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Check back here often.  I will be continuing to add lessons, etc. to this page.  If you have anything you would like to share, please send it to me.
 
Miscellaneous Lessons
Links to Lessons, etc.
CRADLE Lessons
Teaching Court Cases
Center Publications

Some of the lessons are in Adobe Acrobate Reader format (PDF) .  You can download a copy of the reader at Adobe.


Center Publications

Fairness & Freedom: Courts As A Forum For Justice
LegalWays: Lessons on Everyday Law and the Legal System
We are no longer able to provide free copies of the Mini-Mock Trial Manual.  Paper copies are $20.00 each.
Mini-Mock Trial Manual ( PDF/Acrobat Reader) Includes the Personal Watercraft Mock Trial
Special thanks to Sue Hoffman, Mahtomedi High School for pointing out the omission of the Jury Observaion Sheet and Check List, which has now been restored to the Manual.
Minnesota in the Supreme Court: Lessons on Supreme Court Cases Involving Minnesotans
Rights of the Accused: Criminal Amendments in the Bill of Rights


Miscellaneous Lesson Plans

1965 Alabama Literacy Test (PDF format)
The Case of Pat Smith (A who dun it)  (PDF/Acrobat Reader)
Inside/Straight: The Third Branch of Government
Justice by the People
Lesson: Branches of Government and Sources of Law (HTML format)
Lesson: The Judiciary and Judicial Review PDF FormatWord Format
Lesson: Minnesota Law And The Right To Drive (PDF/Acrobat Reader)
Lesson: Murder by Degree (Word 6.0 format)
Lesson: Small Country Constitution Word Format.  Thanks to Julie Wolfsteller, Monticello High School for contributing this lesson.
Personal Watercraft Mock Trial (PDF/Acrobat Reader)
Rights of the Accused Word Format

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Links to Lessons/Documents etc.

ABA: Web Resources on the Impeachment Process
ABADivision for Public Education & Newspaper in Education New Series of Four Articles
Amerian Jury: Bulwark of Democracy
Bill of Rights Institute
Census 2000 Teaching Materials (PDF Format) (posted 9/99)
The Civic Mind
Columbia Education Center
Lesson Plans
CongressLink (posted 1/00)
Resources for Teachers
Resources for Lesson Plans
Lesson Plans & Student Activities
Constitutional Rights Foundation -California Constitutional Rights Foundaiton-Chicago Election/Electoral College Resources
Express Yourself: The First Amendment
The Federalist Papers
Finding Your Way Around The Court System (Court Information Office, MN Judicial Center)
The First Branch of Government: Congress on the Internet
LawDay Lessons from the American Bar Association
Law Quiz (live online April 15, 1999)
Lessons from the National Constitution Center
MAGE Rage Page(posted 11/2/00)
The purpose of this site is to encourage Minnesota educators to integrate technology into their teaching methods. It is our intent to provide easy to use, well organized, annotated links to fit your curriculum. Send me your best sites and ask for new categories or links to topics you have a need to use. Geography is the focus, but other social sciences are included.
Oklahoma Bar Association LRE Lesson Plans
ProTeacher (Social Studies Lesson Plans)
Resources on Immigration
RespecTeen Citizenship Curriculum
Scholastic.com
Street Law Mock Trials  (MSWord format)
Understanding the Federal Courts
USA TODAY Education Online Section
US Federal Courts Educational Outreach
Understanding the Federal Courts (PDF format)
Lesson Plans for High School Law-Related Educators
Washington State Courts
Elementary Lesson Plans
Middle School Lesson Plans
High School Lesson Plans
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CRADLE Lessons

Elementary
Middle
High School

Miscellaneous
 

MS Word 97 Format
HTML Format
Historical Background Leading to the Declaration of Independence Historical Background Leading to the Declaration of Independence
Introduction to Mock Trials Introduction to Mock Trials
Investing in Mayoral Futures Investing in Mayoral Futures
Conferences and General Courses Framework for the Lsw Elective: Mainstreaming Law-Related Opportunities in the Local Curriculum Conferences and General Courses Framework for the Lsw Elective: Mainstreaming Law-Related Opportunities in the Local Curriculum
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Teaching Court Cases

Strategies (In PDF Format.  You will need Acrobat Reader)
 
Each One Teach One Jigsaw
The Law School Game Mock Appellate Arguments
Unmarked Opinions Supreme Court Case Study
Supreme Court Conference Writing An Analytical Essay From A Supreme Court Case
Lessons
 
The Judiciary and Judicial ReviewPDF formatMSWord format Judicial Independence Is For You Curriculum Guide
Understanding the Federal CourtsPDF format
Structure of the Federal Courts 
Case Summaries
 
Search
Federal Gateway
FEDWORLD: flite 
FindLaw
Legal Information Institute (Cornell)
The Indispensable Internet
Marbury v. MadisonPDF FormatMSWord format
Dred Scott v. SandfordPDF FormatMSWord format

 



 
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