Visiting Vandalia Social Studies Strands

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Visiting Vandalia Social Studies Strands

• By
• Amanda Dennler
• Brittany Farmer
• And Leah Higgins

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Table of Contents

• History
• People in Societies
• Geography
• Economics
• Government
• Citizenship Rights and Responsibilities
• Social Studies Skills and Methods

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Visiting Vandalia

• Unit Social Studies
• Grade Level 3rd Grade
• Lesson My Community
• Objectives Students will be able to increase
  his/her awareness of the make-up of the immediate
  community.
  

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History

• Activities
• Students will visit the Vandalia Historical
  Society.
  
• Students will research an important person from
  Vandalia and prepare a short presentation.
  
• Students will look at historical pictures of
  Vandalia and compare and contrast those pictures
  will recent pictures of the same places.
  

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History

• Activities (continued)
• Students will create a timeline of events that
  have occurred in the history of Vandalia.
  
• Students will research the Dayton Flood of 1913
  and its effects on Vandalia.
  

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History

• Websites
• Historical Society
• http//www.historicalsocietyvandalia-butler.org/i
  ndex.html
  
• Pictures of Dayton Flood
• http//www.familyoldphotos.com/oh/coll/dayton-191
  3flood.htm
  

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History

• Web Sites (continued)
• History of Vandalia
• http//www.ci.vandalia.oh.us/history-info.cfm
• History of the Grand American Trapshoot
• http//www.traphof.org/history.htm
• City of Vandalia
• www.vandaliaohio.org

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People in Societies

• Activities
• Invite the Superintendent to come and speak to
  the class.
  
• Invite a spokesperson from the rotary club to
  come and tell the class what the rotary club does
  for the community.
  
• Take the class on a field trip to a local nursing
  home.

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People in Societies

• Activities (continued)
• Take to class to visit a local senior center to
  learn how a community has activities for age
  levels.
  
• Compare the community of Vandalia to other
  communities around the world.

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People in Societies

• Web Sites
• Senior Center
• http//www.vandaliaohio.org/Senior_Center.cfm
• Vandalia Board of Education
• http//www.vandaliabutlerschools.org/board_ed.htm
  
  
• Rotary Club
• www.rotary.org

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People in Societies

• Websites Cont
• Amateur Trapshoot Association
• http//www.shootata.com/
• Optimist Club
• http//www.vandalia-butleroptimistclub.org/communi
  ty/html
  

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Geography

• Activities
• Look at a map of Vandalia
• Learn the history of Old National Road.
• Take a walking field trip around Vandalia. Have
  students take notes about what they see. Use the
  notes to create a detailed map of Vandalia.
  

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Geography

• Activities (continued)
• Discuss the importance and geography of the
  Taylorsville Dam.
  
• Look at a map of the Dayton airport.

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Geography

• Web Sites
• National Road
• Route 40 - America's Golden Highway (TM)
• Taylorsville Dam
• Miami Conservancy District - flood protection -
  MCD system - Taylorsville Dam
  
• Vandalia Rec Center
• http//www.ci.vandalia.oh.us/Rec_Center.cfm

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Geography

• Web Sites (continued)
• Dayton International Airport
• http//www.daytonairport.com/pages/airport_home.h
  tm
  
• Longitude/Latitude
• http//www.brainyzip.com/zipcodes/45/45377.html

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Economics

• Activities
• Visit a local farm to see how the farm handles
  production, distribution, and consumption.
  
• Invite the manager of Krogers to visit the class
  to explain how corporations work.
  
• Visit Martis Monogramming to learn about small
  and how they effect the community.

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Economics

• Activities (continued)
• Visit a local bank to learn how money plays a
  role in the economy of the community.
  
• Compare how small businesses are different from
  large worldwide franchises like McDonalds.

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Economics

• Web Sites
• Household Income
• http//www.idcide.com/citydata/oh/vandalia.htm
• McDonalds
• http//www.mcdonalds.com/
• Kroger
• http//www.kroger.com/

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Economics

• Web Sites (continued)
• National City Bank
• www.nationalcity.com
• Kens Pharmacy
• www.drugman.com
• Hocks Pharmacy
• www.hocks.com

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Government

• Activities
• Have a student government representative from
  Butler High School speak to the class about
  student government.
  
• Watch a School House Rock video about
  government.
  
• Read a story about the American flag and discuss
  its importance to our country.

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Government

• Activities (continued)
• Have students create a class government that
  reflects the government of Vandalia.
  
• Have students give a brief presentation on each
  of the government positions in Vandalia and their
  importance to the community.
  

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Government

• Web Sites
• Find a City
• www.findacity.net/usa/city?id4243
• History of American Flag
• www.usa-flag-site.org/history.shtml
• Hometown locator
• www.hometownlocator.com/city/vandalia-ohio.cfm1
  

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Government

• Web Sites (continued)
• Elected Officials
• http//capwiz.com
• City Manager
• http//www.vandaliaohio.org/City_Manager.cfm

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Citizenship Rights and Responsibilities

• Activities
• Have students participate in student voting for a
  local election.
  
• Have a police officer visit the class and discuss
  his job and what service he provides for the
  community.
  
• Have students pick out a community issue to
  discuss and research.
  

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Citizenship Rights and Responsibilities

• Activities (continued)
• Have students create a list of classroom laws and
  consequences such as those used in the City of
  Vandalia.
  
• After having the classroom rules and consequences
  for a couple of days the students will get in
  groups and propose possible solutions.

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Citizenship Rights and Responsibilities

• Web Sites
• Student voting
• www.kidsvotingusa.org
• Vandalia Police Dept. Youth Programs
• http//www.vandaliaohio.org/YouthPrograms.cfm
• Animal Shelter
• http//www.co.montgomery.oh.us/AnimalShelter/

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Citizenship Rights and Responsibilities

• Web Sites (continued)
• Conservancy District
• http//www.miamiconservancy.org/
• D.A.R.E.
• http//www.dare.com/home/default.asp

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Social Studies Skills and Methods

• Activities
• Have students use a map of Vandalia to find where
  important places are located.
  
• Have students practice the process of ballot
  voting while voting on their favorite sport.
  
• Have students work in groups to discuss
  appropriate consequences for breaking school
  rules.

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Social Studies Skills and Methods

• Have students create a model of the City of
  Vandalia complete with labels explaining the
  importance of key buildings and places.
  
• Have research and write short reports about
  important jobs in the community.

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Social Studies Skills and Methods

• Web Sites
• Ohio History Teachers
• www.ohiohistoryteachers.org
• Crime Stopper
• http//www.crimestopperalert.com
• Improving Strategies for Social Studies
• http//killeenroos.com

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Social Studies Skills and Methods

• Web Sites (continued)
• Crime Prevention
• http//www.vandaliaohio.org/CrimePrevention.cfm
• Vandalia Court
• http//www.vandaliacourt.com/