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SAAI Social Science Decision Lab
Program Cost: INR 15999.00 (includes GST)
SAAI Applied Social Science Simulation
Social Science Decision Lab
A 15-day simulation program where students act as policy secretaries, MPs, advisors, citizen groups and researchers to solve real development dilemmas using Geography, Civics and History.
Maps + Geography
Parliament + Civics
Real-Time History
Decision Journals
Role Play
Policy Arguments
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Mission Brief
A river project can create irrigation and power, but may also displace
villages, alter forests, affect agriculture and trigger parliamentary debate.
15
Days of guided simulation
3
Engines: Map, Parliament, History
6+
Ready MVP case themes
1
Capstone public hearing
The Core Idea
Students do not only learn Social Science. They enter a situation, read evidence, take a role, make a recommendation and defend it.
1
Read the Case
Students receive a development or historical governance problem.
2
Study the Map
They identify rivers, settlements, land use, routes and risk zones.
3
Choose a Role
Secretary, MP, minister, citizen group, press, expert or opposition.
4
Build an Argument
They use facts, geography, historical context and civic procedures.
5
Defend Decision
They debate, answer questions and record consequences.
Three Simulation Engines
The program combines Geography as evidence, Civics as power, and History as consequence.
Parliament & Civics Simulation
Students convert analysis into questions, speeches, motions, committee notes, bills and ministerial replies.
Question Hour
Debate
Bill
Motion
Real-Time History Simulation
Students test how decisions create development, protest, reform, conflict, nationalism, displacement or long-term change.
Cause
Consequence
Public anger
Movement
Role-Based Learning
Every role forces a different kind of thinking. Students learn that one public decision has many valid viewpoints.
Choose a Simulation Role
Click a role to see the student’s task.
Secretary to the Ministry
Prepare a policy note for the minister. Summarize the map evidence, expected benefits, costs, risks, affected groups and final recommendation.
Policy note
Cost-benefit
Risk analysis
Recommendation
MVP Case Bank
These cases can be used to curate the first MVP. Start with one dam case, one transport case and one historical governance case.
Class X MVP
River Dam & Reservoir Debate
Should a dam be built on a river to support irrigation and hydel power?
- Map: river, villages, forest, fields, reservoir zone.
- Conflict: power and irrigation vs displacement and ecology.
- Output: ministerial note, MP debate, citizen objection.
Geography + Transport
Railway Expansion Through a Plateau
A new railway line can connect minerals and markets, but it crosses forests.
- Map: plateau, mines, forest, towns, proposed track.
- Conflict: jobs and transport vs forest loss and displacement.
- Output: route selection, debate speech, impact report.
Colonial Setting
1937 Bengal Irrigation & Food Security
Students enter colonial Bengal and argue for irrigation, trade and welfare planning.
- Map: rivers, ports, rice areas, flood-prone settlements.
- Conflict: revenue, food, trade, colonial administration.
- Output: legislative speech and decision journal.
Advanced
Coastal Bridge & Urban Expansion
A sea bridge reduces travel time but affects fishing zones and coastal ecology.
- Map: coast, fishing villages, mangroves, city nodes.
- Conflict: connectivity and growth vs livelihood and ecology.
- Output: public hearing, opposition questions, final vote.
Advanced
Industrial Corridor in Mineral Region
A factory cluster promises jobs but may create pollution and tribal displacement.
- Map: mineral belt, villages, forest, river, highways.
- Conflict: industrial power vs rights, waste and environment.
- Output: cabinet note, environmental objection, media report.
Historical-Political
Emergency-Era Civil Liberties Simulation
Students examine state power, rights, press, courts and citizen response.
- Map: not central; document and institution analysis focused.
- Conflict: order and authority vs liberty and accountability.
- Output: court note, press brief, parliamentary defence.
15-Day Program Structure
A truncated but complete experience: orientation, guided simulations, capstone preparation and final public hearing.
Days 1–3
Decision-Maker Mindset
Learn how geography, history and civics combine inside public decisions.
Days 4–5
Tools Training
Read maps, identify stakeholders, prepare questions, arguments and notes.
Days 6–7
Simulation 1
Dam, river, reservoir, irrigation, displacement and hydel power debate.
Days 8–9
Simulation 2
Railway, bridge or industry expansion with cost-benefit analysis.
Days 10–11
Simulation 3
Historical or colonial governance case with public anger and consequences.
Day 12
Capstone Release
Groups receive the final case file, map, roles, constraints and evidence.
Day 13
Research & Drafting
Students prepare policy notes, speeches, questions and counterarguments.
Day 14
Public Hearing
Parliamentary debate, expert testimony, citizen objection and final voting.
Day 15
Decision Journal
Students submit final recommendation, consequence analysis and reflection.
Final Output
Policy Portfolio
Each student leaves with a structured Social Science decision portfolio.
Assessment Model
The program rewards evidence, reasoning, empathy, clarity, presentation and decision quality — not rote memorization.
Map Evidence
Can the student use rivers, routes, settlements, resources and risk zones?
Cause-Effect Reasoning
Can they explain how one decision changes economy, society and environment?
Civic Argument
Can they speak through Parliament, committees, questions or policy notes?
Historical Consequence
Can they predict protest, reform, conflict, growth or long-term change?
From Studying Chapters to Running a Nation
The Social Science Decision Lab transforms History, Civics and Geography into a live decision-making experience where students learn to think like administrators, parliamentarians, researchers and responsible citizens.
Suggested MVP:
Dam Case + Parliament Debate + Decision Journal
Syllabus and Module Index
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