Discover
Students will investigate a simulated school phone-policy incident, map affected perspectives, define the community challenge, identify end users, and frame inquiry questions that will guide later evidence gathering and mock-trial preparation.
Days 1 - 2
⚖️ Challenge Definition
Deliverable 45m
👥 End User Overview
Deliverable 45m

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Examine
Students will investigate competing perspectives on school phone policy, evaluate and corroborate diverse sources, analyze root causes, and develop an evidence-based solution proposal that can support their mock-trial case.
Days 3 - 11
🗺️ Phone-Policy Debate Map
Knowledge/Skill Building 40m
🔍 Source Credibility Check
Knowledge/Skill Building 45m
📑 Competing Evidence Investigation
Research 45m
📚 Source Evaluation Report
Deliverable 45m
🔗 Phone-Policy Cause Chains
Knowledge/Skill Building 40m
🧩 Root Cause Analysis
Deliverable 45m
⚙️ Policy Trade-Off Investigation
Research 45m
🧪 Proposal Evidence Stress Test
Research 45m
⚖️ Solution Proposal
Deliverable 45m

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Engineer
Students will transform their researched phone-policy recommendation into a complete mock-trial case, study effective courtroom models, plan meaningful team roles, test key segments, use peer critique, and document evidence-based revisions.
Days 12 - 17
⚖️ Mock-Trial Case Architecture
Knowledge/Skill Building 42m
🧪 Hypothesis
Deliverable 38m
🔎 Exemplar Exploration
Deliverable 45m
🎤 Witness Questions and Courtroom Delivery
Knowledge/Skill Building 40m
🗂️ Creation Plan
Deliverable 45m
🛠️ Solution Development Report
Deliverable 45m

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Do
Students will plan, conduct, document, evaluate, and revise a practice mock trial testing their evidence-based school phone-policy recommendation.
Days 18 - 19
📋 Implementation and Data Collection Plan
Deliverable 45m
📊 Implementation Results
Deliverable 45m

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Share
Students will present their revised school phone-policy mock trial to an authentic panel, receive a panel recommendation, and document their growth as researchers, collaborators, writers, and speakers.
Day 20
🌱 Growth Reflection
Assessment 45m

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