social studies technology project ohio social studies standards for you and me
TRANSCRIPT
Social Studies Social Studies Technology ProjectTechnology Project
Ohio Social Studies Standards For You and
Me
Table of Contents Strands List History Web-based Activities Government Web-based Activities Geography Web-based Activities Economic Web-based Activities Citizenship Web-based Activities P-in-S Web-based Activities Skills & Methods Web-based Activities
The Strands
History
People in Societies
Geography
Economics
Government
Citizenship: Rights and Responsibilities
Social Studies Skills and MethodsBackBack
History
History
HistoryBack
History Activities
What Happened On Your Birthday
The First Colonies Library of Congress I Library of Congress II Point - Counterpoint
Back
What Happened On Your Birthday?
Click on the picture Enter your birth date Write all of the events
that the site gives you. Choose one event for
further investigation
The First Colonies
Click the banner above Find and explore the building
where the colonists could share a beverage
What other uses has the building had?
When did the original owner die?
Library Of Congress I
Click the picture Read sections 1, 2 & 3 Answer the questions in
bullet format on the page
Turn in on a separate sheet of paper
Library of Congress II Click the picture Find four images that represent each of these
periods:– colonial period– Revolution– Constitution Ratification
Point - Counterpoint
Click the picture Read the opposing
viewpoints presented in 6 web pages
Write a one page essay answering the question: – Who is correct, and
why?
BackBack
Back
Government Activities
Name That Committee Thomas Website scavenge “I Stand On My Record” Bi-Cameral, Tri-Cameral,
whose Camel is this anyway?
The Constitution Constitutional Slideshow
Back
Name that Committee
Find the member of the House who represents your district
Find out what committee he/she serves on Use the link for shortcut help once you have
found your congressman
Thomas Website Click the Picture Root through the site to find
the Senate Indian Affairs Committee page
Locate the witness list for the next scheduled up coming hearing
Write down three names from the list
“I Stand on my record”
What is House Resolution 3289?
What did your congressman vote on House Resolution 3289?
Find one congressman who voted the opposite way.
Click the link for a shortcut
Who’s Camel Is This Anyway?
Click the link to view a small webpage on the differences between the bi-cameral and uni-cameral systems.
Which is system do we use?
Constitution
Click on the picture Answer the questions
on the sheet linked below.
After you have typed in the answers, print one copy with your name on it and turn it in.
Constitutional Slideshow
Click the picture Read the page and click on the bottom link to
move forward Answer the questions at the end
BackBack
Back
Geography Activities
Portals on the World Puerto Rico: Colony o
r State? Where in the World is
Carmen San Diego? Geo-Test-o-meter US State Test
Back
Portals on the World
Click the Picture Choose 2 countries
from each of 4 continents
Look at the business, government, and environment sections
Report similarities and differences
Puerto Rico: Colony or State?
Click the picture Read looking to compare Puerto Rico with Cuba Why did the two develop differently? How did geography make a difference
Where in the World is Carmen San Diego?
Click the picture Play one rousing
round of Where in the World is Carmen San Diego
Post you score on the whiteboard
Geo-test-o-meter Click the picture Try the test on your choice of any continent except
North America Post your scores on the whiteboard
US State Test Click the picture Take the State test Post your score on the whiteboard for all to see
your brilliance
BackBack
Back
Economics Activities
Supply Demand The Iron Law of Supp
ly and Demand Retail, Shmetail
what’s the dif? What’s a buck worth t
hese days?
Back
Supply
Click the Picture Learn about supply
If you have it, no one wants it.
Demand
Click the picture Learn about Demand
It’s what you want to do!!
The Iron Law of Supply and Demand
Click the picture Learn about how Supply and demand join forces
to set prices
Retail, Shmetail what’s the dif?
Click the picture Read about the prices
of Levi’s jeans Why do you think the
prices are all different?
How might Supply and Demand be at work here?
What’s a buck worth these days?
Click the picture You have $100.00 to spend at Amazon.com
who can buy the most products without buying the same type of item twice?
Good luck!
BackBack
BackBack
Citizenship Activities
Becoming A Citizen Worldwide Citizenship Voting I:
Understanding the Issues
Voting II: Are You Ready to Vote?
Free Press: Rights and Responsibilities
BackBack
Becoming A Citizen Click the picture Answer these questions What types of information
is required for INS forms? Why would the Caveat
Emptor warning be needed?
Who might take advantage of immigrants?
Worldwide Citizenship
Being a citizen of the world means that we are responsible for helping fix more than just American problems
Click the picture and do step 1.
Read and think about doing step 2.
Voting I: Voting I: Understanding the IssuesUnderstanding the Issues
Click the picture Enter your zip code
– (zip + 4 format)
View current state campaigns
What are the issues?Who stands on what side of those issues?Which candidate do you most agree with on the issues?Does that surprise you?
Voting II:Are You Ready to Vote?
Click the Picture Follow the links on
the FAQs page Determine the
answers to the questions
Final question: Are you ready to vote?
Free PressFree Press: Rights and ResponsibilitiesRights and Responsibilities
Click the Picture Read the article How are you, as a consumer of media, responsible
for creating good journalism? What does the Constitution say and not say about a
free press?BackBack
BackBack
People In Societies Activities
The Nacerima My People, My Societ
y Culture In a Can Think Outside the Bo
x If Life Were Different
BackBack
The Nacerima
Click the Picture Read about the exotic Nacerima people Do any of their rituals sound like anything we
might do? What would it be like to live in the Nacerima
culture?
My People, My Society
Click the Title Use the Google search
engine to find information to define contemporary American culture.
Is it easy or hard to do?
Culture in a can
Click the Picture Enter the name of any
country in the world Read the information
about it Is this a good way to
learn anything about the people and culture of a nation?
Think Outside the Box Click on the picture Research one country
in the world. Look for official
websites, and actual people from that country
What can you learn about their culture from this level of looking?
Is it hard to avoid broad generalizations?
If Life Were Different
Find a non-US news website
Compare it to CNN’s website
How is the world news different on the websites?
BackBack
BackBack
Skills and Methods Activities
Timeline Fishbone Evaluation of Sources Your Turn Group Collaboration or
Group Conflagration
BackBack
Timeline Click the Picture View the
timeline Notice how
events were chosen and left out to create a coherent whole
Create your own time-line from events in the book
Fishbone
Click the picture Read the instructions
for constructing a fishbone diagram
Create your own using cause and effect information from your text
Evaluation of Sources Click the pictures (one at a
time) They have very different
views of things Evaluate the sources, are
either of them scientific, logical, and/or factual?
Investigate the authors if you can, who are they? What is their position? Does that make a difference in their trustworthiness
Your Turn
Take a position on an aspect of WWII
Defend that position using your book, reliable and cited web sources, and books.
Click the picture for a helpful website
Group Collaboration or Group Conflagration
Choose a “Hot Button Issue” that is not agreed upon by the members of the group
Research and Analyze the positions
Make a final decision about what will be done, where all parties can agree
ClickClick the buttons for topic ideas the buttons for topic ideas
BackBack