Social Studies Technology Project

Erica Boone & LeeAnn Hostler

Education 608

Wright State University

Fall 2001

Table of Contents• List of Ohio Social Studies Strands• Description of Project• Strand I: websites and activities• Strand II: websites and activities• Strand III: websites and activities• Strand IV: websites and activities• Strand V: websites and activities• Strand VI: websites and activities• Strand VII: websites and activities

Ohio Social Studies Strands

I. American Heritage and People in Societies

II. People in Societies

III. World Interactions

IV. Citizenship Rights and Responsibilities

V. Democratic Processes

VI. Decision Making and Resources

VII. Science, Technology and Society

Project DescriptionThis project is designed to match the Ohio

Social Studies Strands with appropriate

activities and websites that meet these goals.

It can be used as a guide for teaching Ohio

History to Fourth

Grade Class.

Strand I

American

Heritage

Web SitesOhio Kids

http://www.ohiokids.org

National Air Races

http://www.whs.org/airrace.index.htm

CIA Homepage for Kids

http://www.odci.gov/cia/ciakids/index/htm

Geology

www.geology.com

Ancestry

www.ancestry.com

Activities• Students create a timeline of events that

happened in Ohio History

• In small groups, students research the U.S. presidents that came from Ohio and create presentations

• Class trip to the Air Force Museum to learn more about Orville & Wilbur Wright’s first flight

More Activities

• Students trace their family line to discuss their own heritage via parents, grandparents and the previous listed website.

• Students graph the culture groups represented in the early settlers with the percentage of settlers on the y-axis and the name of the cultural group on the x-axis

Strand II

People

In

Societies

Web Sites

Ohio Indians

www.ohiokids.org/kids/ohc/history/h/indians/

Educational Web Adventures

www.eduweb.com/adventure.html

People: Past and Present

www.ala.org/parentspage/greatsites/people2/html

Global Ethics

www.globalethics.org

Family Tree Magazine

www.familytreemagazine.com/101sites/101_american.html

Activities

• Create a map of where Native American tribes lived in Ohio

• Ask guest speakers to come to class to discuss their local cultural group

• Read biographies of people from various cultural groups in Ohio’s development

More Activities

• Read the book Mounds of Earth and Shell about the early mound builders in Ohio

• Watch the video The Prehistoric Ohioans

Strand III

World

Interactions

Web SitesWorld Safari

www.supersurf.com

Map Quest

http://www/mapquest.com/

Going Places

http://www/pbs.org/wnet/goingplaces3/

Geographica

http://www.geographica.com/

CIA world Fact Book

http://www.cia/gov/publications/factbook/index.html

Activities

• Create a relief map of Ohio using clay to identify different elevations

• Students make posters of various land forms and bodies of waters

• Map Exploration-in small groups, students compete to find information on a world map

More Activities

• Students plan a trip through Ohio

• Students create a chart showing goods in services produced in Ohio and purchased in other nations

Strand IV

Citizenship Rights

and

Responsibilities

Web SitesState and Local Government

http://lcweb.loc.gov/global/state/stategov/html

Citizenship

www.timeforcitizenship.com

American Promise

www.mccte.org/links/ceurls.html

Congress Link

www.congresslink.org/emdoneducation.html

Character Education Linkswww.carcas.soehd.csufresno.edu/bonnercenter/ce_links.html

Activities• Read and discuss current events

• Determine how you would campaign to win rights that they were being denied? Students develop a peaceful campaign to support their rights.

• Have students investigate opportunities for volunteering in their communities

More Activities

• Ask students to write a short essay describing how they might help a new immigrant feel comfortable in their school

• Class debate about whether or not the government owes the Native Americans anything for the way that their ancestors were treated.

Strand V

Democratic

Processes

Web SitesBen’s Guide to Government for Kids

http://bensguide.gpo.gov

The Constitution

www.law.emory.edu/FEDERAL/usconst.html

Government

www.kidsvista/com/socialstudies/government.html

Children’s Service Election and Voter Sites

www.monroe.lib.in.us/childrens/votewebs.html

Civis Online

www.civics-online.org/parents/explore.cfm

Activities• List what police officers do then ask an officer

to visit. Compare these lists.

• Conduct a mock trial

• Write a letter to a government official

More Activities

• Conduct a class election. Ask students to run for positions and include campaign managers and speeches.

• Look at census information from your city, county and state. Determine what kind of information the census collects.

Strand VI

Decision Making

and

Resources

Web SitesJust for Kids

www.cyfernet.org/justfor kids.html

Wired Kids

www.wiredkids.org

Economic Education Link

www.econedlink.org/weblinks/index

GreatKid/Teen Friendly

www.akrac.k12.ak.us/HKRAC/programs/fchild/html

ThinkQuest

http://www.thinkquest.org/index.html

Activities• Students create posters that illustrate Ohio’s six

natural resources-water, soil, minerals, animals, fuel & forests

• Students make a budget of how they will spend their money

• Presentations by local businesses about what they produce

More Activities

• make a chart showing what kind of jobs the parents have (goods, services)

• Product testing-compare products using a Venn diagram

Strand VII

Science,

Technology

and Society

Web Sites

Classroom Connect

www.classroom.net

Human Rights and Organizations

www.afirst.uiuc.edu/human.html

Educational Tech Top 10

www.fno.org/techtopten.html

COSI Homepate

www.cosi.org

Ohio on-line zoo

www.osera.org/awesome.htm

Activities

• Evaluate different web pages related to a particular topic. For example: research on Paul Laurence Dunbar (http://www.udayton.edu/~dunbar/)

• field trip to COSI

• visit an Ohio on-line zoo

More Activities

• Students create a power point presentation to share Ohio research with the class

• Students use a word processor to create a research report