Fourth Grade Social Studies Ohio

1. Fourth Grade Social Studies Ohio By Sara Dysert

3. I. American Heritage

4. American HeritageWeb Pages • http://www.ohiokids.org/games/ctynames.html • http://www.oplin.lib.oh.us/products/build/ • http://www.oplin.lib.oh.us/products/flint/

5. American Heritage Web Pages (cont.) • http://www.ohiokids.org/ohc/index.html • http://www.ohiokids.org/learn/index.html

6. American HeritageActivities • Read Danger Along the Ohio • Make a timeline of important events in Ohio’s history • Interview a grandparent or elderly neighbor about what Ohio was like when they were young

7. American HeritageActivities (cont.) • In groups, find out about different groups of people who settle in Ohio and share with the class • Read Aurora Means Dawn

8. II. People in Societies

9. II. People in Societies Web Sites • http://www.ohiohistory.org/resource/audiovis/exhibit/travel/index.html • http://www.lerc.nasa.gov/Other_Groups/PAO/html/ohioast.htm • http://www.coax.net/people/lwf/dunbar.htm • http://www.tolatsga.org/Compacts.html • http://www.delawaretribeofindians.nsn.us/

10. II. People in Societies Activities • Dress up as a famous Ohioan and tell the class about his/her life • Map areas where settlers first lived • Map places where Native Americans lived

11. II. People in Societies Activities (cont.) • Have a local politician talk to the class • Create a class government modeled on Ohio’s

12. III. World Interactions

13. III. World Interactions Web Pages • http://www.ohiokids.org/games/where.html • http://fermi.jhuapl.edu/states/states.html • http://tiger.census.gov/ • http://banzai.neosoft.com/citylink/ • http://geosim.cs.vt.edu/index.html

14. III. World Interactions Activities • Use clues to find places on an Ohio map • Make up clues for other students to use • Create a wall chart comparing Ohio’s weather with other states

15. III. World Interactions Activities (cont.) • Make a flyer or poster enticing people to move to Ohio • Write to all the companies in Ohio, and find out which ones are foreign

16. IV. Decision Making and Resources

17. IV. Decision Making Web Sites • http://www.cyberbee.com/campaign/mem.html • http://www.ncsa.uiuc.edu/edu/RSE/RSEyellow/gnb.html

18. IV. Decision Making Web Sites (cont.) • http://www.theodoretugboat.com/ • http://www.littlejason.com/lemonade/ • http://www.clev.frb.org/

19. IV. Decision Making Activities • Create a flow chart showing factors of production • Make a class list of good and services families consume • Research a product and see if it’s worth buying

20. IV. Decision Making Activities (cont.) • Make a poster identifying the factors of production for a product • Make a graph showing class favorites, ex. cereal

21. V. Democratic Processes

22. V. Democratic Processes Web Sites • http://www.state.oh.us/ • http://www.ohio.gov/ • http://bensguide.gpo.gov/k-2/index.html • http://www.statehouse.state.oh.us/ • http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/constitution.cfm

23. Democratic ProcessesActivities • Make a poster showing examples of purposes of state government • Have a police man visit • Visit the local court

24. Democratic ProcessesActivities (cont.) • Create laws for the “classroom state” • Play a game with the branches of government

25. VI. Citizenship Rights and Responsibilities

26. VI. Rights and Responsibilities Web Sites • http://rs6.loc.gov/amhome.html • http://www.statesnews.org/ • http://www.state.oh.us/ • http://www.citizen.org/ • http://www.citizen.org/

27. VI. Rights and Responsibilities Activities • Make fact and opinion charts • Create a class newspaper covering local and state issues • Hold a mock trial focusing on state laws

28. VI. Rights and Responsibilities Activities (cont.) • Hold debates over issues being decided in the state government • Hold a class meeting about preserving the environment without hurting our lifestyles