Dispute Resolution
Dispute Resolution Grade Level: Upper Elem and Middle Overview: Students are first asked to resolve a hypothetical case via the adversary process. Each student is assigned the role of plaintiff, […]
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Rule of Law
Rules, Rules, Rules (The Eraser Game)
In this lesson, students are asked to play a game – passing an object, such as an eraser – in which the rules are unclear and keep changing.
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No Vehicles in the Park
In this lesson, students will apply a general law – “no vehicles in the park” – to specific circumstances in considering the language of the law and its intended objective. The task will require that they interpret the law to allow for certain circumstances – an ambulance carrying a dying patient, for example. The lesson ends with students rewriting the law to more clearly reflect the intent of the lawmakers.
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