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Lesson 1 of 84 ยท Current Events

โญ 30 XP๐ŸŒ World Stage

What Are Current Events?

๐ŸŒMission Brief #1

Citizenship means being a member of a community, state, and country.

๐ŸŽฏ Your mission

Find the connection between here and somewhere far away.

โšก The twist

The news only shows you one slice of the world at a time.

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Mind = Blown

๐Ÿคฏ More people speak English in India than in the entire UK and US combined.

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Then & Now

๐ŸŒ This is on the news right now somewhere on Earth.

Citizenship means being a member of a community, state, and country. Citizens have both rights and responsibilities. Good citizens follow laws, vote, volunteer, and treat others with respect.

Key Facts

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Citizens can vote at age 18.

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Rights come with responsibilities.

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Volunteering strengthens communities.

Check Your Understanding

Question 1

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What is one responsibility of a good citizen?

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Why this still matters

Pick any product in your home. Trace where it came from. Be amazed.

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Stretch Challenge

Try this in real life this week.

Read one news headline and ask: who is helped, who is hurt?

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For the dinner table

โ€œWhat's one problem you wish the whole world would work together on?โ€

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