Social Studies Graduation Project

1. Brock Ruth Social Studies Graduation Project

2. My Family Tree (9th Grade)

3. 10th grade Germany

4. Meaning of the German Flag • 3 colors • Each represent something • Black- determination • Red- hardiness, bravery, strength, and valor • Gold- symbol of generosity

5. Capital- Berlin

6. Population, rank, and life expectancy • Population- 81,471,834 • Rank in the world- 16 • Life expectancy- 80.07 years • L. E. rank- 27th in the world

7. Religion • Protestant- 34% • Roman Catholic- 34% • Unaffiliated- 28.3% • Muslim- 3.7% • Protestants believe that the bible is the only source of authority for the church, and free grace is achieved through faith operative in good works

8. Language • German is the main language of Germany • Hello = “Hallo” or “Guten Tag” • How are you? = “Wie geht es Ihnen?” • Please = “bitte” • Thank you = “Danke” • Do you speak English? = “sprechen Sie Englisch?”

9. Erntedankfest • Germany’s version of Thanksgiving or a Harvest festival • Primarily a rural and religious holiday • Starts with church service at 10 a.m. • Thanksgiving procession at around 2 p.m. concluding with the presentation of the harvest crown • Music and dancing at around 3 p.m.

10. Traditional recepie • Cinnamon Swirl Kuchchen • Ingredients • 1/2 cup butter or margarine • 1/2 cup shortening • 2 1/3 cups sugar • 4 eggs • 1 cup milk • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract • 3 cups all-purpose flour • 3 teaspoons baking powder • 1 teaspoon salt • 2 tablespoons ground cinnamon • Directions • In a large mixing bowl, cream butter and shortening. Gradually add 2 cups sugar; cream until fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Combine milk and vanilla; set aside. Sift together flour, baking powder and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with milk mixture, beating just enough after each addition to keep batter smooth. Combine cinnamon and remaining sugar; sprinkle 1-1/2 teaspoons into a greased 10-in. tube pan. Pour 1/3 of batter into pan. Sprinkle half of remaining cinnamon/sugar; top with 1/3 of batter. Repeat with remaining cinnamon/ sugar and batter. Smooth top with spatula. Bake at 350 degrees F for 1 hour and 15 minutes. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pan to a wire rack to cool thoroughly.

11. Tourism and entertainment • Kehlsteinstrasse, Berchtesgaden offers sight seeing opportunities and is also a historic site, being part of Hitler’s retreat in the Bavarian mountains • Germans tend to take vacations to warmer climates, watch soccer, and listen to polka music. Younger Germans tend to listen to techno music.

12. 11th grade Career Exploration Professional Pilot

13. Nature of Work • Ferrying people to where they want to go • Transporting cargo to where it is needed • Adhering to the rules and regulations of the Federal Aviation Administration • Maintain proficiency at flying an aircraft • Complete thorough preflight inspections and flight planning before each flight.

14. Education and training needed • Basic flight and ground based instruction from a licensed flight instructor • Completion of a federally administered “check ride” • Commercial and airline transport licenses, and flight instructor certification are possible

15. Other Qualifications • Medical examinations • Minimum of 40 hours of flight time

16. Current job outlook and future prospects • Current competition is increased due to airlines laying off pilots due to the recession • Job opportunities are expected to increase up to 13 per cent from 2006-2016 • Prospects are better in smaller regional airports • Air taxi travel is providing more opportunities for pilots • Airlines must expand to meet the rising demand for air travel, requiring more and more trained pilots

17. Potential Earnings: Now and in the Future • The lowest 10% of commercial pilots earn less than $28,450 annually • Some contracts may increase up to 30% in the coming years

18. Related Occupations • Air traffic controllers • Airfield operations specialists • Flight Engineer

19. Aircraft Mechanic, USAF Grandfather’s occupation

20. Nature of Work • Perform scheduled and pre flight inspections of aircraft • Servicing the aircraft, such as adding fuel, oxygen, and oil • Repairing aircraft • Determining what kind of specialist is needed for specialized repairs • Ensuring aircraft are in proper working condition after flight

21. Education and training needed • Basic military training • Education in a military technical school • Apprenticeship as an aircraft mechanic on a base

22. Other Qualifications • Knowledge of aircraft systems • Knowledge of maintenance and mechanics

23. Current Job Outlook and Future Prospects • Outlook appears favorable over the next ten years • Projected to increase from 10-20%

24. Potential earnings: now and in the future • Average salary $48,400 • Salaries expected to rise in the coming years

25. Related occupations • Aerospace Engineer • Helicopter Maintenance • In-flight Refueling engineer

26. Refrences • Ehow.com • Job-outlook.careerplanner.com • Airlinepilotcentral.com • Airforce.com/careers • Usmilitary.about.com • Fcpr.fsu.edu • Glassdoor.com

27. The United States and Germany Comparing Governments

28. 1.Type of Government and Constitution United States Germany Chancellor Angela Merkel Elected (by Bundestag) Four year term German citizen • President • Barack Obama • Elected • Four year term • Natural-born United States citizen, at least thirty five years old, resident in the United States for fourteen years

29. Law making Bodies U.S. Germany Bundestag Bicameral Bundesrat (upper house) 69 seats, each of 16 states has three to six representatives depending on population Bundestag (lower house) 614 deputies elected by proportional representation and direct voting • Congress • Bicameral • Senate • 100 members, two from each state • House of Representatives • 435 members, one from each congressional district

30. Bill of Rights U.S. Germany Freedom of Speech/Press Speech, yes Press, limited Freedom of Religion Yes Right to bear arms Yes • Freedom of Speech/Press • Yes • Freedom of Religion • Yes • Right to bear arms • Yes

31. 2.Political Parties U.S. Germany Multiparty 2 Major parties Social Democratic Party of Germany Social Democracy “Third Way” party cooperation Christian Democratic Union Christian Democracy Liberal conservatism • Two party system • Democrats • Liberal • Donkey • Republicans • Conservative • Elephant

32. 3. Elections and Voting U.S. Germany Age 18, all permanent residents required to register in their area Held every 4 years Federal, state elections • Age 18, United States citizen • Must live at current address for at least 30 days before an election • Must not be in jail or on parole for a felony • Held every 4 years • General, primary, municipal, and special elections

33. 4. Taxes U.S. Germany Income tax: Yes Property, trade, tobacco, energy taxes Spending Military 1.3% GDP Education 4.6% Healthcare 10.8% • Income tax: Yes • Property, transactions, business activities Spending • Military 4.7% Global Domestic Production • Education 5.7% • Healthcare 15.2%

34. 5. Law U.S. Germany Crime Index: 23.86 Incarceration Rate:83 (per 100,000 pop.) Capital Punishment: Abolished by West Germany in 1949 Court System: Federal, Administrative, Financial, Labor, Social, and Constitutional Courts • Crime Index: 53.44 • Incarceration Rate: 716 (per 100,000 population) • Capital Punishment: Somewhat • Court System: Federal and State Court systems

35. 6. Current Relations • Both countries are members of NATO • 50,000 American troops stationed in Germany • United States regarded as Germany’s closest non-European ally • 800,000 German employees in U.S. businesses • 3rd largest foreign group • Same number of Americans in German businesses