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Criminal justice - law thematic unit plans under $5
Holes Mock Trials - a court simulation activity
This resource is included in Holes available at our store. Holes Mock Trials is an activity that facilitates many ELA learning outcomes in a way that is highly engaging for students. They will develop research skills, engage in critical thinking, defend a position, play the role of a character in court, and practice presentation skills. Students will learn about the judicial system as they participate in a mock trial of their own.This resource includes:Teacher NotesCourt InstructionsCourt Proced
Grades:
5th - 8th
Supreme Court Cases Cooperative Learning Structure/ Stations/ Simulation
In this zipped file, you will find the greatest tool I have used yet for the Supreme Court Cases that I have used in years. I simply took 6 manila folders and labeled them with the court case numbers (there are 6 court cases). I glued the court case summary on the right of the inside of the folder and made a pocket on the left with the folded up Supreme Court Decision inside. I number my students off 1-6 and split them up which makes it easy for photocopying with the court cases and the folders
Grades:
6th - 12th, Adult Education
Also included in:Â Civics Bundle: 181 Products and over $400 in lessons/activities
Mock Trials for 4th grade
Transform your classroom into a courtroom with a Mock Trial. Bring government to life with this real world experience.
This unit will show you how to use actual social studies standards to create a trial in your class.
Students will become attorneys, witnesses, defendants and bailiffs.
Everything you need is right here in this file. Three cases: Native American Tribe vs. European Explorer, White Star Line (Titanic) vs. USA, East India Tea Company vs. Sons of Liberty.
I do this every year and w
Grades:
4th
Mock Trials for 3rd Grade
Transform your classroom into a courtroom with a Mock Trial. Bring government to life with this real world experience.
This unit will show you how to use fairy tales to create a trial in your class.
Students will become attorneys, witnesses, defendants and bailiffs.
Everything you need is right here in this file.
I do this every year and when I announce it is time for Mock Trials again, I literally have students standing and cheering!
Grades:
3rd
Civil Rights Movement Projects
This is a really hands-on group of projects for kids to work on while studying the Civil Rights Movement. There are detailed descriptions of each project, and kids will really make the most out of it. From Jim Crow laws to and ABC book of events surrounding the Movement, this is a great supplemental project.
Grades:
6th - 9th
Forensics Unit Plan 1: Forensic Science and Observation (SIOP & Differentiated)
Make planning easier with this fully editable Forensics Science: Forensic Science and Observation Unit Plan. Fully differentiated, this unit plan includes notations for differentiation techniques based on learning style, literacy level, and the Sheltered Instructional Model for English Language Learners (SIOP) SWIRL activities are also included. Edit this unit plan to match your standards. This unit plan includes:Content standardsLiteracy standardsContent objectivesLiteracy objectivesKey voca
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Grades:
6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Also included in:Â Forensics Whole Course Growing Bundle
SS/Sci Interdisciplinary Energy Mock Trials Unit Plan
This interdisciplinary unit about Mock Trials, with issues about energy, combines Social Studies and Science. Students will be given roles of Judges, Lawyers (prosecuting and defense), witnesses (eye witnesses and experts).
Topics for these debates include Fuel Efficiency Standards, Propositions to build wind power plants, oil drilling in wildlife refuge, and building green mandates.
This two week long unit has students studying an energy topic and work with their group to create an argument fo
Subjects:
Grades:
6th - 12th
Superheroes: The Power of Preschool (Preschool/Pre-K Lesson Plan)
Embark on a thrilling journey into the world of superheroes. This lesson plan is designed to ignite the imagination of preschool children, encouraging them to explore the qualities of superheroes and discover their own heroic potentials through interactive activities. Learning Objectives:Identify and discuss the characteristics of superheroes. Understand the concept of helping others and making positive choices. Engage in superhero-themed activities that enhance both fine and gross motor skills.
Grades:
PreK
Police Officer - Community Helper Poster
Community Helpers make your neighborhood a safer and happier place. As you learn about rules in the classroom, teach kids about the rules in the real world too! Support our men and women in blue with this great Police Officer poster!When you ask students what they want to be when they grow up, a surprising number of them will say Police. There is something about the authority, the badge, the cool car, and the helpful nature of a police officer that makes kids gravitate towards the profession.Tur
Grades:
PreK - 1st
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ELA Skills: Attorney Theme: Part 3 of 4
This text offers both fiction and non-fiction pieces that help students learn about what it means to be an Attorney. Students are able to practice their abilities to make inferences as well as determining the central idea of a text all while looking at situations through the lens of a prosecutor or defense attorney. Students will analyze motivations of people in different scenarios all while learning about the law profession. These activities are able to lead students to make an opening or closi
Grades:
6th - 9th
ELA Skills: Attorney Theme: Part 2 of 4
This text offers both fiction and non-fiction pieces that help students learn about what it means to be an Attorney. Students are able to practice their abilities to make inferences as well as determining the central idea of a text all while looking at situations through the lens of a prosecutor or defense attorney. Students will analyze motivations of people in different scenarios all while learning about the law profession. These activities are able to lead students to make an opening or closi
Grades:
6th - 9th
ELA Skills: Attorney Theme: Part 1 of 4
This text offers both fiction and non-fiction pieces that help students learn about what it means to be an Attorney. Students are able to practice their abilities to make inferences as well as determining the central idea of a text all while looking at situations through the lens of a prosecutor or defense attorney. Students will analyze motivations of people in different scenarios all while learning about the law profession. These activities are able to lead students to make an opening or closi
Grades:
6th - 9th
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