32961 create a civilization project

Create a Civilization Project
It is the year 2112. The world is no longer habitable. Pollution and
deforestation have made the air and water too dirty for humans. The
population got out of control. The temperature of the earth is too hot and the
icecaps have been melting rapidly. There is not much land left. Most of the
world is covered in water. Modern civilization as we know it has collapsed.
There aren’t any cities or countries anymore. There are only a few groups of
humans that have survived. They are building new civilizations that protect
them from the harsh environment.
You are in one of these groups. You have to create a new civilization so life
can go on. You must create a new habitat for human life to prosper. Do not
make the same mistakes from the past. This is a new beginning.

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Habitable
Deforestation
Not much left
Collapse
Out of control
Rapidly
Harsh
Go on

Prosper

A. destruction of trees and forests
B. fall down, fail
C. difficult, brutal, severe
D. continue
E. good for people to live in
F. to happen fast
G. no order, no control
H. a little remaining
I. do well (in life)


Answer these questions and discuss with your group:
1. How do you get food? Do you eat animals or plants, or both? What do you eat? Do
you cook your food? How?

2. How do you protect your civilization from the harsh environment?

How do you breathe? Do you have clean air?

Where do you get water from? Is the water clean?

How do you protect your civilization from natural disasters like earthquakes,
hurricanes, tsunamis, tornadoes, fires?


3. How do you make clothes?

4. Do you have energy? How do you get your energy? Is it clean energy or does it create

pollution?

5. What kind of houses do you have? What are they made from? Do families live
together?

6. How do you get rid of your waste ( trash, toilet waste)? Do you recycle? How?


7. What do you do with dead people? Do you have funerals?

8. Do you have transportation or does everyone walk?

9. What kind of economy do you have? Do you have money or only trade?

10. What do you do for fun?

11. How do people exercise?


12. Do you have a government? What kind of government? Are there elections?

13. What kind of laws do you have? What kind of punishment do you have? Do you have
jails?

14. What is the population of your civilization? Do you have enough resources (food,
water, energy) for everyone?

15. Do you have any holidays or special events?

Create a Civilization Project Details
1. First you must choose where your new civilization will be. Choose
from these locations or create your own:
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Under ground
Under the ocean
On Mars
Floating on the ocean
In space
In a volcano

2. Next answer the questions on the worksheet and plan your
civilization with your group. Try to think of all the details and things
you might need.
3. Now make a poster for your civilization to show to the class. It must
have at least one picture. It must explain all the details of your
civilization and how it works. Use the information from the worksheet
and group discussion.
4. Finally, write a one page history and description of your civilization.
How did it begin? Is it successful? How? Explain the information on
your poster in more detail.
5. Your group will present your civilization and your poster to the
class.

NOTE:
I used this as a project in a summer camp. As an intro activity into the
project I used this activity which is great:
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It helps get the students acquainted with the language they might
need and gives them an idea of what they need to do and think about
for the project. I think the total project took about 4-5 hours. I feel
there was a lot more I could have incorporated into this but there
were time constraints.
Here is an example of one poster: