TABLE OF CONTENTS

•American Heritage

•People In Societies

•World Interactions

•Citizen Rights and Responsibilities

•Democratic Process

•Decision Making and Resources

•Science, Technology, and Society

                                                                                                                                                                                                               

                 

                                                                                                                                                                                     

AMERICAN

HERITAGE

                                                                                                                                            

                                                                     

•Have different groups complete a timeline that represents a certain century in history. 1400 AD – 2000 AD

•Interview an older relative or person about how life was in the past compared to the present

•Create a collage that represents the history of America

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•Read the American symbol books

•Perform various simulations that pertain to historical event throughout the history of America

                                                                     

                                              

                                 

                                              

http://www.50states.com/

State information resource links to state homepages, and gives additional info. About symbols, flags, etc.

lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/today/today.html

Each day an important fact from U.S. history is illustrated and described

http://www.msnbc.com/news/AMERICAS

Stay on top of the news around the U.S.

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http://www.thedora.corn/maps/united_states_map.html

Map of the U.S., also includes an interactive fact book

http://www.campus.northpark.edu/history/webchron/NorthAmerica/NorthAmerica.html

Timeline that represents the beginning of time until the present day of the U.S.

                                                                                              

                                                                                                                

                                            

                                              

PEOPLE

SOCIETY

IN                                               

•Write a biography on a famous person that has had a major influence on the U.S.

•Have the student pretend that an alien has land in the U.S. Have the students make a collage that would teach the alien about the U.S.

•Give students basic elements of culture. Have the groups examine and discuss what they may represent,and record answers

                                 

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•Break students into groups and have them prepare a presentation of a holiday celebrated in the U.S.

•Flat Stanley or Pen Pals

                                  

                                              

http://www.pathfinder.com/cgi-bin/altculture/home.cgi

Commentary on issues and people in society

http://www.holidays.com/

Find out everything you need to know about holidays and traditions

http://www.earthcalender.net/

dates, holidays, festivals, and events from around the world

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                                              http://www.endoreo.ca/flatstanley

Get information on the project and find out how to get involved

http://www.biography.com/

Covers the lives of over 15,000 people, also includes interactive quizzes

WORLD

INTERACTIONS

                                            

•Allow the students to play with the electronic talking globe,quiz game

•United States scavenger hunt; use the clues to find the correct states

•Make a list and explain way goods travel through the U.S. Give examples and places of the use of land, air, and water

                                                                                                                                            

                                              

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•Give the students some baseball and football stickers. Giving them a map of the U.S., see how many team locations they can find throughout the United States

•Have students draw a map from the school to their homes. Make sure that every detail is given (turns, stops, street names)

•Have the students locate the different time zones in the U.S. and color code

                                                                                             

http://www.nps.gov/rivers

National wild and scenic rivers of the U.S.

http://www.worldtime.com/

Zoom in and out or rotate the interactive globe to get details on time zones

http://www.clickandlearn.com/documents/LP061.htm

Official maps of states and major rivers

                                             

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http://www.to/state_maps

Map and flags of the U.S. and Canada

http://www.theodora.com/wfb/abc_world_fact_book.html

Country profiles- facts, maps, economy, flags, etc.

                                              

DECISION MAKING

and

RESOURCES

                                                                                      

                                              

•Put students into groups. Give each group different jobs to complete. After they have done the job pay them a wage. Then allow them to make purchases from the class store. Then discuss the concepts

•Students will prepare a paper on a new product. This paper will include resources and labor involved to create, and estimated costs

•Identify the different form of money from around the world and in the U.S.

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•Read the story “Alexander, who used to be rich”. Pass out the play money and have students make purchases from the book. Discuss ways people spent and saved money

•Students will be given wages based upon work each week. Students in turn use the money for taxes, desk rental, and goods. Each week taxes and insurance are due, if the person don’t have enough money the become homeless (desk less).

                                              

http://www.cnn.com/travel/essentials

Conversion of money

http://www.cy.ac.uk/~RDavies/arian/llyfr.html

Learn about the origin, history, and history of money in Europe and the U.S.

ecedweb.unomaha.edu/museum.html

money museum’s teaching unit designed to stimulate interest in exploring and understanding global economy

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http://www.kidsmoney.com/

Money management for the next generation

http://www.superkidz.com/money.html

kid activities on counting money and determining how much is left

                                              

                                              

                                              

                                              

                                              

                                              

                                                                                                                                            

                                                                                             

                             

DEMOCRATIC

PROCESS

•Current event time

•Explain various classroom positions and have students create posters an election, and hold an election for these positions

•Read and review “How the U.S. Government Works”.

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•Students will cut out words to form the names of the presidents

•Simulation of some make believe mock trials

                                              

http://www.whitehouse.gov/WH/glimse/tcp.html

History of the White House, virtual tour, past president information

members.delphi.com/efrench/index.html

Explains the three branches of government

http://www.constitutionfacts.com/

Collection of facts about the constitution and its signers, famous quotes and a quizzes

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                                              http://www.kidsvotingusa.org/

Seeks to educate the youth about the democratic process and in political awareness

http://www.c_span.org/rwh

Analysis of the 2000 election

                                              

CITIZENSHIP

RIGHTS

and

RESPONSIBLITIES

                                                                                             

                                              

•Groups of students will conduct their own news cast

•Allow students to select their own classroom rules and consequences

•Have students create signs encouraging others to recycle

•Have students create their own classroom newspaper

•Students will write about citizen rights and responsibilities to society

http://www.msnbc.com/

Get up to the minute news and sports

http://www.pppp.net/lin/news

Get around the world newspapers

www.epa.gov/kids

An environmental site just for kids

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http://www.earlyamerica.com/earlyamerica/freedom

Students can view the Bill of Rights to see what rights they have as citizens in the U.S.

http://www.hrweb.org/

History of human rights and other ideas

                                              

                                              

SCIENCE

and

SOCIETY