Effective Citizens Social Studies James Borowicz and Tyler Brien

Effective Citizens Social Studies James Borowicz and Tyler Brien

1. Geography

   • Use a map scale to figure out how far away cities are.
     • Work on protecting wild life.
   • Live among and study the various Bantu tribes.
     • Work in a diamond mine in Sierra Leone.
   • Write travel guides in India.
   • Learn the favorite foods of jungle Pygmies.
   • Captain a ship across the Atlantic

2. Economics

   • Make a Household Budget
   • Hire a distribution company to move your products to another state
     • Design and sell auto parts
   • Decide how many goods to produce this quarter
     • Gather evidence to choose a position about an issue
   • Make a deal with a Chinese company to trade smart watches

3. History

   • Make a timeline of indus River Civilizations
   • Organize causes of events from BC
   • Teach about ancient Egyptians
     • Understand different religious beliefs and how they impact life
   • Radio carbon date the age of dinosaur bones
     • Analyze the major events of the Ming Dynasty

4. Government

   • Participate in formal debate with factual evedence
     • Use data to predict population density for your city in twenty years
     • Be a police officer
   • Identify different types of government
   • Contact your representative to solves a problem
   • Write or sign a petition
     • Know the Bill of RIghts
   • Support clean water prodjects
   • Go to a political rally
   • List effects of an invasion
   • Represent the USA as an ambassador in Kenya
   • Run for city council
   • Represent a defendant at criminal trials