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 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 well (in life) Answer these questions and discuss with your group: How you get food? Do you eat animals or plants, or both? What you eat? Do you cook your food? How? How you protect your civilization from the harsh environment? How you breathe? Do you have clean air? Where you get water from? Is the water clean? How you protect your civilization from natural disasters like earthquakes, hurricanes, tsunamis, tornadoes, fires? How you make clothes? Do you have energy? How you get your energy? Is it clean energy or does it create pollution? What kind of houses you have? What are they made from? Do families live together? How you get rid of your waste ( trash, toilet waste)? Do you recycle? How? What you with dead people? Do you have funerals? Do you have transportation or does everyone walk? What kind of economy you have? Do you have money or only trade? 10 What you for fun? 11 How people exercise? 12 Do you have a government? What kind of government? Are there elections? 13 What kind of laws you have? What kind of punishment 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 First you must choose where your new civilization will be Choose from these locations or create your own: Under ground Under the ocean On Mars Floating on the ocean In space In a volcano 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 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 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 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: http://bogglesworldesl.com/lessons/Inca_Empire.htm It helps get the students acquainted with the language they might need and gives them an idea of what they need to 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: