• Identify the nature of an historical social problem
• Conduct research on the impact of the problem
• Determine the causes and factors contributing to the problem
• Identify and evaluate the policy enacted at that time in history
• Develop a public policy analysis for a similar historical or contemporary social problem (optional activity)

In addition to public policy skills, you will also be learning:

• how to effectively use the Internet to do research and gather information
• to engage in collaborative problem solving,
• thinking and writing skills related to developing essays for the thematic and document based questions on the state Regents examinations