Effective Citizens Social Studies Michael Tengler James Peberdy

Effective Citizens Social Studies Michael Tengler James Peberdy

1. Geography:

   • Use a map to figure out how far away cities are
   • Work on protecting wildlife
   • Live among and study the various Bantu tribes
   • write travel guide to Indonesia
   • Captain a ship across the Atlantic
   • work in a diamond mine in Sierra Leone

2. Economics

   • Make household budget
   • Gather information to choose a side
   • Understand different religious beliefs and how they impact life
   • Support clean water products
   • hire distribution company to move your products to another state
   • Decide how many goods to produce this quarter
   • make deal with Chinese companies to trade smart watches
   • Be a police officer
   • Use data to predict population density for your city in 20 years.
   • design and sell auto parts

3. History

   • analyze past battles
   • organize causes of events from BC
   • list effects of an invasion
   • Teach about Ancient Egyptians
   • Radio-carbon date the age of dinosaur bones
   • analyze the major events of the Ming Dynasty
   • Make a timeline of Indus RIver Civilizations
   • learn the favorite foods of jungle Pygmies.

4. Government

   • Participate in formal debate with factual evidence
   • Identify different types of government
   • contact your representative to solve a problem
   • Write or sign a petition
   • go to a political study
   • Represent the USA as an ambassador in Kenya
   • Run for city council
   • Represent a defendant at a criminal trial
   • know the Bill of Rights