Social Studies Strands Project on Communities for

3rd GradeJill Botkins

Gwen Miller

Julie Eickmeyer

Stephanie McIntire

Stephanie Waldbillig

Table of Contents

• American Heritage• People & Societies• World Interactions• Decision Making & Resources• Democratic Process• Citizenship Rights & Responsibilities• Science, Technology & Society

American Heritage

(websites)– http://umn.edu/ihrc

» Histroy of Immigration

– http://www.ohiokids.org» Historical Documents

– http://www.history.org» Colonial Williamsburg

– http://ohiohistory.org» Ohio Historical Society

– http://www.costumes.org» View Historical Clothing

American Heritage (activities)• Activity 1

– Using the newspaper, students will keep a journal of changes taking place in the community.

• Activity 2– Students will create a timeline of community

events.

• Activity 3– After reading Changing American Cityscape,

students will compare and contrast the city in two different time periods.

American Heritage (activities)

• Activity 4– Students will find newspaper articles

from the past and share them with the class.

• Activity 5– Students will interview an elderly friend

or neighbor about what life was like in the past.

People & Societies (websites)

• http://www.familytreemaker.com» Make A Family Tree

• http://www.kidlink.org/KIDPROJ/MCC» Multicultural Calendar

• http://www.shakerwssg.org» Shaker Frontier of the West

• http://americanhistory.si.edu» Smithsonian National Museum of History

• http://www.peak.org/~mransom/pioneers.html» The Oregon Trail

People & Societies (Activities)

• Activity 1– Students will discuss different cultures in the

classroom, school, and community.

• Activity 2– Students will make a diversity chart of the

classroom.

• Activity 3– Students will make a family tree.

People & Societies (Activities)

• Activity 4– Students will write a biography of their life and

compare and contrast them with their classmates.

• Activity 5– Students will research how their family

came to live in the area.

World Interactions (websites)

• http://www.kids.infoplease.com» Student Almanac

• http://www.mapquest.com» Directional Maps

• http://www.mamalisa.com/world» World songs & poems

• http://www.scholastic.com/dreamamerica/postcard.htm

» Postcard Writing

• http://crusty.er.usgs.gov/mapit» Map Generator

World Interactions (Activities)• Activity 1

– Students will correspond with pen pals from another country.

• Activity 2– Students will map various routes between their

communities and others.

• Activity 3– Students will use a map scale to measure the distance

from their community and another place in Ohio.

World Interactions (Activities)• Activity 4

– Students will compare and contrast their community with another.

• Activity 5– Students will find out who Ohio exchanges

resources with.

Decision Making & Resources (websites)

• http://www.youthlink.org» Youth In Action

• http://allowancenet.com» Allowance Activities

• http://mcgruff.org» Safety

• http://www.dare.com/D_KIDS/D_KIDS/frame.htm

» Drug Awareness

• http://www.teachrkids.com/fronts/money1/htm

» Counting & Saving Money

Decision Making & Resources (Activities)

• Activity 1– Students will compare U.S. currency with

another countries currency.

• Activity 2– Students will set up a store with foreign

currencies in the classroom.

• Activity 3– Students will describe different goods and

services offered in their community.

Decision Making & Resources (Activities)

• Activity 4– Students will discuss daily decisions and how

they make those decisions.

• Activiy 5– Students will discuss how they decide what to

spend their money on.

Democratic Process (websites)

• http://www.vote-smart.org» Kids Voting Online

• http://www.whitehouse.gov/kids» The White House For Kids

• http://pbs.org/democracy/kids/mygovt/index.html» Kids Democracy Project

• http://www.ohio.gov» Ohio Government

• http://kidsvotingusa.org» Kids Get To Vote

Democratic Process (Activities)

• Activity 1 - Students will participate in KidsVote

• Activity 2 - Students will elect classmates to fill classroom jobs

• Activity 3 - Students will participate in a mock trial

• Activity 4 - Students will elect a class president

Citizenship Rights & Responsibilities (websites)

• http://www.odci.gov/cia/ciakids» CIA Kids Page

• http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0769450.html» The Bill of Rights

• http://www.govspot.com/state/oh.htm» State of Oho Government

• http://www.statelocal.gov/» State & Local Government

• http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/KidsClick!/» Society

Citizenship Rights & Responsibilities (Activities)

• Activity 1– Students will hold a mock community meeting

and debate a school issue.

• Activity 2– Students will identify the purpose of

government in their community.

• Activity 3– Students will start a recycling program at school

Citizenship Rights & Responsibilities (Activities)

• Activity 4 – Students will find an article in

the paper about local government and determine how it benefits the community.

• Activity 5– Have the mayor come speak to

the class.

Science, Technology, & Society (websites)

• http://cprr.org» Central Pacific Railroad Museum

• http://brainpop.com» National Science & Technology Standards

• http://quintepoch.com» World History

• http://www.learner.org/exhibits/weather» Science Fair Exhibits

• http://www.weather.com» The Weather Channel

Science, Technology, & Society (Activities)• Activity 1

– Students will identify technology they use in their lives.

• Activity 2– Students will discuss what their lives would be like

without technology.

• Activity 3– Students will interview an adult about what

technology was available when they were kids.

Science, Technology, & Society (Activities)

• Activity 4– Students will determine which technological

innovations originated in their community.

• Activity 5– Students will participate in an Invention

Convention.