Ohio Social Studies Strands For Sixth Grade

By Edward WilsonED 417 for Dr. Helms

Outline For Ethnic Unit Rationale, Goal, and Objectives American Heritage (Activities and Websites) People in Societies (Activities and Websites) World Interactions (Activities and Websites) Decision Making and Resources (Activities and Websites) Democratic Processes (Activities and Websites) Citizenship Rights and Responsibilities (Activities and

Websites) Science, Technology, and Society (Activities and Websites)

Rationale, Goal, and Performance Objectives Rationale: It is important for students to learn

and understand different regions, cultures, and people throughout the world.

Goal: Students will explain how these regions, cultures, and people relate to each other.

Objectives: The learner will identify a significant individual from a different region of the world and discuss cause and effect relationships surrounding a major event in the individual’s life.

Performance Objectives Continues After selecting two societies, the learner will compare the

roles of women, religious ideas, and class structures in those societies.

Given a world map, the learner will identify physical and cultural regions and show relationships among regions.

Given information about global resource distribution, the learner will use the information to make generalizations about why nations engage in international trade.

Given characteristics of government, the learner, will classify the characteristics as typical of a monarchal, democratic, or dictatorial type of government.

The learner will identify and analyze alternatives through which civic goals can be achieved by working with others to choose the best alternative.

American Heritage Activities

Students will view videos of different ethnic groups.

Students will make a KLW chart of diversity Students will make a timeline charting the

different ethnic groups. Students will research the autobiographies of

famous people in different ethnic groups Students will research and learn about a

different aspect of a culture of an ethnic group whether it is food, art, clothing, music, and etc.

American Heritage Activities Websites

www.pbs.com www.americashistory.com www.diversity.com http://socialstudies.com www.edhelper.com

People in Societies Activities

Students will make a Venn Diagram of the different ethnic societies.

Students in groups will do a simulation model of different ethnic interacting with each other.

Students will compare and contrast different religions of ethnic groups.

Students will compare and contrast different laws of ethnic groups.

Students will write a 1 page summary of a famous woman in a ethnic group.

People in Societies Websites

www.famouswomen.com www.pbs.com www.americashistory.com www.laws.com www.learningspace.com

World Interactions Activities Students will use the Odyssey Globe to learn

about different countries in ethnic groups. Students will play a map game in groups by

learning the latitude and longitude positions of different countries.

Students will make a report on different ecosystems of ethnic groups in their countries.

Students will draw a map of a country other than America.

Students will research different currencies of different countries.

World Interactions Websites www.maps.com www.currencies.com www.americashistory.com http://socialstudies.com www.pbs.com

Decision Making and Resources Activities Have a stockbroker speaker for the students to

explain the working of international trade. Student will research and summarize IMF,

WTO, and World Bank organizations. Students will conduct a simulation model of a

international trade agreement between different countries.

Students will research and summarize the GDP and GNP of a different country.

Students will make a Venn Diagram of goods and services certain countries produce.

Decision Making and Resources Websites www.WTO.com www.IMF.com www.WorldBank.com www.encarta.com www.pbs.com

Democratic Processes Activities Students will make a Venn Diagram of the different

governments of different countries. Students will compare and contrast governments of

different countries using different types of media. Have a guest speaker perhaps a political science

major talk to students about the governments of different countries.

Students will simulate the governmental procedures of different countries.

Students will listen to different countries national anthems.

Democratic Processes Websites www.encarta.com www.cnn.com www.pbs.com www.americashistory.com http://socialstudies.com

Citizenship Rights and Responsibilities ActivitiesTake a field trip to a actual city commission meeting.Have a guest speaker perhaps a political science professor to

talk to students about the democratic voting process in countries who have elections.

Students will research the important issues that are affecting countries today.

Students will simulate a mock election on a country who have democratic elections.

Students will research and summarize a famous political leader of a democratic elected country.

Citizenship Rights and Responsibilities Websites www.cnn.com www.pbs.com www.worldpolitics.com www.encarta.com www.americashistory.com

Science,Technology, and Society Use the Internet to research websites of different ethnic

groups and cultures. Students will make a PowerPoint presentation on a

summary about diversity. Students will use CD-ROMS to research different ethnic

groups and cultures to prepare for their PowerPoint presentation.

Students will be able to use the media center to help with their research.

Students will be able to use slides of different ethnic groups and cultures using a Kodak Carousel Projector.

Science, Technology, and Society Websites

www.teachersvision.com www.cnn.com www.kidsyahoo.com www.edhelper.com www.pbs.com