let’s discover ohio beth hollinger ed 417-02. ohio’s social studies stands 1.american heritage...
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Let’s Discover Ohio
Beth Hollinger
ED 417-02
Ohio’s Social Studies Stands
1. American Heritage and People in Society
2. People in Societies
3. World Interactions
4. Citizenship Rights and Responsibilities
5. Democratic Processes
6. Decision Making and Resources
7. Science, Technology, and Society
Strand One:American Heritage &
People in Society
Activities with the Web www.state.oh.us/ohio/stateseal.htmStudents will be able to learn what everything on the Ohio
Seal stands for and then they will create one for themselves. www2.cybernex.net/~vinnyp/ohpiom.htmStudents will read the text and create a time line of the
information they have learned. www.angelfire.com/oh/chillicothe/ugrr.htmlGiven a map of Ohio, the students will be able to use this web
site to assist them in tracing how the African Americans used the Underground Railroad.
Activities with the Web
www.oplin.lib.oh.us/products/PPF/ohioans/Students will visit this interactive web site and
learn about Native Americans while having fun.
www.ohiokids.org/ohc/history/h_indian/life/index.html
Students will get into groups, view this web page and answer a series of questions about Ohio’s Historical Indian Lifestyles.
Activities with the Web www.campus.northpark.edu/history/W
ebChron/NorthAmerica/Adena.html
Students will discover the Serpent Mound, create a mound of their own and tell why it was built and what it was used for.
Activities with the Web
www.home.earthlink.net/~susankae/sunwatch.htm
Students will visit this interactive web site to learn more about life in the village back in 1200 A.D.
Activities with the Web www.scenariousa.com/oh/resident.htmStudents will choose a person from the “Famous
Natives and Residents” list on the web site and do a research report on them.
www.ohiokids.org/ohc/history/h_indian/tribes/index.html
Students will choose a tribe and research it for an oral report.
www.ohiohistory.org/africanam/Students will look in the newspaper about a positive
story on an African American. The article will be cut out and brought to school for class discussion.
Strand Three:World Interactions
Activities Create a bulletin board with as many different
types of maps as possible. Have students watch the news or visit this web
site and list all of the maps they see. Identify major landforms, bodies of water, the
Poles, etc. by using a map. Students will use maps to answer regional
questions about Ohio. Students will compare Ohio’s climate, vegetation,
and resources with other bordering states.
Let’s visit the Web!
www.weather.com/maps www.nationalgeographic.com www.mapquest.com www.4maps.com www.databay.com/book/maps/contine
nt/northamerica/country/ohio.html
Strand Four:Citizenship Rights and
Responsibilities
Activities with the Web www.vote.com/category/10882985Students will be able to read about
voting and voice their opinions on-line. www.canismajor.com/orgs/ovdo/Students will read about citizenship
rights when owning a pet.
Activities with the Web www.oplin.lib.oh.us/products/ohiodefined/ohd-8.ht
mlStudents will read about voting qualifications and
will design a poster to hang in the hallway. www.ohiobicetennial.com/counties.htmStudents will research a county and tell about its
government, attractions, schools, bicentennial barn, population, and history.
www.logs.org/ This is a web page with an Ohio County
Government Interactive Poster. Students will do the portion titled “Quiz Me”.
Strand Five:Democratic Processes
Activities with the Web www.oplin.lib.oh.us/products/ohiodefined/ohd-1.htm
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Students will create a time line on Ohio’s Statehood by using this Web page.
www.oplin.lib.oh.us/products/ohiodefined/ohd-2.html
Students will create the flag shown on this Web page and write what the symbols mean on the back.
www.oplin.lib.oh.us/products/ohiodefined/ohd-12.html
Students will get into groups and each group will
create a poster with one Ohio Fact for hallway display.
Activities with the Web www.oplin.lib.oh.us/products/ohiodefined/oh
d-10.htmlStudents will write their own test about
Presidents that came from Ohio by using this Web page.
www.oplin.lib.oh.us/products/ohiodefined/symbols.html
Students will make a book of Ohio’s symbols by using the help of this Web page.
Strand Six:Decision Making and
Resources
Activities Students will maintain their own budget for a
week. Students will create illustrations that show how
natural resources such as coal, iron, oil, and wood are used.
Students will investigate what different crops grow in different climates and then they will make a pictorial presentation.
Students will tell why Ohio’s resources are important.
Students will choose a task and experiment to find the most efficient way of doing it.
Let’s visit the Web www.asp.os.dhhs.gov/HSP/adolescent
99/decision.htm
www.censes.gov/hhes/www/income99.html
www.landmark-project.com/eco-market
www.clev.frb.org www.sconet.state.oh.us/
Strand Seven:Science, Technology, and
Society
Activities with the Web www.cosi.org
Students will take a field trip to COSI to learn science through a hands on approach.
Activities with the Web www.osera.org/super.htms
Students will explore parts of the body,meet various curious creatures, and check out a career through career connections all through this interactive Web Site.
Activities on the Web www.osera.org/captivat.htm
Students will be able to hook up to their favorite TV or radio science show, learn about the Nobel Prize, and see what’s in the “The Bad Bug Book.”
Activities with the Web www.osera.org/awsome.htm Students will explore an on-line zoo in Ohio. www.wro.org/ano/museum.htmStudents can research the Ohio Science
Museums to vote on which one to go to for a field trip.
www.cyberbee.com/science/scifair.htmlStudents will discover the wonderful world of
science with these wonderful tips and materials from the professionals.
My Conclusion
Through all of these activities I hope my students will have a better understanding of what Social Studies is all about.