Fair Treatment

Grade Level:

Elementary

Overview:

In this lesson, students discuss whether fairness means treating everyone exactly alike or whether it might be justified to treat people differently in special circumstances. The instructor can then explain how the law attempts to preserve fairness.

Time needed:

~30 minutes

Materials required:

Fair Treatment Lesson Plan

National Curriculum Standards for Social Studies, National Council for Social Studies:

Theme 6: Power, Authority, and Governance

Theme 10: Civic Ideals and Practices