G5 HWOO: Systems & Structures

Central Idea: Systems and structures shape how communities evolve and transform.

Lines of Inquiry:

LOI 1: An inquiry into why we develop systems. (causation)
LOI 2: An inquiry into our responsibility in regards to these services and systems. (responsibility)
LOI 3: An inquiry into how systems are impacted by the needs and wants of different communities. (perspective)

Taxes

Taxes are funds collected by governments from citizens of their communities Read this aticle on PebbleGo Next to learn more.

Watch this video on BrainPop

Goods and Services

Resources, goods, and services are things that are bought and sold to meet people's wants and needs. Read this article on PebbleGo Next to learn more.

Silk Road - PebbleGo Next article.

Silk Road - BrainPop video

Trade - PebbleGo Next Article

Government

What is a government? Read this introduction on Britannica to learn all about it.

Law - PebbleGo Next article

Types of Government

democracy

Democracy has an elected official by the people.

E.g. Canada, Taiwan

Democracy - read this Britannica article to learn about this type of government.

What is democracy? Watch this video

What are the "must-have" ingredients of a democracy? - scroll down, enter the name of a country in the 'search' box to learn it's democracy rating.

communism

Communism is a system where the government controls all property and wealth, and everyone shares the benefits.

E.g. China, North Korea

Communism - Read on Britannica.

What is communism? Watch this video

dictatorship

DIctatorship is a form of government where one person or a small group of people have absolute power and make decisions without limits.

E.g. Egypt, Myanmar

59 countries worldwide are currently considered dictatorial systems. (source)

What is a dictatorship? Watch this VIDEO

The Most Famous Dictators in History - 45 famous, important and notable dictators and tyrants ranked by their popularity on On This Day.

Index of Dictatorship countries - a list of countries with a dictatorship.

The 5 Kinds of Dictatorships - "The type of dictatorship a country is ruled by typically comes down to the methods the dictator used to obtain power and how they go about maintaining it".

monarchy

"A monarchy is a form of government that has a single person known as a monarch at its head. Monarchs use such titles as king, queen, emperor, or empress." (Read to learn more)

E.g. England, Spain

What is a Monarchy? Watch this VIDEO

Monarchy facts for kids - Currently, there are 43 nations and a population of roughly half a billion people in the world with a monarch as head of state, view this article to learn which countries they are.