Social Studies Michael Graham 5th Grade The United States of America

Table of Contents  I. American Heritage  II. People in Societies  III. World Interactions  IV. Citizenship Rights and Responsibilities  V. Democratic Processes  VI. Decision Making and Resources  VII. Science and Technology in Society

American Heritage

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American Heritage Activities  Have the class create a timeline about important events of their American heritage  Have the students interview a local resident about the heritage of the town that they live in.  Have the class put together a skit that portrays an event in their local history  Have the students parents come in to speak to them about their own heritage  Have the class divide into groups to discuss what the have learned about American heritage after exploring the site

People In Societies

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People In Societies Activities  Have the students look up the word culture and give a report to the class on what it means to them.  Have a local resident come and talk to the class about their community  Form a class government  Have the class identify where people they know live, on a map  Have the class identify where the Indians lived, on a map

World Interactions

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World Interactions Activities  Have the class prepare reports about other countries  Have the students write to a pen pal in another country  Compare the weather in Ohio to that of another country  Write to companies in Ohio that are affiliated to a foreign country  Use a globe to play a game of finding other countries

Citizenship Rights and Responsibilities

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Citizenship Activities  Make up a class newspaper that discusses news around the home and school  Have a mock trial  Have debates over issues related to the town the students live in  Have a meeting to decide on an environmental activity they can do for the community(ex. Pick up trash along the road)  Come up with laws for the class to be voted on by the students

Democratic Processes

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Democratic Activities  Have the students make up a poster showing the purposes of the branches of government  Visit the local courthouse  Create class laws to be voted on by the students in a democratic way  Invite a congressman to speak to the class  Have a mock election in the classroom

Decision Making and Resources

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Decision Making Activities  Make a class list of goods and services used by their family  Have the class research a stock to follow  Have the class make up a new product to sell  Have the class research a product and tell how they could make it more “sellable”  Have the class make up a chart showing production of certain goods and services

Science and Technology

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Science and Technology Activities  Have all of the students get onto the World Wide Web and explore web sites that have to do with science or technology  Visit a local business and see how they use technology to get the job done  Have a guest speaker to let the students know what kind of technology will be appearing in their future  Have the students create a new company and give them fake money to spend on the technology they will need to run their company.  Show the students how to use a cell phone, pager, computer, or any other device that they will need to be familiar with in the future

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