Texting While Driving

Subject:

Social Sciences

Institution Name:

U.S. Courts

Collection:

U.S. Courts

Grade Level:

Secondary

Abstract:

This is a civil suit arising from a car crash that may have been caused by texting while driving. In a classroom, students play all the parts in this scripted simulation. In a courtroom, a real federal judge presides and attorneys coach the student lawyers at the counsel tables. Pre-assigned students play the parts of witnesses. All other students are jurors who deliberate in groups of 12. The trial simulation is followed by a conversation with probation officers about 15 decisions or situations -- like texting while driving -- that young people do not realize can have legal and long-term consequences.

Course Type:

Learning Module

Languages:

English

Material Type:

Activities and Labs, Assessments

Media Format:

Text/HTML

Conditions of Use:

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