Effective Citizens

Effective Citizens

1. Econemy

   • Make a household budget
     • Decide how many goods to produce this quarter
       • Hire a distribution to move your problems to another state
       • Make a deal with a Chinese company to trade smart watches
         • Design and sell auto parts
           • Use data to predict the population density for your city in 20 years
             • Support clean water projects
               • Be a police officer

2. Government

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

3. History

   • Analyze past battles
     • Analyze the major events of Ming Dynasty
       • Teach about Ancient Egyptians
         • Under stand different religious beliefs and how they impact life
           • List affects of an invasion
             • Radio-carbon date the age of dinosaur bones
               • Make a timeline of Indus River Civilizations
       • Organize causes of events from BC

4. Geography

   • Work on protecting wildlife
     • Work on diamond mine in Sierra Leone
       • Live among the various Bantu tribes
         • Write travel guide to Indonesia
           • Use a map scale to figure out how far away cities are
             • Captain a ship across the Atlantic
               • Learn the favorite foods of jungle Pygmies