Social StudiesOhio History

Scott HelterGrade 4

• http://www.ohiotourism.com/industry/heritage/index.html

• http://www.ohiokids.org/games/ohv/index. html

• http://www.kidport.com/• http://www.isu.edu/~trinmich/storeaudios. html

• http://www.pcdl.lib.oh.us/miami/miami.htm

• The students will conduct interviews about state history.

• The students will learn about early Ohio settlers through the Oregon trail.

• The students will do a small essay about a famous ohioian.

• The students will pick a n Ohio historical event and examine documents

• the students will use maps to determine the most important environmental areas.

• http://www.logs.org/people.html

• http://www.amish-heartland.com/

• http://www.fi.edu/flights/first/intro.html

• http://www.seorf.ohiou.edu/~xx057/

• http://www.ourheroes.com/

• The students will do a report on a famous Ohio person.

• The students will use a diagram to distinguish the differences between the amish and their community.

• Create a timeline of african american influence in ohio.

• On a map locate the different indian tribes that lived in ohio.

• Create a list of important ohio people that have had national influence.

• http://www.logs.org/people.html

• http://www.ourheroes.com/welcome.html

• http://www.amish-heartland.com/

• http://fermi.jhuapl.edu/states/maps_bw/oh_bw.gif

• http://abs.ohiohistory.org

• The students will create a map and a map key.• The students will locate major land forms and

waterways and compare them to the rest of the world.

• The students will compare the area of Ohio to other countries in the middle east.

• The students will examine Ohio weather patterns and compare them.

• The students will compare crops and resources with other states and countries.

• http://www.ncsa.uiuc.edu/edu/RSE/RSEyellow/gnb.html#purp

• http://www.chicagofed.org/

• http://atozteacherstuff.com/lessons/Choices.shtml

• http://teacher.scholastic.com/lessonrepro/results/index.asp

• http://ecedweb.unomaha.edu/teach.htm

• Locating newspaper clippings the students investigate certain demands on products.

• Using a map the students will finds various resources in Ohio.

• Given a monthly budget the students will maintain and determine where the money goes.

• The students will do a report on the difficulties they encountered while using a budget.

• Students will investigate what resources are the most productive in Ohio.

• http://www.state.oh.us/• http://politics.yahoo.com/politics/

stateandlocal/Ohio/• http://oplin.lib.oh.us/products/ohiodefined/

message.html• http://www.ncss.org/home2.html• http://teacher.scholastic.com/lesson/results/

view.asp?

• The students will develop the laws of the classroom.

• The students will develop a peace agreement to be used when playing on the playground.

• The students will create their own Bill of Rights.

• The students will follow the local election and report on the issues at hand.

• Http://www.stateline.org/

• http://www.state.oh.us/ohio/legislat.htm

• http://www.naco.org/counties/counties/index.cfm

• http://www.piperinfo.com/state/state_detail.cfm?state=Ohio

• Have each student come up with a school plan that will give the students more rights and present to class.

• Determine between opinion and fact. The students will give me statements and I will write them on the opinion or fact side of the board.

• Divide the class into four groups. give each group an issue to investigate and the have them present it to the class.

• Hold a class election. Have candidates speak to the class. Have students vote and give reasons why they picked the candidate.

• The students will write the mayor or governor about a specific issue. They will then give a report in front of the class about the response they received.

It is important that students understand the city, state and

country in which they live. Through the presentation, I was able to give examples and web

sites that will help develop students knowledge in social

studies.