Description
The Landmark Supreme Court Cases Scavenger Hunt is an engaging cross-curriculum reading comprehension activity. Allow your students to move around the room, visit reading passages and answer questions. The student recording sheet is broken down into different skills – ELA, Math, Context Clues, Drawing and Writing.
Topics include: Brown v. Board, Plessy v Ferguson, Miranda v Arizona, Bush v Gore, US v Nixon, Gideon v Wainwright, Hazelwood v Kuhlmeier, Tinker v Des Moines, DC v Heller, In re Gault, US Constitution and amendments.
The task card scavenger hunt is designed so that students must visit/read each of the ten fact cards! That means they have to read the passage or skim for details multiple times!
Students will use non-fiction social studies content to practice reading skills, improve fluency, reading comprehension and use context clues.
WHAT’S INCLUDED?
- 10 Fact Cards – Each card contains a reading passage and picture.
- 8 ELA Task Cards – Students use reading and comprehension skills
- 4 Math Task Cards – Students complete basic addition and subtraction
- 4 Timeline Task Cards – Questions pertaining to years
- 2 Writing Task Cards – Open-ended, creative thinking prompts
- 2 Drawing Task Cards – Quick draw to show comprehension (20 task cards total)
- 2 Recording Sheets to choose from
- One with the questions
- One without questions
- Teacher Answer Key
- 4 Blank Task Cards
Options for Use:
- Partner activities
- SCOOT
- Gallery Walk
- Anticipatory sets
- Unit review
- Sub plans
- Stations
- Independent work
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All About Social Studies –
Great way to quickly review Supreme Court cases before the EOC.
Victoria C. –
The information is great to engage students in Supreme Court Decisions and have them learn more about the info. However, my students struggled to do the tasks for math, ELA, etc. It took away from them really learning the info.
We’re All A Litttle Looney –
This was a super helpful resource. My students were very engaged.
Gayle S. –
This scavenger hunt was great for my students. A great way to introduce supreme court cases to my students and they led to good conversations about constitutional rights.
Kristen McCarty –
This is a valuable activity that helps students study and understand some landmark Supreme Court cases. It involves examining each case multiple times throughout the lessons, which helps build familiarity and understanding. Additionally, it integrates other disciplines, such as math and ELA, providing a nice bonus.
Casey O. –
Perfect activity for my 7th grade civics students!
Amy W. –
I have used this resource several times over the past year. I find it to be a great way to get the students familiar with many landmark Supreme Court cases without overwhelming them.
Anne S. –
Really informative and easy to use actvity that all of my students enjoyed doing.
Alicia M. –
This was a great resource for stations in my Civics class. Thank you!
Erin F. –
My students love scavenger hunts and having something that I can get ready quickly and have as either a station, independent work, a review game or supplemental it’s a nice resource to have in my back pocket.
Megan H. –
My students loved this resource and it work well in my class.
Global Connections –
Great way to introduce mock trials ans the different cases that have impacted the United States.
Kimberlie W. –
I wish this had more of the earlier landmark cases, but the kids really enjoy this activity.
Dominique D. –
My 6th grade enrichment students enjoyed this activity. We learned about the Supreme Court and then used this to introduce the landmark cases.
4th Grade in the Pines –
Great for centers!
Roy A. –
Great!