1. Ohio Social Studies Strands

2.  By Eric J. DeMichele ED439 – Dr. Helms  A list of websites and projects that teaches students specifically about the six educational strands relative to social studies

3. The Six strands  American Heritage  People in Societies  World Interactions  Decision Making and Resources  Democratic Process  Citizenship, Rights, and Responsibilities

4. American heritage

5. Websites  http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/academic/history/mars hall/military/civil_war_usa/ http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/academic/history/mars hall/military/civil_war_usa/  http://lcweb2.loc.gov/amhome.html http://lcweb2.loc.gov/amhome.html  http://history.hanover.edu/texts.html http://history.hanover.edu/texts.html  http://www.stanford.edu/group/King/ http://www.stanford.edu/group/King/  http://www.dol.gov/dol/asp/public/programs/histor y/main.htm http://www.dol.gov/dol/asp/public/programs/histor y/main.htm

6. Activities  Write your congressman from the point of view of a Southerner, Northerner, or Slave to persuade against war  Discuss “On this day in History” from the website in class everyday for 5 minutes  Re-enact the Salem Witchcraft Trials in class  Re-enact Martin Luther King’s march on Washington and “I have a dream” speech  Identify and explain the Secretary of Labor and his/her responsibilities

7. People in societies

8. Websites  http://www.sas.upenn.edu/African_Studies/AS.htm l http://www.sas.upenn.edu/African_Studies/AS.htm l  http://www.csuohio.edu/history/japan/index.html http://www.csuohio.edu/history/japan/index.html  http://link.lanic.utexas.edu/menic/ http://link.lanic.utexas.edu/menic/  http://vlmp.museophile.com/ http://vlmp.museophile.com/  http://www.cs.cmu.edu/Unofficial/Canadiana/REA DME.html http://www.cs.cmu.edu/Unofficial/Canadiana/REA DME.html

9. Activities  Internet based treasure hunt on African-American History  Bring your Kimono to school project – discuss and explain the value in Japanese culture  Religious roundtable – Students assigned different religions to research  Take a virtual museum tour of any foreign country  Research and discuss sports that originated from foreign countries

10. World interactions

11. Websites  http://kayenta.geog.byu.edu/gisonline/ http://kayenta.geog.byu.edu/gisonline/  http://www.usgs.gov/education/ http://www.usgs.gov/education/  http://www.lib.utexas.edu/Libs/PCL/Map_collectio n/Map_collection.html http://www.lib.utexas.edu/Libs/PCL/Map_collectio n/Map_collection.html  http://www.frw.ruu.nl/nicegeo.html http://www.frw.ruu.nl/nicegeo.html  http://www.mapblast.com/ http://www.mapblast.com/

12. Activities  Learn countries and capitals of Asia  Learn countries and capitals of Europe  Learn countries and capitals of Africa  Learn countries and capitals of South America  How do I get there? – Go to Mapblast.com and find directions to get from one point to another

13. Decision making and resources

14. Websites  http://www.ncsa.uiuc.edu/edu/RSE/RSEyellow/gn b.html http://www.ncsa.uiuc.edu/edu/RSE/RSEyellow/gn b.html  http://www.ncsa.uiuc.edu/edu/ilm/resources/educat ors/subject/SRESeconomy.html http://www.ncsa.uiuc.edu/edu/ilm/resources/educat ors/subject/SRESeconomy.html  http://ecedweb.unomaha.edu/ http://ecedweb.unomaha.edu/  http://www.landmark-project.com/eco-market/ http://www.landmark-project.com/eco-market/  http://www.federalreserve.gov/ http://www.federalreserve.gov/

15. Activities  Goodnews Bears Stock Market Project  Marriage simulation project – making and maintaining a household budget  How has the Constitution shaped the economy of the U.S.? – identify characteristics of market economy and provisions in the Constitution that support it.  Eco-marketing project – economic issues  Federal Reserve Bank – research and discuss history and implications

16. Democratic process

17. Websites  http://www.ohio.gov/ http://www.ohio.gov/  http://supct.law.cornell.edu/supct/index.html http://supct.law.cornell.edu/supct/index.html  http://www.whitehouse.gov/WH/Welcome.html http://www.whitehouse.gov/WH/Welcome.html  http://www.senate.gov/ http://www.senate.gov/  http://www.fbi.gov/ http://www.fbi.gov/

18. Activities  Hold a mock election for president of the U.S.  Pick a Supreme Court case to review and give your opinion on the decision  Email your U.S. Senator with any questions or concerns you have  Participate in the Junior Special Agent program of the FBI.  Hold a mock session of Congress – introducing new bills that the students construct

19. Citizenship, rights, and responsibilities

20. Websites  http://www.youthlink.org/ http://www.youthlink.org/  http://www.ed.gov/Family/agbts/ http://www.ed.gov/Family/agbts/  http://www.citizen.org/ http://www.citizen.org/  http://ibert.org/ http://ibert.org/  http://www.ehhs.cmich.edu/ins/serv/ http://www.ehhs.cmich.edu/ins/serv/

21. Activities  Discuss top youth issues in the U.S. today  Do a product testing and rating in class to determine the best brand of a particular product  Dissect the federal budget project – Students decide what goes and what stays  Hold a mock town meeting to discuss issues relative to their hometown  Take a field trip to city hall