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- 9th - 12th
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Students examine the Clean Water and Safe Drinking Water Acts. Using the text, they identify examples of how the federal and state governments implrement public policy. They discuss how citizens can make sure that all levels of government are inforcing the laws. Full Review »
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- 12th
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Students read examples of legal briefs and identify their components. Using the text, they develop a list of the components necessary for a brief and which ones they are going to use in the mock court activities. They also practice developing an effective argument for a court of law. Full Review »
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- 12th
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Students explain the difference between a class action and civil law suit. In groups, they compare and contrast criminal and civil trials and review various cases. They determine the place of law in the American constitutional system and explain the steps in the criminal process. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students discuss steps cases go through to reach Supreme Court, examine Bill of Rights, and rank rights in order of importance to them. Students then research Supreme Court case dealing with one of first ten amendments, and write about case and Court's decision from point of view of inanimate object. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students discuss works of science fiction that they read, highlight aspects that made each a part of science fiction genre, identify formal literary elements, and discuss ways each can be developed through science fiction. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students practice creating bar graphs using a given set of data. Using the same data, they create a group frequency chart and histograms. They must decide the best graph for the given set of data. They share their graphs with the class to end the lesson. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students discuss line graphs and scatter plots and the best situations in which to use them. Using the graphs, they determine the type of correlation between variables on a scatterplot. They create a scatterplot and line graph from a predetermined set of data. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Sudents read and critique three of their fellow classmates' science fiction short stories on three consecutive days for mechanics, short story elements, style, and informational elements. Full Review »
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- 7th - 8th
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Students practice making and interpreting pie graphs so they are better able to decide if a pie chart is the appropriate form of display. Students examine included overheads of different pie charts, and directions on how to make pie charts before starting practice problems. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students research and discuss court cases in preparation for Moot Court. Student attorneys research precedents involving their cases, while student justices research political ideology of Supreme Court Justices. Student attorneys then prepare oral arguments, while student justices read briefs and compose questions to ask during oral arguments. Full Review »
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