Social Studies Powerpoint Presentation

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Social Studies Powerpoint Presentation

• Grade Intermediate
• By Christie Lynch, Katie Shaffer, Jayme
  Borchers

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• This powerpoint presentation is based upon Social
  Studies Ohios Model Compentency Based Program.
  The purpose of this model is to enhance the
  quality of Social Studies.

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RATIONALE
To help the students learn more about the social
studies and the five strands which it contains.
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American Heritage

• This strand refers to those aspects of the past
  that help to make the American people unique
  among the peoples of the world while at the same
  time recognizing what we hold in common with
  other people.

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American HeritageWeb sites

• http//www.ohiohistory.org/resource/oahsm/index.ht
  ml
• http//lcweb2.loc.gov/amhome.html
• http//www.ashp.cuny.edu/
• http//jefferson.village.virginia.edu/ushadow2/
• http//www.fordham.edu/halsall/sbook.html

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American Heritage Activities

• Read a biography
• Visit the Ohio Historical Center
• Use detective skills to uncover stones of
  immigrants to the U.S.
• Do a report on a famous American
• Role play Supreme Court positions
• Make a plantation
• Ask parents to share stories and music of
  childhood
• Celebrate holidays of cultural heritage of
  members of the class
• Draw pictures of related events and display
  illustrations
• Create a timeline of life at that time

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People in Societies
This strand recognizes that the United States and
the world encompass many different racial,
ethnic, and religious groups. .
This strand also recognizes that factors such as
gender and class provide people with different
perspectives on issues.
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Websites
http//www.nationalgeographic.com http//www.codet
alk.fed.us/planet/planet.htm http//www.usatoday.c
om/bestbets/bbmon16.htm http//www.discovery.com h
ttp//www.mightymedia.com/act http//www.iecc.org/
related.resources.html http//www.pbs.org/neightbo
rhoods/news http//www.biblikomania.com http//www
.suviste.berkeley.edu/KidsClick!/midnist.html
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ACTIVITIES
Plot on a map different cultural
groups. Determine why different cultural groups
settled where they did. Identify different
characteristics of different cultural
groups. Identify different cultural groups in
your own community. Identify what contributions
the people made to Ohios development. Identify
how the people of Ohio make a living. Compare
different customs and traditions of cultures in
Ohio. Locate different areas of migration spots
in the U.S. Read a story about a different
culture.
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World Interactions

• This strand explores the links people make around
  the world as they attempt to address common
  problems.

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World InteractionsWeb sites

• http//kidsat.jpl.nasa.gov/
• http//www.usgs.gov/education/learnweb/Maps.html
• http//www.earth.nasa.gov/
• http//www.nationalgeographic.com/
• http//metroscope.com/

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World InteractionsActivities

• Make a map to your house
• Make a planet
• Write about a favorite planet
• Make an example of earth and its layers
• Make bottle tornadoes
• Trivia game of the world
• create a chart to represent land, water,and air
  usage
• find place locations using cardinal directions
• Explore the impacts of floods, snow storms, and
  droughts
• draw a map of the school grounds

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Decision Making and Resources
This strand focuses on decisions individuals and
societies make in addressing wants.
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WEBSITES
http//www.kidsvoting.usa.org http//www.pbs.org/t
al/un http//www.apva.org http//www.law.ou.edu/hi
st/constitution http//www.whitehouse.gov/WH/kids/
html/ kidshome.html http//www.vote-s
mart.org http//www.lcweb.loc.gov/homepage/1chp.ht
ml http//tiger.coe.missouri.edu/esse/visual.html
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ACTIVITIES
Categorize different economic activities as
consumption or production. Determine the land and
resources needed to produce a certain
good. Explain that the demand for factors of
production is derived from the demand of goods
and services. Match each factor of production
with the payment received. Explain that
individuals and households use income to consume
goods and services. Identify the factors that may
influence a producers decision to supply a good
or service. Describe a market and ifdentify
examples of markets Discuss how a budget can help
make more appropriate consumer decisions.
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Citizenship Rights and Responsibilities
Http//www.youthlink.org/ - This site is
about creating opportunities, recognition and
financial support for the diverse voices, ideas,
solutions, and positive contributions of you
across America. Http//ibert.org/ -
Institute for Better Education Through Resource
Technology, this site contains tools for access
and participation in our democracy.
Activity Select one right we have as citizens
and present to the class, the importance of this
right and how it has benefited us throughout
history.
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Citizenship Rights and Responsibility
Http//www.ce.org/ - This is an exciting web
site dealing with the growing
industry in consumer electronics.
Activities Watch a video that highlights the
importance of our rights and how it has affected
our lives. Take a field trip to the local court
house and conduct and informal interview with a
judge.
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Citizenship Rights and Responsibilities
Http//www.cpn.org - This is the Civil
Practices network which is designed to bring
schooling for active citizenship into the
informational age. Http//www.kidsvista.com/Soci
alStudies/government.html - This site tells
you everything you need to know about the U.S.
Government and other International Governing
bodies.
Activity Discuss and decide with classmates and
teacher rights students should have in the
classroom.
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Democratic Processes
Http//www.ohio.gov/ - This site tells you
Everything you need to know about Ohio from
parks to job Opportunities. Http//www.npr.gov/
- This is Vice president Gores National
Partnership for Reinventing Government.
Activity -Select active politician in U.S.
Government and write A paper on her/his views
and whether or not you agree.
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Democratic Processes
Http//www.piperinfo.com - this site has a
lot of information about state and local
government. Http//www.whitehouse.gov/wh/welcome.h
tml - This site gives a variety of
links where students can learn what is going
on in the white house.
Activity Have a debate concerning democratic
issues in the classroom.
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Democratic Processes
Http//oyez.nwu.edu/ - This site gives tons
of information about the supreme court
and the history behind it.
Activities Conduct an election throughout the
school where the students act as
politicians. Have a Local Politician come into
class as a guest speaker.
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CONCLUSION

• There are several different branches in the
  Social Studies Curriculum. It is the teachers
  responsibility to know and integrate these
  branches into their daily lesson plans. Enriched
  activities in these daily lesson plans will lead
  to growth of knowledge in social studies.