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Or is there? You have taken a trip around the world and seen sites of the amazing places you have studied over the last two years of World Studies in Social Studies. Now, it is your turn to become the EXPERT.======

**__﻿THE TASK__**
You are going to spend the next few weeks studying, analyzing, and sythesizing a city located in a country from the regions that the Social Studies Georgia Performance Standards (GPS) have covered in 6th and 7th grade. You will use seven of the ten themes/concepts of Social Studies to complete this task. These themes/concepts are: **//Geography, Location, Culture (Ethnic/Religious Groups), History, Economics, Government, and Environment (Human-Land Interaction).//** According to the National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS), these themes "represent a way of organizing knowledge about the human experience in the world." They are connected, and you are going to show us how.

__**﻿THE SETUP**__
It's the same....you have choices. You can work individually, with a partner, or in a group of three. You can use your choice of presentation method as well. You can use Powerpoint, Wikispaces, or any other tool/device that will help you share your chosen country. Your resources are unlimited, however, if you would like to use Inspiration 7.5, it is only available at school. Check out the RESOURCES page for links to other helpful resources.

Please remember that you must list the resources from where you get your information at the end of your presentation.

Final products/presentations are due beginning Monday, May 16, 2011 with volunteers. The last day to turn in your project is May 26, 2011.

You will have ONLY four opportunities to use the computer lab for research prior to the due date.

**__﻿THE FINE PRINT__**
No project can be duplicated! Each individual student, pair, and group of three should have a different and unique city. Topic selection will begin Friday, April 29, 2011 at 8:30am. Your request needs to be on a sheet of paper with your name, you and your partner's name, or all the names of your group members AND the city AND country you are choosing.

First come, first served!

Have a back-up plan!!

//Photo provided by beachlifeblog.blogspot.com// //Music provided by "Take Me Home" by Phil Collins (1985)//