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- 6th - 8th
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Students compare the differences between a common law and civil law system. They discover how and why Louisiana is the only state with a Civil Code. Full Review »
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- 7th - 8th
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Students explain the importance of law, the process of how a law originates, and the steps required for an idea to become an actual law. Groups utilize a worksheet imbedded in this plan to study specific laws. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students examine steps necessary for bill to become a law, and discuss how a vetoed bill can be overruled. Full Review »
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- 7th - 9th
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Students research and discuss the Nuremberg Laws and their effect on the Jews during the Third Reich. They participate in role-play activity to see what it feels like to be discriminated against. Full Review »
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- 10th - 11th
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Students examine the reasons why societies have laws. They recognize the difference between criminal law and civil law. They role play a situation where a housing unit is shared, and certain laws are broken. They explore the courses of action. Full Review »
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- 4th - 6th
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Students discover how a bill becomes a law. They role play the process of taking an idea through signing it into law. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students complete several experiments relating to the topic of gas, its properties and various gas laws (Boyle's Law, Charles' Law, Dalton's Law, Ideal Gas Law, Combined Gas Law). Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students examine policies for punishing criminals: retribution, deterrence, incapacitation, and rehabilitation, discuss differences between adult and juvenile criminal systems, distinguish different degrees of assault based on elements of crime and fact patterns, articulate when juveniles should and should not be tried as adults, and apply legal analysis to current events. Full Review »
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- 9th
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Students write a journal entry showing what they know about Newton's Laws of Motion before watching a video and demonstrations of each law. They create a poster that illustrates the laws of motion which is graded using the attached rubric. Full Review »
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- 5th - 6th
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Students experiment with and analyze moving objects and explain their motion in relation to Newton's Laws of Motion. Students then work with partners to design and construct cars that are powered by balloons. Full Review »

