WHAT MAKES US OREGONIANS?
CONFERENCE ON OREGON GOVERNMENT
Friday, December 3, 2010 State Capitol Building, Salem
Two Simulations for the Elementary Classroom
AGENDA
Barbara Rost, Classroom Law Project, brost@classroomlaw.org
I. Welcome, introductions, goals
II. We the People: The Citizen & the Constitution
• Check it out: features include vocabulary, illustrations,
great questions, and more
• Lesson 20, “How does the Constitution protect your
right to due process of law?” page 159
III. Let’s do a mock congressional hearing
(Think: Q/A)
IV. Let’s do a mock trial
State v. Goldilocks
Scripted and non-scripted trials
V. Connecting the dots
• Simulations enhance learning
• Textbook order forms