Social Studies Finish Date

My finishing date will be on May 22.

Daily Goals 3/30/11

Goals:

• Decide on project topic, and work on the project.
• Start the social studies work.

Reflective:

I hope to decide on my project and work on it. Also I hope to finish as well as start my social studies work. I hope to start my social studies and finish that before I start my project.

Steps:

1. Social Studies
2. Project

Daily Goals - Reflection 3/28/11

I have only found a collaboration partner, and that is the only step I did.

Reflection:

First I started doing school, and then at 10:00 we had a skype chat with RB. We were told we can join any project group in RB, make a group in Telluride, or work alone. Also, we could chose to do the project "What is creativity?" with RB. After that we got in groups, and started thinking of our project.

Daily Goals March 28

Daily Goals:

• Figure out what my project topic will be.
• Discover what my essential question is.
• Decide whether to work individually or in a group, and if in a group choose a project already in progress in RB.

Reflective on Daily Goals:

I feel very excited to work on this project. I hope that it presents a challenge to me while not causing frustration and still interests me.

Steps to Accomplishing my Goals:

1. Decide whether to work in a group.
2. "Search" my brain for things I am interested in.
3. Using the topic decide on my essential question.
4. (Option) Possibly start my project.

Question for Official

What is your job like, and what do you do?

Three Branches in Government

Legislative:

The legislative branch is the branch for congress. The two branches of congress, The Senate and The House of Representatives, decide on laws for the U.S. The Senate is made up of 100 members with 2 from each state. A senator must be at least 30 years old, live in the state that they are chosen for, and a citizen for at least 9 years. Senators are also elected every 6 years. The House of Representatives is made up of 435 people. A state with more population will have more members than a state with less population. Every state has at least one representative, and a representative is elected every 2 years. A representative must live in the state they were chosen for, be 25 years of age, and must have been a citizen for 7 years at least.

Executive:

The president is the head of the executive branch. The president gets help from the vice president, and the cabinet members which they decide on. The cabinet members are: The secretary of labor, the secretary of state, the attorney general, the secretary of defense, the secretary of agriculture, the secretary of commerce, the secretary of treasury, the secretary of interior, the secretary of transportation, the secretary of education, the national security advisor, the director of homeland security, the environmental protection agency, and the health and human services. The president approves laws and bills, and when the congress sends him a law or bill he can approve or veto it. When he vetos a bill or law the congress can still approve the law, but only if 2/3 of the members vote yes. The president cannot write bills, but can propose them for a member to submit it. The president is the head of state, the chief of government, and the head of the U.S. military. He must be at least 35 years old, a natural born U.S. citizen, and have lived in the U.S. for 14 years.

Judicial:

The supreme court is made up of nine people. The nine court justices hold the position for life, but can step down from the job. 7,500 cases are sent to the supreme court, but only 80 to 100 are approved. Decisions made by the court stay the same unless the supreme court makes another decision. There is also one chiefe judge.

India and China

My pen pal's name was Stone.

My questions to him were:

• What kind of food do you eat?
• His answer was that he normally eats rice and beef, and he sometimes eats noodles.

• What is your day like?
• His answer was that he goes to his school everyday.

• What is your culture?
• His answer was that there are many traditions in his country.

Influential people on Indian and Chinese history work:

Qin Shi Huang - Qin Shi Huang became the first emperor of the first unified chinese state. He ruled China until his death at age 49. Qin Shi Huang started many major projects including: the first versions of the Geat Wall of China, the Terracotta army, and a national road system. He died by swallowing to many pills made of mercury, and these were to make him immortal.

Ashoka the Great - Ashoka was the ruler of India during the Maurya Dynasty. He played a significant role in the religion of Buddhism. He established himself of king of Buddhism, with other countries following his example, and this resulting in monarchy in other countries.