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Elementary criminal justice - law projects
History Crime Scene Investigation: Abraham Lincoln Assassination CSI
Want a great way for students to engage in a group activity while they examine eyewitness testimony, artifacts, primary sources, and solve a historical mystery? Download The Abraham Lincoln Assassination CSI!
This exciting activity can be used to challenge individual students or to encourage collaboration in groups of up to five. Students form CSI teams and examine real evidence from Ford's Theater to determine what happened to President Lincoln and who was responsible. While it is easy to det
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5th - 12th
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Student Lawyers: Criminal Court Mock Trials & Cases with PowerPoint
Students will get the opportunity to be lawyers and prosecute or defend an accused person in a criminal trial (11 total). Each group will consist of 2 lawyers (prosecuting and defending), and an accused person. The teacher will act as the judge and guide the jury as they vote on the verdict. The majority vote determines the verdict. This unit includes court brief handouts, directions, and PowerPoint explaining how the cases will proceed. Visit our store for much more helpful and free stuff!Crim
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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MOCK TRIAL! - The Guide, Rubrics, and Handouts to the Ultimate Project
Would you like to see your students rise to the highest of expectations? Watch your students transform into lawyers pushing the envelope of persuasion, witnesses carefully building a case, or judge/jury to conduct it fairly and appropriately. Do you want to have some of the most fun in your teaching life? Then purchase this Word document - easily my most downloaded and highly rated product - and customize it for your students and the trial of your choice. There are role descriptions and customiz
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Wild West Activity - Wanted Poster Project (Digital and Printable Options)
Students will create a wanted poster of an infamous wild west outlaw. This project would be great for a forensic science class or even an american history project. This project includes BOTH a google doc digital version and a printable option. This way, if you are you looking for a print and go assignment, or a digital google classroom assignment, you are covered. Your students will love the custom graphics and realistic wanted poster templates I have created! To further understand what is inclu
Grades:
5th - 8th
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Three Little Pigs Mock Trial Activity - Digital - Project-based Learning
Take your civics, government, criminal justice, or bias & perspective learning digital with this mock trial project! Your students will listen to several version of The Three Little Pigs, then put the Third Pig on trial after walking through a series of slides about how a criminal trial looks in the American justice system. Assign some slides or all of them - they are all created for you.This product includes:- teacher pages with directions, the link to copy the Google-compatible presentat
Grades:
4th - 6th
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Also included in: Three Little Pigs Mock Trial Project I Print & Digital Learning
Criminal Mock Trial Attorney Scripts
These mock trial templates are designed for middle and high school students that are either enrolled in a law class or are participating in criminal mock trials. These templates not only explain how to write an opening statement, direct examination, cross examination, and closing argument, but they also provide a template for writing each of them. Moreover, the opening and closing sections include templates for both the prosecution and the defense. These templates are designed for criminal mo
Goldilocks vs. The Three Bears: A Mock Trial
How can your students learn about the judicial system? Stage a mock trial! This packet contains everything you need to get started: a story, definitions, information character cards, and trial preparation, as well as a quiz and creative writing assignments. Your students will have so much fun putting Goldilocks on trial that they won't even realize how much they're learning.If you're interested in other mock trial materials, check out my 'The Third Little Pig vs. The Big, Bad Wolf: A Studen
Grades:
4th - 6th
Also included in: Stage Your Own Mock Trial Activity Bundle - Print
Fairy Tale on Trial Script - Little Red Riding Hood vs Big Bad Wolf
Teach students about the judicial branch through a fairy tale on trial activity. They will learn how to prepare a case for court, question witnesses, and use critical thinking skills to prepare for trial. This is a memorable activity that will help your students understand how a character's actions affect their credibility.
Grades:
2nd - 6th
Virginia V. John Brown - Mock Trial
"We are two peoples. We are a people for Freedom and a people for slavery. Between the two, conflict is inevitable." Is conflict inevitable? John Brown tested this theory, but was he a Zealot or Terrorist? Was he a Hero or the Villain? Were John Brown's actions just or unjust? Students get to analyze both sides of this famous American abolitionist by putting John Brown on trial for his actions during the raid of Harpers Ferry through this fun Common Core activity. Students will analyze prima
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4th - 12th
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Mock Trial by Jury
In this activity your students will put the Boy from "The Giving Tree" by Shel Silverstein on trial for being a bad friend to the Tree. Students will be assigned roles for the mock trial including: jury member, judge, witness, bailiff, member of the prosecution team or defense team and more! Teacher slides will help guide students through an outline to draft opening statements, witness testimonies, direct and cross examination questions and closing arguments. On the day of the mock trial, studen
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4th - 8th
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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
Invisible Ink Classroom Activities – Three Projects for Secret Messages
Kids try three kinds of invisible ink: white crayon, baking soda, and indentation. These activities are easy-to-use, budget-friendly, and proven to work well in third, fourth, or fifth grade classrooms. You can use these them as a part of a detective room transformation, with your mystery genre study, or just for fun! Open the preview to take a closer look at the secret messages project.What’s Included:Teacher directions“Types of Invisible Ink” reading passage“History of Invisible Ink” reading p
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3rd - 5th
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Boston Massacre Crime Scene Investigation
WONDER! WOW! BANG! BOOM! This is just a sample of the amazing student centered experiences and projects that my students love to do as a student in my class! Be Daring! Be Bold! Take your students on an adventure! No Student ever remembered that worksheet or work out of the back of the book. Get students moving, investigating, debating, discussing, and learning with engaging activities! *****************************************************************************How to get TPT credit to u
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4th - 12th
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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
I Need My Own CONTINENT Project
Project linked to learning about:
* Continents
* Landmarks
* World Wonders
* Geography
* "I Need My Own Country" by Rick Walton (Book)
This activity includes:
* Continent Fact Sheet
* Make Your Own Flag
* Make Your Own Landmark
* Make a Map
* Weather Related Activity
* Famous Sports, Dish, Animals
* Laws
* Fun Facts
* Postcard
* Brochure
Grades:
1st - 5th
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Create Your Own Society Project (Virtual School Edition)
The "Create Your Own Society Project" is a great beginning of the year assignment. The project asks kids to imagine they have discovered an uninhabited island. In teams of four to six, their goal is to settle on the island and create a society. Creating a society requires anything from food and shelter to government and economics. The Society Project gives students creative freedom to create whatever they want, within the parameters of the assignment.I like doing this project at the beginnin
Grades:
4th - 12th, Adult Education
CSI Ancient Rome
Students explore the murder of Julius Caesar. Using provided documents, the students will gather evidence and look for a motive for the murder of Caesar. A great addition to any Ancient Rome unit!
Grades:
5th - 12th
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Classroom Novel Mock Trial Unit
This is a comprehensive mock trial resource that is currently paired with the novel This is My America, but is adaptable to any novel. It is structured through classroom tasks that are differentiated by role and group and can be expanded or condensed to fit the needs and time of different classes.
Grades:
5th - 12th
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Also included in: This is My America Unit with Mock Trial Materials
Ruth Bader Ginsburg Women's History Independent Project | Distance Learning
*A portion of sales on this product will be donated to the World Justice Project, where Ruth Bader Ginsburg was an honorary chair.** World Justice ProjectOn Friday, September 18, 2020, the world lost a historical figure, America’s very own Ruth Bader Ginsburg. She changed the nation for the better. This comprehensive resource goes through her childhood, education, career, iconic pop culture status, awards, and quotes. Students will learn about who she is and how she changed the nation. There ar
Grades:
3rd - 10th
Brochure: Copyright Laws in Teaching -Nice format, use to make others brochures!
This brochure is nicely formatted and contains information on how copyright laws apply to teachers. Can be a great example for middle and high school courses if students are doing projects on copyright, plagiarism, self-plagiarism, etc.
Or, you can just download this brochure for its aesthetics for your own personal use and change all of the content. I've found brochures are very tricky and time consuming to get the way you want them to look, so it is so nice to have a good foundation broch
Grades:
PreK - 12th
Federalism
The presentation covers Federalism thoroughly. It contains slides with notes, illustrations, video clips, activities and a project. It is presented in a fun, easy and dynamic form.
Grades:
5th - 12th, Adult Education
Paper Chromatography Lab Experiment
This paper chromatography lab experiment will have your students testing different inks to learn about forensics at crime scenes.Each group will need:chromatography paper (or a substitute)a 400mL beaker (or glass container of similar size)another container for pouring watertwo pencilswashable coloured markers. Black is the most dramatic, so you should definitely have that. They can test other colours after black. You could also have one set of markers and each group takes turn using one colour a
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: Evidence and Investigation Bundle - Alberta Grade 6 Science
Police Officer Paper Bag Puppet Craft Template
Dive into the exciting world of law enforcement with these awesome police officer paper bag puppet crafts! Get ready for a creative adventure that's perfect for kids of all ages, from tiny tots to elementary school superstars.Watch as little ones boost their motor skills, concentration, and creativity while crafting these adorable police officer puppets. Let their imaginations run wild as they act out thrilling stories with their new puppet pals.Our printable police officer puppet templates are
Grades:
PreK - 6th
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Lincoln-Douglas Debate Webquest ( Task, Process, Resources, Rubrics)
On this web-quest students will learn to debate using the Lincoln- Douglas debate format. Students will have all the tools needed to research and debate relevant debate topics, rules, formats, regulations, instructions, graphic organizers, and multiple rubrics. This website which I created has introduction page, task, process page with guiding questions, resources, and accompanying rubrics. Great for in class or after school programs! This web-quest should take an entire two weeks to learn the a
Grades:
5th - 12th, Higher Education
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