Mock Trials
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Mock trials take place at all grade levels - Elementary, Middle School, and High School. Many courts allow these trials to take place in a real courtroom with a real judge, many for celebrating Law Day.
Putting on Mock Trials, published by the American Bar Association is an excellent resource. You can find many mock trial scripts and guides based upon fairy tales. For example, here you see two of them: Goldilocks and the Three Bears - a script and how-to guide for K-6 Big Bad Wolf vs. The Three Pigs - a script and how-to guide for K-6 |
CivicsLearning.Org has many resources for the classroom, from K to 16.
Access to Justice - Class in the Courtroom, a mock trial handbook, TXCourts.gov
Mock Trial in the Classroom, activity framework and guide from Classroom Law Project, CivicsLearning,org
Video of Oregon State Mock Trial,
2023 – Murguia v. Hardy, Featuring Lincoln High School v. West Linn High School, March 12, 2023
Free templates for witness statements, police reports, newspaper reports, crime scene investigation, and more.
Access to Justice - Class in the Courtroom, a mock trial handbook, TXCourts.gov
Mock Trial in the Classroom, activity framework and guide from Classroom Law Project, CivicsLearning,org
Video of Oregon State Mock Trial,
2023 – Murguia v. Hardy, Featuring Lincoln High School v. West Linn High School, March 12, 2023
Free templates for witness statements, police reports, newspaper reports, crime scene investigation, and more.
Forensic Science
Article - Juries that don't understand forensic science can send innocent people to prison - a short training video could help. September 28, 2023, The Conversation - a nonprofit, independent news organization.
