1. Chapter 1: Communities

2. Click the picture to watch a video on what a community is!
What is a Community?
Click the picture to watch a video on what a community is!

3. Who lives in a Community?
Someone who lives in a community is also called a citizen. In all communities, the citizens depend on one another to make their community grow. Turn to a neighbor and tell them a way a citizen can help a community grow.

4. Who helps in a Community?
Click the picture to watch a video on community helpers!
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5. How do businesses help communities?
Businesses help communities by providing the things people WANT and NEED! List 3 wants and 3 needs of yours in your Social Studies notebook.
Wants:
Needs:

6. How do businesses help communities?
What are some businesses you can think of here in Marshall that provide things you WANT?
What are some businesses you can think of here in Marshall that provide things you NEED?
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7. What are Sister Cities?
Some cities are called “sister cities”. Sister cities come together to share their culture, ideas, and goods/services with each other.  
Step 2: List 4 sister cities that Minneapolis has in your Social Studies notebook.
Step 1: Watch the video.

8. What are laws and why do we have them?
Click the picture to learn about laws.

9. What laws do you know?
**You will need your Social Studies notebook!!
Step 1: Find a partner. Step 2: Write down 5 “laws” we have here at West Side. Step 3: Write down 3 laws we have here in Marshall. Step 4: Think of 1 new law that should be added to our “laws” either at West Side or in Marshall.

10. Who makes our laws?
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11. Who makes our laws?
Who is our current US President? Who is the current MN governor? Who is the current Mayor of Marshall? These people are part of a group called “the government”.

12. What is a historic site?
A historic site is where an important event happened.