Famous Supreme Court decisions

By Alan Haskvitz

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Haskvitz

Studying these cases and learning about the Constitution are essential parts of most every grade level curriculum. These sites provide a diverse array of teacher friendly lessons that can be used or changed to reflect the appropriate learning level.

Supreme Court decisions that deal with teaching.

A must read for all educators.

http://www.reacheverychild.com/feature/teacher_law.html#2

The Supreme Court site

As dull as can be with sophisticated materials hidden if you use the search engine. If you can’t fall asleep visit this site.

http://www.supremecourtus.gov/

A terrific site with all the major Supreme Court decisions and lesson plans available.

http://www.landmarkcases.org/

A link site to many lessons about the Supreme Court and its decisions

http://score.rims.k12.ca.us/lessons/grades/?u=186

Constitution Day resoruces

http://www.reacheverychild.com/feature/constitution.html

Evolution and the Law

This resource has many links to this continuing legal discussion.

http://atheism.about.com/library/FAQs/evo/blevo_law.htm

Religion in Supreme Court decisions

http://www.col-ed.org/cur/sst/sst110.txt

Students’ rights under the law

Very good for getting interest in this subject

http://www.freedomforum.org/packages/first/Curricula/EducationforFreedom/L08main.htm

And

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/teachers/lessonplans/october01/supremecourt/

Jim Crow laws and the Constitution

Relates to Civil Rights through the ages.

http://www.jimcrowhistory.org/resources/lessonplans.htm

A very simple interactive site about the Court

http://universe.uiwtx.edu/%7Enewcomb/projects/Venables/court/Intro.htm

Nice site with useful graphics on checks and balances.

http://www.cyberlearning-world.com/lessons/oct6usg.htm

A valuable stie that has a long list of decisins and simple explanations of them. A good place to find cases for a debate.

http://www.law.duke.edu/publiclaw/supremecourtonline/

The Constitution Center

This search engine has a lot of good resources.

http://tinyurl.com/2uj7zh

Supreme Court Historical Society

Some good materials, but too sophisticated for elementary.

http://www.supremecourthistory.org/05_learning/05.html

Thurgood Marshall

http://www.crayola.com/lesson-plans/detail/thurgood-marshall-makes-a-difference-lesson-plan/

And

http://www.tolerance.org/teach/activities/activity.jsp?cid=128

Congress for Kids

A variety of lessons for younger students

http://www.congressforkids.net/games/judicialbranch/2_judicialbranch.htm

Hear actual Supreme Court cases

Very interesting site

http://www.oyez.org/

Find Law

This huge site enables students to find information about all types of cases. Teachers need to use site to find materials. Too difficult for younger students.

http://www.findlaw.com/

African American related cases

http://www.watson.org/%7Elisa/blackhistory/contents.html

Constitutional Rights Foundation

http://www.reacheverychild.com/feature/constitution-resources.html

Center for Civic Education

http://www.reacheverychild.com/socialstudies/civics/public.html