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TITLE:  Actions and Laws

AUTHOR:  Frank Gleason, Sequoyah Middle School,
         Claremore, OK

GRADE LEVEL:  6-12

OVERVIEW:  Laws affect every aspect of our everyday lives.

OBJECTIVE(s):
1.   Students will be able to recognize that laws impact
     every aspect of life.
2.   That laws bring order into society.
3.   That laws control human behavior.
4.   That without laws there could be no civilization as
     we know it.

MATERIALS:
Teacher materials--large picture of automobile and wallet
                   or purse.
Student materials--wallet or purse

ACTIVITIES AND PROCEDURES:
1.   Wallet-purse activity:  Each student is asked to take
     three items from their purse or wallet.  Students then
     discuss laws that may relate to each item.  Every item
     has at least an indirect relationship to the law.
2.   The car activity:  Students discuss various laws
     necessary to own and operate a car.

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