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- 3rd
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Students define the term law, explain benefits gained from laws and appreciate these benefits in daily life. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students discuss laws and their importance. They discuss silly or unique laws and explore the process that must be followed to make a law. Full Review »
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- Higher Ed
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Students participate in a crime game show to examine basic concepts of criminal law. They, in groups, answer questions regarding search and seizure, police investigation, basic trial process, and Washington law. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students continue their introduction to the use of law in the United States. Using the internet, they research the origins of our laws and discuss why many of them have their foundation in England. In groups, they discuss the continuity of law over time to end the lesson. Full Review »
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- 9th - 10th
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Students identify four basic values (economic, social, moral, and political) protected by law, examine different definitions of values, and correlate laws to values they aim to protect. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students discuss their feelings related to family rights and the law. Using the internet, they research information to back up their opinions and examine counter-arguments. They take a survey to identify their feelings more in depth to end the lesson. Full Review »
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- 6th - 9th
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Students investigate the laws and how they are established. They compare and contrast how the laws are written for the benefits of animals and human beings. Students write refelctively about the class discussion. The lesson is conducted with the help of a classroom speaker. Full Review »
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- 11th - 12th
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Students are introduced to the topic of paternity under street law enforcements. As a class, they discover the many stakeholders when asking about paternity under Washington law. They examine how the court has the best interest of the child when making his decisions and discuss their opinions on the topic with the class. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students begin their examination of Employment Law. In groups, they identify the types of protections in place for employees and examine situations in which their rights were violated. They act out various skits and discuss the new vocabulary associated with this type of law. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students examine the issues surrounding torture according to international law. They decide if given examples constitute torture and whether or not any of them would also violate the 8th Amendment. Students role-play as senators for or against all forms of torture and write short essays expressing their personal views on torture. Full Review »