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Resource Type: Website / HyperLink"We Came to Free the Slaves": John Brown on Trial
Grades: 7 to 12Subjects: History-Social Science, American Democracy, CivicsThroughout American history people have protested and broken the law. Once in court, they often have tried to use their trials t...Contributor: Deborah GenzerViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkGraffiti on Trial
Grades: 3Subjects: History-Social Science, American Democracy, CivicsStudents will prepare for a mock trial in the classroom by examining the parts of an actual courtroom and then creating a floo...Contributor: San Diego County Civic Learning PartnershipViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkThe U.S. Constitution Bill of Rights
Grades: 4Subjects: History-Social Science, American Democracy, CivicsThis 4th grade lesson will help students understand the importance of having rules (laws) in society, learn how they are addre...Contributor: San Diego County Civic Learning PartnershipViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkWhat are the Possible Consequences of Privacy?
Grades: 7 to 8Subjects: American Democracy, CivicsThis lesson examines some of the possible consequences of privacy. You will classify these consequences as benefits or costs. La...Contributor: San Diego County Civic Learning PartnershipViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkOur Government Today…What A System!
Grades: 5Subjects: American Democracy, CivicsThis lesson (which will take place over several class periods) is the first in a series of three in the unit. It is designed to...Contributor: San Diego County Civic Learning PartnershipViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkThe Pledge of Allegiance
Grades: 1Subjects: American Democracy, CivicsThe students will understand the significance of the United States National Flag as a symbol of our country. Through this lesso...Contributor: San Diego County Civic Learning PartnershipViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkUpton Sinclair, Theodore Roosevelt, and Harvey W. Wiley
Grades: 11Subjects: United States History, CivicsIn this lesson, students learn how Progressive reformers in government used the public outrage over Upton Sinclair's book The Ju...Contributor: San Diego County Civic Learning PartnershipViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkWhat Conflicting Opinions Did the Framers Have about the Completed Constitution?
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: American Democracy, CivicsThis lesson describes some conflicting points of view of leading Framers about the Constitution. Most of the delegates argued f...Contributor: San Diego County Civic Learning PartnershipViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkArticles of Confederation... Well they were trying!
Grades: 5Subjects: American Democracy, CivicsThis lesson (which will take place over several class periods) is the 2nd in a series of three extensive lessons in the unit. It...Contributor: San Diego County Civic Learning PartnershipViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkCreating a Bill of Rights in Space
Grades: 6 to 9Subjects: American Democracy, CivicsObjectives: Students will define "rights." Students will analyze and apply the U.S. Bill of Rights to hypothetical situations....Contributor: San Diego County Civic Learning PartnershipViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkHow Do We Solve Our Problems? (¿Cómo resolvemos nuestros problemas?): The Three Branches
Grades: 2Subjects: American Democracy, CivicsThis lesson follows a lesson introducing the 3 branches of government. Students already have an understanding of how laws are ma...Contributor: San Diego County Civic Learning PartnershipViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkScottsboro Trial
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: History-Social Science, American Democracy, CivicsIn this lesson, students will read about and discuss the Scottsboro Trials from the 1930s. This miscarriage of justice clearly d...Contributor: San Diego County Civic Learning PartnershipViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkThe Rule of Paradox: The Rule of Law
Grades: 5Subjects: History-Social Science, American Democracy, CivicsThis lesson is the 3rd lesson for the unit outline which centers on of the necessity for rules. Students have had the opportun...Contributor: San Diego County Civic Learning PartnershipViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkFREE PRESS VS. FAIR TRIAL: THE LINDBERGH BABY KIDNAPPING CASE
Grades: 8 to 12Subjects: History-Social Science, American Democracy, CivicsColonel Charles A. Lindbergh was a genuine American hero. In 1927, Lindbergh captured the public imagination by flying solo from...Contributor: Deborah GenzerViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkThe Power of the Press: The First Amendment
Grades: 5Subjects: American Democracy, Civicshis standards-based lesson is one of several on the Constitution and the Bill of Rights in fifth grade. Students will understan...Contributor: San Diego County Civic Learning PartnershipViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkTeen Curfew
Grades: 6 to 8Subjects: History-Social Science, American Democracy, CivicsIn this lesson, students will consider a proposed teen curfew law in a mock city council session. The class is divided into grou...Contributor: San Diego County Civic Learning PartnershipViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkArizona v. United States
Grades: 10 to 12Subjects: History-Social Science, American Democracy, CivicsStudents will examine a controversial law passed in the state of Arizona that directs law enforcement officers to investigate su...Contributor: Deborah GenzerViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkThe Scopes Trial: Who Decides What Gets Taught in the Classroom?
Grades: 8 to 12Subjects: History-Social Science, American Democracy, CivicsOne of the most famous trials in American history took place in a small town in Tennessee in 1925. On trial was a high-school te...Contributor: Deborah GenzerViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkCan We All Please Just Get Along?: The Rule of Law
Grades: TK/K to 3Subjects: History-Social Science, American Democracy, CivicsThis lesson concludes a unit that focuses on the need for rules/laws within a society and ultimately within a classroom.Contributor: San Diego County Civic Learning PartnershipViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkBrown v. Board of Education Word Puzzle
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: History-Social Science, American Democracy, CivicsLearn about a landmark Supreme Court ruling with this word puzzle. In 1954, the court ruled in Brown v. Board of Education that ...Contributor: San Diego County Civic Learning PartnershipViews: 0Favorites: 0