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South Carolina State Dept. of Education, Columbia. Office of Vocational Education. – 1984
Designed as a practical approach to the study of law, this publication offers seven lesson plans focusing on legal topics that have potential significance to high school students preparing to enter the world of work. Lesson plans address the following topics: minors and the law, automobile insurance, employment law, sports and the law, computer…
Descriptors: Athletics, Constitutional Law, Consumer Education, Court Litigation
PDF pending restorationTownsend, Kenneth; Webb, Patrick – 1983
The goal of this ninth grade elective social studies course is to acquaint students with the U.S. criminal and civil legal systems. This curriculum guide presents the course content in outline form according to the general topics of: (1) the history of U.S. law; (2) Constitutional law; and (3) civil law. Two suggested textbooks are listed, and…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Constitutional Law, Course Content, Criminal Law
Alabama Administrative Office of Courts, Montgomery. – 1981
Student activity pages, teacher background information, and lesson ideas for teaching about the law in social studies classrooms are provided in this supplementary packet. An introductory section provides a rationale for the unit, a guide to bringing law-related resource persons into the classroom, a teacher checklist for helping resource persons…
Descriptors: American Indians, Citizenship Education, Courts, Criminal Law
Alabama Administrative Office of Courts, Montgomery. – 1981
Student activity pages, teacher background information, and lesson ideas for teaching about law in social studies classrooms are presented in this supplementary packet. Section I provides suggestions for using community resource persons and lists Alabama resources for teaching about law. Activities in Section II focus on the need for laws and…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Courts, Criminal Law, Educational Games
Alabama Administrative Office of Courts, Montgomery. – 1981
Student activity pages, teacher background information, and lesson ideas for teaching about law in social studies classrooms are presented. Lessons in this unit further develop ideas presented in the eighth grade packet and can be used to supplement a course in government. Section I provides suggestions for using community resource persons.…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Constitutional Law, Court Litigation, Courts
Texas A and M Univ., College Station. Vocational Instructional Services. – 1985
This course outline is intended to assist vocational instructors in developing and teaching a pre-technical course in law enforcement. The outline, which has been written in accordance with the block progressive method of teaching, addresses the following areas: orientation (a course overview, youth leadership, and the history of law enforcement);…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Community Services, Compliance (Legal), Course Descriptions
Download full textHoward, Estelle; And Others – 1982
One of a series of secondary level teaching units presenting case studies with pro and con analyses of particular legal problems, the document consists of a student's lesson plan, a teacher's lesson plan, and a lawyer's lesson plan for a unit about the enforcement of federal criminal regulatory statutes. The lesson plan presents an analysis of the…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Conflict Resolution, Controversial Issues (Course Content), Court Litigation
Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity International, Washington, DC. – 1982
Designed for use by local lawyers and law students who agree to serve as resource persons in secondary school level law-related subjects, this guide has two main goals: (1) to provide law personnel with a brief summary of the law and sample cases for student use on topics of general interest, and (2) to introduce students to a sampling of the…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Citizenship Education, Civil Rights Legislation, Constitutional Law
Filvaroff, Joan, Comp.; And Others – 1983
Designed for use in secondary school social studies classes, this guide provides activities for helping students understand some of the fundamental principles of government as well as its structure, politics, and effects on the individual. Information, articles, and cartoons from the Austin-American Statesman form the basis of the readings, along…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Citizenship Education, Constitutional Law, Court Litigation
Alabama Administrative Office of Courts, Montgomery. – 1981
Student activity pages, teacher background information, and lesson ideas for teaching about the law in social studies classrooms are provided in this supplementary packet. An introductory section provides a rationale for the unit, a guide to bringing law-related resource persons into the classroom, a teacher checklist for helping resource persons…
Descriptors: American Indians, Case Studies, Comparative Analysis, Courts
Howard, Elizabeth; And Others – 1994
This instructional guide offers classroom lesson plans that can be used by teachers or police officers with a videotape to present a "Junior Police Academy" (JPA) program for middle school students. The guide also contains lesson plans and student activities to be used independently of the videotape. Following a description of the goals…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Conflict Resolution, Crime, Crime Prevention
Federal Bureau of Investigation, Washington, DC. National Crime Information Center. – 1992
This document is the first volume of a two-volume set of lesson plans which together make up a complete training package for full-service terminal operators. The lesson plans are designed to ensure that a state's National Crime Information Center (NCIC) training program meets Advisory Policy Board standards. (NCIC is a nationwide computerized…
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Computer Science, Computers, Crime
Federal Bureau of Investigation, Washington, DC. National Crime Information Center. – 1992
This document is the second volume of a two-volume set of lesson plans that together make up a complete training package for full-service terminal operators. The lesson plans are designed to ensure that a state's National Crime Information Center (NCIC) training program meets Advisory Policy Board standards. (NCIC is a nationwide computerized…
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Computer Science, Computers, Crime
Utah State Office of Education, Salt Lake City. – 1980
This handbook contains teacher developed lessons to help Utah educators integrate legal education and values education into the overall secondary curriculum. The lessons can also be used by educators in other states. The handbook begins with a discussion of the various teaching methods utilized in the lessons: brainstorming, case studies,…
Descriptors: Advertising, Business Education, Civics, Compulsory Education
Carey, John J. – 1987
Law related education learning modules and lesson plans are presented in this curriculum guide, which is designed to meet three broad goals: (1) to encourage good citizenship and respect for the law by teaching students how to effectively function within the law and to demonstrate and value lawful conduct; (2) to promote a better understanding for…
Descriptors: Adult Education, American Indian Education, American Indian Reservations, American Indians
