Studies: Ohios Social Model CompetencyBased Program

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ED 417 PowerPoint
Social Studies Grades 3-5
Brooke Beam Jennifer Magsaysay Rick Rowland
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INTRODUCTION
The goal and objective of this presentation is to
find activities relevant for elementary social
studies curriculum. Through these activities the
students will learn what it is to be a
contributing, productive member of society. They
will learn about various people, places, and
events from Ohio, the United States, and the
world.
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Six Different Strands

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

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American Heritage

• How did we become unique?
• Cultures

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Web Sites

• http//www.umn.edu/ihrc
• http//www.msstate.edu/Archives/History/index.html
  
• http//history.cc.ukans.edu/history/
• http//www.dol.gov/dol/asp/public/programs/history
  /main.htm
• http//www.ncss.org/online

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Activities

• Group state events by broadly defined historical
  eras and place in the proper sequence in a time
  line with evenly spaced intervals for years,
  decades, and/or centuries.
• Identify significant individuals and events in
  state history and explain their importance.
• Explore sources of information about Ohio
  history.

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More Activities

• Discuss various cultures from around the world
  and have students identify ways in which each
  cultures has their unique qualities.
• Discuss the immigration of other cultures into
  America and how those people had to adapt to our
  society.

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People in Societies

• Differences
• Learn from each other
• Common good

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Web Sites

• http//www.lam.mus.ca.us/webmuseums
• http//www.cs.cmu.edu/afs/cs.cmu.edu/user/clamen/m
  isc/Canadiana/README.html
• http//us.imdb.org/Movies/credits.html
• http//festivals.com/cgi-shl/dbml.exe?Template/fe
  stivals/homepage
• http//curry.edschool.virginia.edu/curry/projects/
  HalBurbach

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Activities

• Identify various cultural groups that have
  settled in Ohio
• Examine the contributions of people of various
  cultural groups to Ohios development
• Indicate on a map where various cultural groups
  have settled in Ohio

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More Activities

• Discuss various customs of different cultural
  groups and perform a skit or play depicting those
  customs.
• Divide class into groups and have each group
  research one of Ohios ethnic groups and report
  their findings to the class.

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World Interactions

• Other countries
• Contact
• Relationships
• Intentional and unintentional

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Web Sites

• http//www.frw.ruu.nl/nicegeo.html
• http//wings.buffalo.edu/geoweb/
• http//www.lonelyplanet.com.au/lp.htm
• http//www.npac.syr.edu/textbook/kidsweb/geography
  .html
• http//pubweb.parc.xerox.com/map

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Activities

• Demonstrate the relationship between historical
  events in Ohio, the nation, and the world
• Describe the location of Ohio relative to other
  states, nations, and physical features of the
  world
• Recognize that the government of Ohio deals with
  governments of other nations

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More Activities

• Make the United States out of cookies shaped like
  individual states. Include major landmarks on the
  cookies such as rivers, mountains, state
  capitals.
• Students will research individual states,locate 5
  to 10 facts about that state, then the class will
  compile a book of facts about the United States..

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Decision Making and Resources

• Decisions
• Constraints
• Resources
• Individuals and Societies

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Web Sites

• http//ecedweb.unomaha.edu/
• http//www.ncsa.uiuc.edu/edu/RSE/RSEyellow/gnb.htm
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• http//www.landmark-project.com/eco-market/
• http//edcen.ehhs.cmich.edu/ins/jun/
• http//www.cochran.com/

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Activities

• Identify resources needed to produce a good or
  service and classify each resource by the factors
  of production.
• Match each factor of production with the payment
  received.

• Describe the role of each factor of production in
  producing a specific good or service and suggest
  alternative uses for the resources involved.

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More Activities

• Using a large outline of Ohio and symbols for
  products produced in Ohio, match the product to
  the area in which it was produced.

• Given various resources (string, paper plates,
  Styrofoam cups, cottonballs etc..) students will
  create their own product and sell it to the class.

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Democratic Processes

• Democratic Society
• Governments purpose
• Accomplish-ments

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Web Sites

• http//www.piperinfo.com/
• http//bizserve.com/statepages.html
• http//www.findlaw.com/
• http//www.law.cornell.edu/
• http//www.whitehouse.gov/WH/Welcome.html

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Activities

• Identify the purposes of state government.
• Link examples of governmental actions with the
  purposes of state government.
• Explain the basic function of each branch of
  local and state government.

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More Activities

• Identify people, past or present, who belong to
  each branch of government.
• Set up a class government depicting the three
  branches. Discuss the various jobs and make
  decisions regarding class actions.

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Citizenship Rights and Responsibilities

• Adult
• Working together
• Involvement
• Society

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Web Sites

• http//kidsvotingusa.org/
• http//www.usia.gov/education/cbyex.htm
• http//www.cpn.org/
• http//www.citizen.org/
• http//www.vote-smart.org/other/participate.html

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Activities

• Differentiate between facts and opinions
• Discuss issues facing local and state governments
• Assume leadership roles and reflect dispositions
  that will enhance the learners effectiveness in
  addressing public issues.

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More Activities

• Discuss the characteristics of a good citizen.
  Write an essay on good citizenship.
• Class debate on issues concerning the school or
  the class that the students find meaningful.

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CONCLUSION
The purpose of this assignment was to find
activities to use in elementary Social Studies
lessons to help students understand the six
strands. Through these activities they will have
a better understanding of their local community,
their state, their nation, and the world.
Hopefully the students will not only increase
their factual knowledge of social studies, but
also how to apply what they have learned to real
world situations.
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The End