Ohio Social Studies Strand Project

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Ohio Social Studies Strand Project
OHIO
United States History, 1st grade

• By Chad Arnett Eleise Buxton
• ED417-Dr. Helms

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Table of Contents

• Strand I, American Heritage
• Strand II, People in Societies
• Strand III, World Interactions
• Strand IV, Decision Making Resources
• Strand V, Democratic Processes
• Strand VI, Citizenship Rights Responsibilities
• Strand VII, Science, Technology Society

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• Strand I
• American Heritage

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American Heritage Activities

• Students will listen to the story Revolutionary
  War on Wednesday.
  
• Students will reconstruct the events of
  Revolutionary War on Wednesday by illustrating
  the beginning, middle, and end of the story.
  
• Read the book Growing Up With Abe Lincoln.
• Students will work as a class to construct a
  presidential timeline.
  
• Several students will dress up as presidents and
  the class will conduct a Q A session with
  presidents.
  

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American Heritage Websites

• U.S. Presidents Profiles
• http//www.exploredc.org/index.php?id60
• American Presidents Resources
• http//www.americanpresidents.org/classroom
• Lincoln timeline and photographs
• http//www.historyplace.com/lincoln/index.html
• Search for Lincoln information
• http//www.siec.k12.in.us/west/proj/lincoln/searc
  h.htm
  
• The White House Lincoln Biography
• http//www.whitehouse.gov/WH/glimpse/presidents/ht
  ml/al16.htm
  

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Stand IIPeople in Society
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People in Societies Activities

• Students will create a family tree.
• As a class, we will discuss each students family
  origin.
  
• Class will discuss the Emancipation Proclamation
  and will then create a modern day version.
  
• Students will participate in a role-play
  situation about a certain change in the
  community.
  
• Students will watch the video How Communities
  Grow Change.
  

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People in Societies Websites

• Virtual Tour of the Fifty States
• http//www.studioargento.com/vrlab/america/
  index.html
  
• USA Grow!
• http//www.siec.k12.in.us/west/proj/lincoln/state
  s.htm
  
• Historical Timeline
• http//www.historyplace.com/lincoln/index.html
• Yahooligans Search Engine
• www.yahooligans.com
• Various US History activities
• http//www.abcteach.com/

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Strand IIIWorld Interactions
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World Interaction Activities

• Students will research 5 selected presidents and
  will use a map to show where each president was
  born.
  
• Discuss the importance of the historical
  landmarks in Washington D.C. The students will
  then research the location of one landmark in
  relation to another.
• Use the Odyssey Globe to explore different
  countries and regions of the world.
  
• Students will, in groups, be assigned a region of
  the world and will create a salt map of that
  region.
  
• Students will research the World Olympics then we
  will participate in our own classroom olympics.

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World Interaction Websites

• Information on Location of Presidents
  Birthplace
  
• http//www.50states.com/
• Biographies of Each President.
• http//www.mcps.k12.md.us/curriculum/socialstd/Pre
  sday.html
  
• Information All About Washington D.C.
• http//www.dc4kids.com/
• Information on Olympics Past and Present
• http//www.travelnotes.org/1800/olympics/
• Various olympic activities
• http//www.abcteach.com/

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Strand IVDecision Making Resources
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Decision Making Resources Activities

• Field trip to local bank.
• We will create a classroom currency.
• Students will take a virtual tour through the
  Federal Reserve Bank.
  
• Students will pick a coin or paper money and will
  research the president on the currency.
  
• We will discuss the Gold Rush of 1849 and then
  conduct a classroom gold rush.

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Decision Making Resources Websites

• Information About Money
• http//school.discouvery.com/lessonplans
  /programs/kidsandcash
  
• Information on Creating Own Money
• http//www.pbs.org/ktca/newtons/12/money.html -
  mainactivity
  
• Information About Bank of Ohio
• http//www.ohiokids.org/games/ohv/bank/
• Information All About the Gold Rush
• http//www.pbs.org/goldrush/
• Explore the Ideas and Purposes for the FED.
• http//www.uen.org/utahlink/tours/tourFamescgi?tou
  r_id13260
  

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Strand VDemocratic Processes
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Democratic Process Activities

• Students will watch This is America, Charlie
  Brown video.
  
• Students will participate in a classroom debate.
• We will discuss slogans and students will create
  their own slogan.
  
• Students will participate in a mock election.
• Students will create their own classroom voting
  booth.

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Democratic Processes Websites

• How a President gets elected
• http//www.teachervision.com/lesson-plans/lesson-
  763.html
  
• U.S. Presidents Cabinet
• http//www.teachervision.com/lesson-plans/less-178
  5.html
  
• Voting Booth
• http//www.abcteach.com/elections/booth.htm
• Virtual Tour of White House
• http//www.senate.gov/tour
• Presidential Campaign Slogans
• http//www.netcolony.com/mews/ presidents/
  campaignslogans.html
  

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Strand VICitizenship Rights Responsibilities
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Rights Responsibilities Activities

• Discuss the Bill of Rights, students will create
  their own classroom Bill of Rights.
  
• Students will create a mock Congress to discuss
  the classroom Bill of Rights.
  
• Field trip to local recycling plant.
• Students will create a letter to authority figure
  to discuss their feelings on recycling.
  
• Students will create mural based on recycling.

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Rights Responsibilities Websites

• President and citizen responsibilities
• http//gi.goilier.compresidents/nbks/side/pofus.ht
  ml
  
• To inform students how to recycle
• http//www.teachervision.com/lesson-plans/lesson/l
  esson3530.html
  
• A resource site for students to research
  information.
  
• http//wwwscholastic.com/professiona/teachstrat/pr
  esident.html
  
• To learn information about laws and rules
• http//memory.lco.gov/const/abt-const.html
• To learn about the branches and create a mock
  Congress
  
• http//www.pbs.org/democracy kids/educators/perfec
  tpresident
  

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Strand VIIScience, Technology, and Society
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Science, Technology, and Society Activities

• Students will use the Geosafari Globe to explore
  the world.
  
• Students will watch the American Schoolhouse Rock
  video to see how bills are passed through
  Congress.
  
• Students will use Geosafari Theater which
  consists of various geography and science
  lessons.
  
• Students will participate in the Internet
  activity, Exploring the US on the Net.
  
• Students will participate in the Kid Town
  simulation.

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Science, Technology,and Society Websites

• To learn information about Congress and bills
• http//www.congress.com
• Information about electronic learning
• http//www.educatorsoutlet.com
• Creating and learning about settlements and
  Jamestown.
  
• http//www.congress.com
• Learn about the judicial system
• http//www. socialstudies.com
• To create lessons and puzzles for geography and
  review.
  
• http//www.discovery.school.com/