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3 of 12 activities · Nationalism

POSSIBLE STATESTopic: Nationalism & federalism
Solo simulationNationalism & federalism

Reply Across

Give your advice. Then find out what history did.

Start with a little background

Letters arrive from Canada in 1992 and India in 1956. Recommend how to share power, predict what follows and face an objection. Only then open the historical record.

45–60 min · optional +10 min
POSSIBLE STATESTopic: Belonging & public services
Solo simulationBelonging & public services

Manytide

The map has neat borders. People’s lives don’t.

A good first activity

Follow one household across records, schools and borders. Arrange authority and resources, then discover who your solution still leaves out. A neat map is only the beginning.

45–60 min · optional +10 min
POSSIBLE STATESTopic: Citizenship & nationalism
Solo simulationCitizenship & nationalism

Greenovia: The Belonging Test

You wrote the rules. Who did you leave out?

Plan a longer sitting

Design a country’s promise, then put it through citizenship, language, schools, religion and voting disputes. A family you did not plan for is about to test your principles.

85–110 min · take-home estimate

Times are planning estimates. Discussion and written work change the pace. “Timing pending” means an activity has not yet had a classroom timing pilot.