Grade Level:
General
Overview:
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.
Time needed:
45 minutes
Materials required:
No Vehicles in the Park Lesson Plan
National Curriculum Standards for Social Studies, National Council for the Social Studies: