Social Studies Toolbox

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Could You Pass a Citizenship Test? Take both tests online and record your answers on the worksheet provided. Name: http://www.pbs.org/tpt/constitution-usa-peter-sagal/constitution-games/citizenship-quiz/ What is the capital of the United States? What is the name of the national anthem? How many original states were there? When is the last day you can send in federal income tax forms? In what year was the Constitution written? What do we call the first 10 amendments to the Constitution? Who becomes the President of the United States if the President AND Vice President should die? What kind of government does the United States have? What is the minimum voting age in the United States? How many changes or amendments are there to the Constitution? Now try this Citizenship Test: http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/2011/0104/Could-you-pass-a-US-citizenship-test/Who-signs-bills?cmpid=prc:ctzn:e   Who signs bills to become laws?  ...

Interactive Recycling Game: Garbage Dreams http://d3tt741pwxqwm0.cloudfront.net/ITVS/game_files/index.html

It Costs What? http://www.thirteen.org/finance/games/itcostswhat.html

What is it? https://www.theschoolinthecloud.org/about Sugata Mita's Ted Talk in cartoon form: http://blog.ted.com/sugata-mitas-talk-in-cartoon-form/ School in the Cloud Documentary Preview: http://blog.ted.com/preview-the-school-in-the-cloud-documentary-and-a-new-web-platform-for-learning/

Room 167: Civil Rights History (Introductory Material) : Notes: Stereotype: A " stereotype " is a generalization about a person or group of persons. We develop stereotypes when we are un...

Go Deeper: Sorting People: http://www.pbs.org/race/000_About/002_02-godeeper.htm Begin Sorting: http://www.pbs.org/race/002_SortingPeople/002_00-home.htm

Some of our guest speakers this year: Some pretty amazing bulletin boards we created this year: Some of our projects: Sometimes we like to learn outside: This year's holiday theme....Star Wars:

What do you consider "Terrible Things" ? What are some "terrible things" from the past? What "terrible things" are happening in our state, nation, world? Can "terrible things" be stopped? Do you think we have learned the lessons from our past mistakes? Why or why not?

Your topic is Alt-Ed. Your task is to create a brochure informing incoming freshmen, parents, and other interested parties about RVHS- Alt-Ed. https://www.lucidpress.com/pages/examples/free-brochure-maker-online https://www.mycreativeshop.com/brochure-maker.html Working in teams of four, determine who will be in charge of the following components of the brochure: Lists Paragraphs Charts and Graphs Pictures and captions Quotes Before drafting your brochures: Ask, who is my audience? What questions might they have regarding Alt-Ed? How might I answer these questions? (Paragraphs, cartoons, quotes, charts) What other information might you highlight in the brochure? Should you include contact information, links to resources, etc.? Now, work together and decide the layout/ organization/design of your brochure. You will be given large sheets of paper to sketch your drafts. Helpful tips: All headings and titles should be similar in font and style. Choose...

Use one of the following tools to make your comic strip: http://www.makebeliefscomix.com/Comix/ http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/comic/index.html You may either make a comic strip based on a specific scene from the book we are reading or you may make a comic strip where your characters comment on a chapter or scene from the book. Your comic strip should include a minimum of four panels. Each panel should have a caption related to the scene. Your comic must be organized and understandable to the reader. There must be a clear beginning, middle, and end.

http://www.wpr.org/shows/should-high-school-students-have-pass-us-citizenship-exam-graduate

Working alone or with a partner, you will be assigned an organization to research. You will create a presentation reporting the following information: Name of your organization Brief history of your organization Mission of your organization What does your organization do? What is its approach? How does your organization involve supporters? What can people like you do to help? How effective is your organization in bringing about change? Room to Read http://www.roomtoread.org/ Tostan http://www.tostan.org/ Edna Aden Hospital Foundation http://ednahospitalfoundation.org/ Every Mother Counts http://everymothercounts.org/ Heifer International http://www.heifer.org/ Save the Children https://www.savethechildren.net/ The Fistula Foundation https://www.fistulafoundation.org/

First, listen to the wpr program:  "Put A Woman On The $20 Bill?" List the women suggested by callers during the program: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. http://www.wpr.org/shows/put-woman-20-bill Visit the website: http://www.womenon20s.org/ Watch the two short videos introducing the organization and their mission. Answer these questions: The mission: http://www.womenon20s.org/why_the_20 Don’t we already have women on currency? Why choose the $20 bill? Why 2020? Why boot Andrew Jackson from the $20 bill? Meet the candidates: http://www.womenon20s.org/candidates How were these 15 final candidates selected? List the fifteen finalists. Everyone will select a candidate (by drawing a name out of a hat) and create a poster or powerpoint/prezi about this person’s contributions to United States history. Your goal is to persuade your peers to vote for your candidate.  Criteria: If you create a PowerPoint or prez...

Tim also spoke to my Social Studies 400 class: