Effective Citizens

Effective Citizens

1. History

   • analyze past battles
   • organize causes of events from BC
   • understand different religious beliefs and how they impact life
   • list effects of an invasion
   • teach about Ancient Egyptians
   • radio-carbon date the age of dinosaurs
   • analyze the major events of the Ming Dynasy
   • make a timeline of Indus River Civilizations
   • know the Bill of Rights

2. Geography

   • use map scales
   • work on protecting wildlife
   • live among and study the various Bantu tribes
   • write a travel guide to Indonesia
   • captain a ship across the atlantic
   • learn the favorite foods of the jungle Pygmies

3. Civics

   • gather evidence to choose a position about an issue
   • participate in a formal debate with factual evidence
   • contact your representative to solve a problem
   • identify different types of goverenment
   • write or sign a petition
   • go to a political rally
   • represent the USA as an ambassador of Kenya
   • run for city council
   • represent a defendant at a criminal trial
   • be a police officer

4. Economics

   • make household budget
   • support clean-water projects
   • hire a distribution company to move your products to another state
   • decide how many goods to make this quarter
   • make a deal with a Chinese company to trade smart watches
   • use data to predict the population density for your city in 20 years
   • design and sell auto parts
   • work in a diamond mine in Serra Leone