Effective Citizens

Effective Citizens

1. History

   • Analyze past battles
   • Organize causes of events from BC
   • Teach about Ancient Egyptians
   • Understand different religious beliefs and how they impact life
   • List effects of an invasion
   • Radio-carbon date the age of dinosaur bones
   • Analyze the major events of the Ming Dynasty
   • Make a timeline of Indus River civilazations
   • Learn the favorite foods of the Jungle Pygmies

2. Economy

   • Make a household budget
   • Hire a distribution company to move your products to another state
   • Decide how many goods to produce this quarter
   • Make a deal with China to trade smart watches
   • Be a police officer
   • Design and sell auto parts
   • Work in a diamond mine in Sierra Leone

3. Geography

   • Use a map scale to figure out how far away cities are
   • Work on protecting wildlife
   • Support clean-water projects
   • Live among and study the various Bantu tribes
   • Write a travel guide to Indonesia
   • Captain a ship across the Atlantic
   • Use data to predict population density for your city in 20 years

4. Government

   • Gather evidence to choose a position about an issue
   • Participate in a formal debate with factual evidence
     • Run for city council
   • Identify different types of government
   • Contact your representative to solve a problem
   • Write or sign a petition
   • Go to a political rally
   • Represent the USA as an ambassador in Kenya
   • Represent a defendant at a criminal trails
   • Know the Bill of Rights