Conversations on the Constitutions
Classroom Lesson Plans
New! Separation of Powers (Grades 4-6)Students engage in a role play demonstrating separation of powers concepts; recognize constitutional provisions provides for separation of powers; and speculate on rationales for the Constitution’s separation of powers.
New! Student Privacy Rights (Secondary)
Students learn about 4th Amendment concepts by analyzing Katz v. United States (1967) and about student privacy rights in schools by comparing/contrasting excerpts (majority opinion with a dissent) in Independent School District No. 92 of Pottawatomie County v. Earls (2002).
New! Teaching About Guns and Gun Control (Secondary)
Students identify and describe the main arguments of groups and organizations for and against gun control by creating a commercial. What Does the Preamble of the U.S. Constitution Mean? (Secondary)
Students compare/contrast the preambles of constitutions; compare/contrast state constitution preambles with the U.S. Constitution preamble; identify the values underlying these preamble provisions; and draft an alternative U.S. Constitution preamble and give rationales for its provisions.
