Lets Discover Ohio

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Lets Discover Ohio

• Beth Hollinger
• ED 417-02

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Ohios Social Studies Stands

• American Heritage and People in Society
• People in Societies
• World Interactions
• Citizenship Rights and Responsibilities
• Democratic Processes
• Decision Making and Resources
• Science, Technology, and Society

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Strand OneAmerican Heritage People in Society

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Activities with the Web

• www.state.oh.us/ohio/stateseal.htm
• Students will be able to learn what everything on
  the Ohio Seal stands for and then they will
  create one for themselves.
• www2.cybernex.net/vinnyp/ohpiom.htm
• Students will read the text and create a time
  line of the information they have learned.
• www.angelfire.com/oh/chillicothe/ugrr.html
• Given a map of Ohio, the students will be able to
  use this web site to assist them
• in tracing how the African
• Americans used the
• Underground Railroad.

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Activities with the Web

• www.oplin.lib.oh.us/products/PPF/ohioans/
• Students will visit this interactive web site and
  learn about Native Americans while having fun.
• www.ohiokids.org/ohc/history/h_indian/life/index.h
  tml
• Students will get into groups, view this web page
  and answer a series of questions about Ohios
  Historical Indian Lifestyles.

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Strand TwoPeople in Society

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Activities with the Web

• www.campus.northpark.edu/history/WebChron/NorthAme
  rica/Adena.html
• Students will discover the Serpent Mound, create
  a mound of their own and tell why it was built
  and what it was used for.

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Activities with the Web

• www.home.earthlink.net/susankae/sunwatch.htm
• Students will visit this
• interactive web site to learn more
• about life in the
• village back in
• 1200 A.D.

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Activities with the Web

• www.scenariousa.com/oh/resident.htm
• Students will choose a person from the Famous
  Natives and Residents list on the web site and
  do a research report on them.
• www.ohiokids.org/ohc/history/h_indian/tribes/index
  .html
• Students will choose a tribe and research it for
  an oral report.
• www.ohiohistory.org/africanam/
• Students will look in the newspaper about a
  positive story on an African American. The
  article will be cut out and brought to school for
  class discussion.

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Strand ThreeWorld Interactions
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Activities

• Create a bulletin board with as many different
  types of maps as possible.
• Have students watch the news or visit this web
  site and list all of the maps they see.
• Identify major landforms, bodies of water, the
  Poles, etc. by using a map.
• Students will use maps to answer regional
  questions about Ohio.
• Students will compare Ohios climate, vegetation,
  and resources with other bordering states.

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Lets visit the Web!

• www.weather.com/maps
• www.nationalgeographic.com
• www.mapquest.com
• www.4maps.com
• www.databay.com/book/maps/continent/northamerica/c
  ountry/ohio.html

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Strand FourCitizenship Rights and
Responsibilities
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Activities with the Web

• www.vote.com/category/10882985
• Students will be able to read about voting and
  voice their opinions on-line.
• www.canismajor.com/orgs/ovdo/
• Students will read about citizenship rights when
  owning a pet.

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Activities with the Web

• www.oplin.lib.oh.us/products/ohiodefined/ohd-8.htm
  l
• Students will read about voting qualifications
  and will design a poster to hang in the hallway.
• www.ohiobicetennial.com/counties.htm
• Students will research a county and tell about
  its government, attractions, schools,
  bicentennial barn, population, and history.
• www.logs.org/
• This is a web page with an Ohio County Government
  Interactive Poster. Students will do the portion
  titled Quiz Me.

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Strand FiveDemocratic Processes
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Activities with the Web

• www.oplin.lib.oh.us/products/ohiodefined/ohd-1.htm
  l
• Students will create a time line on Ohios
  Statehood by using this Web page.
• www.oplin.lib.oh.us/products/ohiodefined/ohd-2.htm
  l
• Students will create the flag shown on this Web
  page and write what the symbols mean on the back.
• www.oplin.lib.oh.us/products/ohiodefined/ohd-12.ht
  ml
• Students will get into groups and each group will
  create a poster with one Ohio Fact for hallway
  display.

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Activities with the Web

• www.oplin.lib.oh.us/products/ohiodefined/ohd-10.ht
  ml
• Students will write their own test about
  Presidents that came from Ohio by using this Web
  page.
• www.oplin.lib.oh.us/products/ohiodefined/symbols.h
  tml
• Students will make a book of Ohios symbols by
  using the help of this Web page.

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Strand SixDecision Making and Resources
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Activities

• Students will maintain their own budget for a
  week.
• Students will create illustrations that show how
  natural resources such as coal, iron, oil, and
  wood are used.
• Students will investigate what different crops
  grow in different climates and then they will
  make a pictorial presentation.
• Students will tell why Ohios resources are
  important.
• Students will choose a task and experiment to
  find the most efficient way of doing it.

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Lets visit the Web

• www.asp.os.dhhs.gov/HSP/adolescent99/decision.htm
• www.censes.gov/hhes/www/income99.html
• www.landmark-project.com/eco-market
• www.clev.frb.org
• www.sconet.state.oh.us/

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Strand SevenScience, Technology, and Society
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Activities with the Web

• www.cosi.org
• Students will take a field trip to COSI to learn
  science through a hands on approach.

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Activities with the Web

• www.osera.org/super.htms
• Students will explore parts of the body,meet
  various curious creatures, and check out a career
  through career connections all through this
  interactive Web Site.

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Activities on the Web

• www.osera.org/captivat.htm
• Students will be able to hook up to their
  favorite TV or radio science show, learn about
  the Nobel Prize, and see whats in the The Bad
  Bug Book.

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Activities with the Web

• www.osera.org/awsome.htm
• Students will explore an on-line zoo in Ohio.
• www.wro.org/ano/museum.htm
• Students can research the Ohio Science Museums to
  vote on which one to go to for a field trip.
• www.cyberbee.com/science/scifair.html
• Students will discover the wonderful world of
  science with these wonderful tips and materials
  from the professionals.

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My Conclusion

• Through all of these activities I hope my
  students will have a better understanding of what
  Social Studies is all about.