http://www.in.gov/judiciary/citc/. A glossary of legal terms used in this and other Courts in the Classroom lesson plans is available on-line as well. Learning Object...

6. Shah v. Harris Featured Case: Lesson 1
...(the people who won in the previous Courts court decision) Stan and Nancy Harris. These briefs as well as the video archive of the oral argument before the Indiana Court of Appeals are available at http://www.in.gov/judiciary/citc/lessons/ shah-v-harris/index.html. Activities for Kids A glossary of legal terms used in this and other Courts in the Classroom lesson plans is available online as well. Supreme Court Bookstore Learning Objectives: At the end of this lesson students will be able to: 1. Recognize and discuss how the opposing sides in a lawsuit might use the same cases to support their legal positi...

7. Seeing the Courtroom and Legal System Through the Eyes of a Child
Seeing the Courtroom and Legal System Through the Eyes of a Child Connie Reinhart Chinook Elementary Anchorage AK 89086 INTRODUCTION: I have been an educator for 17 years and over the years I have seen many children go through the agony of divorce. I have always been concerned about the child and what he/she goes through in relationship...

8. Opportunity and Discrimination, A Dream of Gold - KQED EdNet
...Opportunity and Discrimination, A Dream of Gold The lesson focuses on what it means to be a citizen of the United States and why the Chinese Exclusion Act is important when considering the concept of racism. It provides critical thinking activities directed at understanding how the Chinese used the legal system and the Constitution of the United States. PDF DOWNLOAD (PDF) _ Grade Range 4-12 Social Studies - Topics California, Diversity, US Government, US History View other educator resources in these areas: Resource _ Subtopics: Type Lesson Plan California _ Diversity US Government US History Program Becom...

9. Insights Into Algebra 1 . Workshop 3
...e Home Buy Channel View Videos Workshops & Info Programs Courses _ _ Insights Into Algebra 1 - Teaching For Learning algebra home workshop workshop workshop workshop 4 workshop workshop workshop workshop 1 2 3 5 6 7 8 Topic Overview Lesson Plans Student Work Teaching Strategies Resources Workshop 3 Systems of Equations and Lesson Plans Inequalities _ Lesson Plan 1: Left Hand, Right Hand - Solving Systems of Equations Overview Procedures For Related Standardized Materials Lesson Plans: Teachers Test Questions 2 kids _ _ Overview: In this lesson, students compare the speed at which they write with their left...

10. Subject: Citizenship - Laws
Lesson Topic: Law Subject: Citizenship Curriculum area: {curric area} Keywords: law, legal, illegal Key Concept(s): Trust Values: justice, trustworthiness Year Group: 11 Resources: Uganda corruption sheet Lesson Duration: 60 mins Lesson Outcomes: to develop students understanding of the law and why it is necessary to get students to think critically about how a system of law works in a society a...