Author:  Washington State Courts

Students discuss the pros and cons to  adding a Bill of Rights to their constitution for their space colony.  Hypothetical situations are used to highlight rights. The lesson  helps the students discover the need for a Bill of Rights.

Objectives:

• Students will define “rights.”
• Students will analyze and apply the U.S. Bill of Rights to hypothetical situations.
• Students will create an Intergalactic Bill of Rights.

 

Source: http://www.courts.wa.gov/education/lessons/?fa=education_lessons.dspPlan&plan=CreatingRightsInSpace

 

Source

The Washington State Courts Judges in the Classroom program includes 30 lessons developed by the Institute for Citizen’s Education in the Law. This lesson was adapted by Tarry L. Lindquist.