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4th grade criminal justice - law activities
Student Lawyers: Criminal Court Mock Trials & Cases with PowerPoint
Students will get the opportunity to be lawyers and prosecute or defend an accused person in a criminal trial (11 total). Each group will consist of 2 lawyers (prosecuting and defending), and an accused person. The teacher will act as the judge and guide the jury as they vote on the verdict. The majority vote determines the verdict. This unit includes court brief handouts, directions, and PowerPoint explaining how the cases will proceed. Visit our store for much more helpful and free stuff!Crim
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Courtroom Mock Trial | Reader's Theatre
Teaching 5th and 6th Grade students about the judicial system can be engaging when every child has a role to play in a mock trial. The Trial of Dayan drama script allows students to participate in various courtroom roles as a character is brought to the criminal justice system in a trial, and the “jurors” get to decide upon his verdict.The script has speaking roles for: Court Clerk Judge Prosecutor Defense Lawyer 3 Witnesses Dayan, the defendant 12 Jury Members (who will ad-lib their roles)Ther
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4th - 7th
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Detective and Fingerprint No Prep Activity Packet and Worksheets
This " Detective and Fingerprint No Prep Activity Packet and Worksheets " has 37 pages - no prep required - so the packet is a quick and fun way to teach about detectives and fingerprints with many printable worksheets.There are options with these activities for kids at all levels between Grades 1 and 5. Please note that not all activities in this packet will meet your class' particular levels, but there should be enough variation in the resources from your high flyers to those that are more c
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1st - 5th
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Also included in: Job and Careers Ever-Growing Activity Packet Bundle
Criminal and juvenile Justice
19.1 Crime in American Society
Criminal and Juvenile Justice
Types of Crime I: Crimes Against People
Types of Crime II: Crimes Against Property
Types of Crime III: White-Collar Crime
Types of Crime IV: Victimless Crimes
Types of Crime V: Crimes against Government
19.2 The Criminal Justice System
What Happens to Someone Who is Arrested?
Going to Trial
Correctional Institutions
Facts and Quotes Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Watching: Law and Order
On a piece of paper:
Summarize the episode.
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Once Upon a Crime Fairytale Forensics Bundle
Everything you need for a fun, engaging topic on fairy tales / crime! A presentation with a learning unit consisting of twelve activities with a focus on critical thinking skills and creativity. High quality visual aids to stimulate speaking and listening and drama activities. Templates for writing, drawing and role play tasks.Students will love creating their own special agent ID card and working as part of a team to create an investigation board with crime scene photos, bagged evidence and mug
Grades:
2nd - 5th
Rules Vs. Laws Sorting Activity
This cute and easy product is ideal for teaching about Rules Vs. Laws. It includes a graphic organizer sheet as well as a page that includes various rules and laws. Students cut these out and glue them into the graphic organizer. This product also comes with an answer key for your convenience. Check out my other sorting activities! Wants vs. Needs SortMonuments Vs. Landmarks Sort Freebies & Discounts:Be sure to follow my store on teacherspayteachers.com to stay up to date on all my new produ
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K - 4th
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Three Little Pigs Mock Trial Activity - Digital - Project-based Learning
Take your civics, government, criminal justice, or bias & perspective learning digital with this mock trial project! Your students will listen to several version of The Three Little Pigs, then put the Third Pig on trial after walking through a series of slides about how a criminal trial looks in the American justice system. Assign some slides or all of them - they are all created for you.This product includes:- teacher pages with directions, the link to copy the Google-compatible presentat
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4th - 6th
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Also included in: Three Little Pigs Mock Trial Project I Print & Digital Learning
Mock Trial: The Case of SpongeBob SquarePants Versus Seamart
This is a fun mock trial that involves SpongeBob SquarePants and his friends. SpongeBob is given round pants instead of square pants at Seamart. The students need to read/listen to the facts in the case, and determine how to reach a verdict. The script is great for grades 2-5.This lesson will help students learn how to do evaluative thinking when problem solving and thinking like a judge. They will also learn the judicial system and how a courtroom operates by acting out a fun mock trial. Includ
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2nd - 5th
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Forensic science Worksheets , Word Scramble -Crossword -Wordsearch Fingerprint.
-THIS LISTING IS AN INSTANT DIGITAL DOWNLOAD – PLEASE NOTE : NO PHYSICAL ITEMS WILL BE SHIPPED!Forensic Science Worksheets Quiz,Wordsearch & CrosswordIdeal for both as an individual or a group activity, let your pupils find key vocabulary on the subject.Wordsearch Contains 20 clues.Crossword Contains 17 clues.Word Scramble Contains 20 cluesThere Are 37 Terms Included In This Puzzle:CrosswordIdentificationDr. Karl LandsteinerIndividual EvidenceCriminalMicroscopeLab CoatHazardInnocentGuiltyCop
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4th - 12th, Staff
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D.B. Cooper Unsolved Mystery Lesson
Full week lesson on the unsolved mystery of D.B. Cooper. What happened to D. B. Cooper?? This resource presents a non-fiction mystery in which students have to read to understand clues and piece this story together. Your students will talk about this lesson for months after! "D.B. Cooper” was the alias used by a still-unidentified man who, the day before Thanksgiving, 1971, hijacked a commercial airplane and extorted a ransom of $200,000. After receiving the money, Cooper parachuted from the pla
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3rd - 8th
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Virginia V. John Brown - Mock Trial
"We are two peoples. We are a people for Freedom and a people for slavery. Between the two, conflict is inevitable." Is conflict inevitable? John Brown tested this theory, but was he a Zealot or Terrorist? Was he a Hero or the Villain? Were John Brown's actions just or unjust? Students get to analyze both sides of this famous American abolitionist by putting John Brown on trial for his actions during the raid of Harpers Ferry through this fun Common Core activity. Students will analyze prima
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4th - 12th
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Mock Literary Trial Elementary/ Civcs/ Cardigan Jones/ Criminal Justice
This trial is based off of the book , The Trial of Cardigan Jones, by Tim Egan. It is a mock literary trial where students take roles of the character from the book and decide if the main character is innocent or guilty. The kids get dressed up and have an absolute blast! I have tied this activity into lessons about inferencing, character, and bias. It is made with fourth graders in mind, but a group of high level third graders can pull this off too.
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3rd - 5th
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CSI Time Travelers: A Gifted Unit
This is a 12-lesson unit for gifted 3rd-6th graders, designed to last one semester. It teaches the history of forensic science in a very hands-on and engaging way. Students track a criminal through history, but he keeps slipping away! The ancient forensic science techniques just aren't enough for keep up with this criminal. But when he reaches modern day and students can use modern day techniques, the criminal better watch out!The crimes occur in Medieval Times, the Wild West, and Modern Day New
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3rd - 6th
Reconstruction Amendments Cut and Paste Foldable
This is a cut and paste foldable for a Social Studies interactive notebook. Students will cut out the correct action for each amendment and glue it under the correct number. Students can draw a picture to represent each amendment.
Grades:
4th - 8th
Judicial Review Activity - Interpreting a Student "Constitution"
Students will be given 3 scenarios involving a decision that was made by a school (Executive Branch) or teacher (Legislative Branch). An example would be a student coming to school with a mohawk and the school deciding to send them home. The students will then pretend to be the Supreme Court and interpret an excerpt from a Student Handbook (Constitution) that connects with the scenario; for example, a Dress Code Policy. They will discuss and decide based on the Handbook whether the decision was
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4th - 12th
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Branches of Government Jeopardy Review
This Branches of Government Jeopardy game is a PowerPoint document that allows students to play just like the contestants on the popular game show. Great as an activity during a unit on the U.S. Government or as a review before the test. Topics include 'U.S. Government,' 'Legislative Branch,' 'Judicial Branch,' 'Executive Branch,' and 'Texas Government.' (The category of 'Texas Government' is easy to edit to match your curriculum needs).
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4th - 6th
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg I Dissent READ ALOUD STEM™ Activity
Integrate STEM in your classroom during Women's History Month with Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Scales of Justice STEM Activity!The Ruth Bader Ginsburg STEM Challenge is a fun and unique way to engage your students during Women's History Month. Teach students that anyone can be a successful positive influence regardless of gender. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has been a champion of women's rights for decades in the United States Court System.Students begin the activity
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K - 5th
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NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
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Also included in: Women's History Month READ ALOUD STEM™ Activities BUNDLE #1
Year 4 ACARA Civics and Citizenship 8 Page Work Booklet
This work booklet will help you cover much of the content in the Australian Curriculum for Year 4 Civics and Citizenship!The booklet has 8 pages and covers the following descriptors:The role of local government and the decisions it makes on behalf of the community (ACHASSK091)The differences between ‘rules’ and ‘laws’, why laws are important and how they affect the lives of people, including experiences of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples (ACHASSK092)*Can be purchased in bundle: htt
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3rd - 6th
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Mock Trial by Jury
In this activity your students will put the Boy from "The Giving Tree" by Shel Silverstein on trial for being a bad friend to the Tree. Students will be assigned roles for the mock trial including: jury member, judge, witness, bailiff, member of the prosecution team or defense team and more! Teacher slides will help guide students through an outline to draft opening statements, witness testimonies, direct and cross examination questions and closing arguments. On the day of the mock trial, studen
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4th - 8th
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Detective: Morse Code & Situational Awareness Foldable One Page Book
Students will love interacting with this foldable 1 page booklet. They decipher their names in Morse Code and hone their situational awareness skills as they recall specific details from their day. What it is: A simple, one page, easy to fold booklet with new detective themed activities on each page. This resource is a one page paper that folds into a 1/4 size sheet of paper creating a small booklet for your detectives to complete. Use along with the included Morse code print out that can be use
Grades:
1st - 4th
COURT IS NOW IN SESSION A Mock Courtroom Play
This is a Mock Courtroom play to allow students to learn and understand, how it runs and operates, and to learn and understand the key roles of the main persons in a courtroom.My sister: Most people have that special sibling that they closely bond with. Of my three sisters, Linda Marie Smalley was the one I bonded with. She passed in 2009 of complications of a surgery. She wrote this play for me a year before she died.History: When I did this with my students, I called the local paper and invit
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3rd - 6th
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Fingerprinting Activities – Fingerprint History, Patterns, Recording & Matching
Kids learn about fingerprinting and analyze their own! This set of resources includes informational passages on history and patterns, a page for recording kids’ fingerprints, and a matching game. Open the preview to take a closer look at the activities. What’s Included:History Passage – Kids read about pioneers in fingerprinting.Identifying Worksheet – They learn about patterns and try to identify some themselves. Recording Sheet – Students record their own fingerprints. You can use an ink pad o
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3rd - 5th
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Make Your Own Crime Scene Activity
Make your own crime scene with these printable sheets. The sheets included will have you fill out victim statements, witness statements, suspects, details of the crime scene, and sketches if you are the one creating the crime scene. If you are the "detective" you will review the crime scene and follow the Detective's 5 steps while you fill your own sheets to narrow down the prime suspect, figure out the motive, and find out how the suspect perpetrated the crime. The "detective" will process the
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3rd - 12th
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Forensic Science Worksheets Reading Comprehension Puzzles,Digital & Print BUNDLE
Forensic Science Worksheets BUNDLEExplore the world of forensic science with our dynamic bundle! Dive into crime-solving techniques with a Reading Comprehension Activity, complemented by puzzles like word search, crossword, and word scramble. Enjoy both digital interactive and printable options for convenient learning. Perfect for students, teachers, and true crime enthusiasts alike, this bundle offers an immersive and educational experience. Start your investigation today!(100 % Digital D
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4th - 7th
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