What Will Life Be Like Without Any Laws?

Web Quest By Toirey Smith CIS 229

Introduction

We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America. http://www.nara.gov/exhall/charters/constitution/constitution.html

Objective

Students will realize that laws affect every aspect of our lives.

Procedure

1) Students will write a response to this question; What would life be life without any laws?

2) Students will work in a group of 4-5 to discuss what the term law means to them.

Student will create a list of activities they enjoy participating in on a daily basis.

Student will determine what laws are associated with each activity.

3) Each group will role-play one activity from their list while the rest of the groups listen attentively. The groups will be responsible for citing all of the laws that are associated with each role-play activity.

Resources

http://www.maxwell.syr.edu/plegal/scales/bethel.html

http://www.maxwell.syr.edu/plegal/scales/tinkerfacts.html

http://www.nara.gov/exhall/charters/constitution/constitution.html

http://www.maxwell.syr.edu/plegal/aska.html

Conclusion

Students will become aware that laws affect every aspect of their life.

Evaluation

30% written response

30% oral presentation

30% research

10% attendance/participation