Effective Citizen Skills

Effective Citizen Skills

1. Geography

   • Use a map scale to figure out how far away cities are.
   • Understand different religious beliefs and how they impact life
     • Live among and study the various Bantu tribe
     • Write a travel guide to Indonesia
       • Teach about ancient Egyptians
         • Work in a diamond mine in Sierra Leone
   • Work on protecting wildlife
     • Support clean-water projects
       • Captain a ship across the Atlantic
         • Represent the USA as an ambassador
       • Learn the favorite foods of jungle Pygmies

2. Economics

   • Make a household budget
   • Hire a distribution company to move ypur products to a different state
   • Decide how many goods to produce this quarter
     • Make a deal with a Chinese company to trade smart watches
     • Design and sell auto parts

3. History

   • Analyze past battles
     • analyze the major events of the Ming Dynasty
   • Organize causes of events from BC
     • Radio carbon-date the age of dinosaur bones
   • List effects of an invasion
     • Make a timeline of Indus River Civilizations

4. Civics

   • Gather evidence to chose a position about an issue
     • Write or sign a petition
       • Go to a political rally
   • Participate in a formal debate with factual evidence
     • Contact your representative to solve a problem
       • Use data to predict population density for your city in 20 years
   • Run for city council
     • Represent a defendant at a criminal's trail
       • Be a police officer
         • Know the Bill of Rights