World Scholar Student Challenge Project

Challenge Learn about the world you share with others; become a World Scholar. Project Requirements Choose one or several of the themes listed below. Use the theme(s) to develop a comprehensive unit of investigation. Develop a set of questions or hypothesis to keep your study focused. The investigation can relate to history, geography, economics, philosophy, literature or government. Include at least four of the six continents in your study. Challenge projects can be class projects, group projects or individual projects.

Continents (http://www.worldatlas.com/geoquiz/thelist.htm)

Your product can take the form of a "think quest" or "web quest" or it may be presented as a research report. Use your ingenuity and creativity to devise a constructive and meaningful approach to recording and documenting your investigation. Analyze and evaluate as you apply the theme(s) to different parts of our world and draw conclusions that will help you understand the dynamics of our world and lead you to become a world scholar. Projects must be the result of serious investigation and adhere to university rules governing plagiarism. Citations should follow MLA form.

Themes

• The Weight of Numbers
• Economic Networks and Exchange
• Uses and Abuses of Power
• The Haves and Have-Nots
• Finding Identity
• Spiritual Life and Moral Codes
• Science, Technology, and the Environment
• Impact of Migration and Immigration

To expand your thinking, visit World History for Us All
http://worldhistoryforusall.sdsu.edu/

World History for Us All is a project of San Diego State University in cooperation with the National Center for History in the Schools at UCLA. The project is funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Application to participate in the World Scholar Challenge Project

Project Submission Form