1. Kristina Rahrig Ohio History Grade: 4 ED 417 Power Point Presentation

2. Ohio Social Studies Strands 1. American Heritage 2. People in Societies 3. World Interactions 4. Decision Making and Resources 5. Democratic Processes 6. Citizenship Rights and Responsibilities 7. Science, Technology, and Society

3. American Heritage - Activities Research a well-known historical site in Ohio and summarize its history Evaluate different types of materials Ohio’s human prehistory used in terms of basic needs (flint, stone cobbles, bones) Research Ohio’s participation in the War of 1812 and create a power point on the findings

4. American Heritage - Activities Explain when and how Ohio was added to America Identify a famous native from Ohio and summarize who they are, where they are from, and what they did

5. Web Sites http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0108258.html http://www.ohiohistory.org http://www.noacsc.org/ohiohist http://www.prairienet.org/~pcollins/1812new.html http://www.ogs.org/

6. People in Societies - Activities Identify various Indian tribes who had settled in Ohio Summarize how various tribes made a living in a report Read about Tecumseh and summarize his life

7. People in Societies - Activites Have a Native American come and speak with the class Read about the Wright Brothers and summarize their life

8. Web Sites http://www.ohiokids.org/ohc/history/h_indian/people/tecumseh. html http://www.ohioflight.org http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0108258.html http://www.ohiokids.org/ohc/history/h_indian/people/lturtle. html http://www.oplin.lib.oh.us

9. World Interactions - Activities Measure the distance (in miles) from Ohio to other major cities in the world Use a map to locate major bodies of water in Ohio, the United States, and other nations in the world Identify the number of counties in Ohio, which one you live in, and the importance of the counties

10. World Interactions - Activities Locate various rivers in Ohio and discuss there importance to Ohio history Create a chart showing goods and services produced in Ohio and purchased in other nations

11. Web Sites http://geography.state.gove/htmls/plugin.html http://maps.yahoo.com http://www.riverwatch.noaa.gov/ http://www.indo.com/distance http://www.4maps.com/

12. Decision Making and Resources Activities Develop a new product and a way of marketing it Allow groups of students to experiment with different ways of producing some product Create a budget for one month based on wages 50 years ago

13. Decision Making and Resources Activities Visit a bank and discuss types of accounts and there uses Game about factors of production and payment received

14. Websites http://cesimo.ing.ula.ve/GAIA/SPD/factors_prod.html http://www.entrepreneurmag.com/ http://www.landmark-project.com/eco-market http://www.commercialbank.com http://www.adeda.org/_EconTalk/000005c0.htm

15. Democratic Processes - Activities Game about functions of each branch of local and state government Visit from the mayor to discuss the local government Create a presentation on the laws and regulations of the state

16. Democratic Processes - Activities Create a class letter to send to State Representatives regarding a current issue Field trip to the city council building

17. Web Sites http://politic.yahoo.com/politics/stateandlocal/Ohio/ http://www.state.oh.us/ http://www.ohio.gov http://www.senate.gov http://www.logs.org/

18. Citizenship Rights and Responsibilities Activities Mock Election Discuss some services that can be done within the community Create a presentation on a community service that is interesting to you

19. Citizenship Rights and Responsibilities Activities Discuss the requirements for voting and the importance of it Write a paper on the laws of the city and give your opinion on whether you think the law is effective

20. Websites http://kidsvotingusa.org/ http://www.aclu.org/issues/racial/racevote.html http://www.ed.gov/family/agbts/ http://www.kidsvista.com/socialstudies/government.html http://www.youthlink.org/

21. Science, Technology, and Society Activities Create a power point presentation Download clipart from the web Search the web for information needed for a paper

22. Science, Technology, and Society Activities Scan a picture and place it in a paper that is to be turned in Explain a useful website pertaining to social studies.

23. Websites http://dgl.microsoft.com/ http://www.smartdraw.com http://www.stockart.com http://www.yahoo.com http://www.dogpile.com