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Here are the teacher pack items for The State Judicial Branch:
In this experience, students review the U.S. court system and then focus on the roles of state courts, judges, and juries. Then they research and diagram how the Florida state court system works. Finally, they consider a fictional scenario and use what they know to infer what might happen next. Students will collaborate in small groups for scene 2 and scene 3. Objectives:Overview
Imagine that you are hanging out with some friends in the park and you put your cell phone down on your backpack without thinking. Suddenly someone runs by and grabs it. You holler but he doesn’t stop, so you talk to the local park official, who calls the police. The police quickly track down the robber. What happens after that? In this experience, you’ll learn a little more about how criminal activity and civil disputes make their way into the court system.
Objectives:
In a short word or phrase, post something that a judge does. To list more than one activity, separate your ideas with a comma, like this: drive a car, ride a horse.
Discuss student responses. Be sure to pay as much attention to inaccurate responses as to accurate ones because these are the areas where students likely need clarification.
Brainstorm some of the reasons that cases go to court.
Discuss student responses. Again, note what students understand and where they will need further clarification in the experience. If time allows at the end of the experience, return to these first two questions and ask students to consider how their answers change based on what they have learned.
