Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Current Events Project Due Friday Oct 30th



Use the newspaper and a few articles form the internet (no more than 8 from the internet) if needed to illustrate each of the basic social studies concepts. Your report should include at least one article for each concept. Mount each article on a sheet of paper and include a short statement that explains the connection between the subject of the article and the concept. Your report should have a cover and be assembled in an organized fashion.
  • Change- to make or become different
  • Choice- the act or power of choosing
  • Citizenship- behaving as a dedicated member of a country
  • Culture- the way a life of a group of people
  • Diversity- involving different types of people or ideas
  • Empathy- understanding the feelings or thoughts of another
  • Environment- the physcial surroundings
  • Human rights- the basic rights of every citizen
  • Identity- characteritics that mkae us individuals
  • Interdependence- when individuals work together to achieve their goal
  • Justice- seeking what is fair
  • Political system- the functions or activites of the government
  • Power- the ability to act or control
  • Scarcity- the lack of the particular item
  • Technology- science applied to problems


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