OHIO HISTORY 4 th /5 th Grade Trina Penn

Strand 1: American Heritage  /ohiohist /ohiohist  story.html story.html  h.us/products/build h.us/products/build  rg/ohc rg/ohc 

Strand 1 Activities  Name a well-known Ohio historical site and summarize its history  Create Native American art projects  Explain when and how Ohio was added to America

Strand 1 Activities  Have students make a necklace from buckeyes  Describe some ways that Ohio could celebrate their bicentennial in 2003

Strand 2: People in Societies  Wysiwyg://121/ w.ohio200.org  africanam africanam  Wysiwyg://130/ rdiary.freeservers.com  canal.html canal.html 

Strand 2 Activities  Read about and summarize life of the Wright brothers  Name 2 famous Ohio women and describe their contributions  Name three of your favorite entries by Verda E. Galbreath Carter

Strand 2 Activities  Name 2 famous African Americans from Ohio and describe their contributions  Have Native American come in to speak to class

Strand 3: World Interactions  nce nce  m/science/geography m/science/geography  bs/PCL/map_collection/un ited_states/Ohio_90.jpg bs/PCL/map_collection/un ited_states/Ohio_90.jpg  e/htmls/plugin.html e/htmls/plugin.html 

Strand 3: Activities  Measure distance from Ohio to other major cities across the world  Count many counties are in Ohio and which one do we live in  Geography game about places in Ohio

Strand 3 Activities  Write a letter to a student from another area of the world  Visit from a foreign exchange student to explain their culture

Strand 4: Decision Making & Resources  project.com/eco-market project.com/eco-market   edu/RSE/RSEyellow/gnb. html edu/RSE/RSEyellow/gnb. html  du/home2.htm du/home2.htm 

Strand 4 Activities  Mock Stock Market investment with follow-up on fake $  Follow a dollar bill  New dollar overview and history

Strand 4 Activities  Develop new product and way to market it  Visit from bank employee to explain savings accounts, checking accounts, etc.

Strand 5: Democratic Process  m m     cornell.edu/supct/inde x.html cornell.edu/supct/inde x.html

Strand 5 Activities  Write a letter to State Representative regarding a current events issue  Mock court case before the Ohio Supreme Court  Follow a law from beginning to signing

Strand 5 Activities  Visit from mayor to explain how local government works  Game about the terms and responsibilities of senators, representatives, judges, governor, etc.  Field trip to the State House

Strand 6: Citizenship Rights & Responsibilities  m/body.html m/body.html  u/ins/serv u/ins/serv  agbts/ agbts/   socialstudies/government. html socialstudies/government. html 

Strand 6 Activities  Mock voting  Civil worker to visit and explain “service to community”, what it means and how students can participate  Write a paper describing one community service they would like to get involved in

Strand 6 Activities  Write an editorial to a newspaper about their view on a current event  Discuss a current civil rights case and students write a summary of case along with their opinion/support of opinion

Conclusion  Ohio History can be taught at any level and to any grade.  There are a tremendous amount of resources on the Internet to help teach this subject.  Websites have many activities including quizzes, games, projects, and events.