1. Social Studies Strands Project on Communities for 3rd Grade Jill Botkins Gwen Miller Julie Eickmeyer Stephanie McIntire Stephanie Waldbillig

2. Table of Contents American Heritage People & Societies World Interactions Decision Making & Resources Democratic Process Citizenship Rights & Responsibilities Science, Technology & Society

3. American Heritage (websites) –http://umn.edu/ihrc »Histroy of Immigration –http://www.ohiokids.org »Historical Documents –http://www.history.org »Colonial Williamsburg –http://ohiohistory.org »Ohio Historical Society –http://www.costumes.org »View Historical Clothing

4. American Heritage (activities) Activity 1 –Using the newspaper, students will keep a journal of changes taking place in the community. Activity 2 –Students will create a timeline of community events. Activity 3 –After reading Changing American Cityscape, students will compare and contrast the city in two different time periods.

5. American Heritage (activities) Activity 4 –Students will find newspaper articles from the past and share them with the class. Activity 5 –Students will interview an elderly friend or neighbor about what life was like in the past.

6. People & Societies (websites) http://www.familytreemaker.com »Make A Family Tree http://www.kidlink.org/KIDPROJ/MCC »Multicultural Calendar http://www.shakerwssg.org »Shaker Frontier of the West http://americanhistory.si.edu »Smithsonian National Museum of History http://www.peak.org/~mransom/pioneers.html »The Oregon Trail

7. People & Societies (Activities) Activity 1 –Students will discuss different cultures in the classroom, school, and community. Activity 2 –Students will make a diversity chart of the classroom. Activity 3 –Students will make a family tree.

8. People & Societies (Activities) Activity 4 –Students will write a biography of their life and compare and contrast them with their classmates. Activity 5 –Students will research how their family came to live in the area.

9. World Interactions (websites) http://www.kids.infoplease.com »Student Almanac http://www.mapquest.com »Directional Maps http://www.mamalisa.com/world »World songs & poems http://www.scholastic.com/dreamamerica/postc ard.htm »Postcard Writing http://crusty.er.usgs.gov/mapit »Map Generator

10. World Interactions (Activities) Activity 1 –Students will correspond with pen pals from another country. Activity 2 –Students will map various routes between their communities and others. Activity 3 –Students will use a map scale to measure the distance from their community and another place in Ohio.

11. World Interactions (Activities) Activity 4 –Students will compare and contrast their community with another. Activity 5 –Students will find out who Ohio exchanges resources with.

12. Decision Making & Resources (websites) http://www.youthlink.org »Youth In Action http://allowancenet.com »Allowance Activities http://mcgruff.org »Safety http://www.dare.com/D_KIDS/ D_KIDS/frame.htm »Drug Awareness http://www.teachrkids.com/front s/money1/htm »Counting & Saving Money

13. Decision Making & Resources (Activities) Activity 1 –Students will compare U.S. currency with another countries currency. Activity 2 –Students will set up a store with foreign currencies in the classroom. Activity 3 –Students will describe different goods and services offered in their community.

14. Decision Making & Resources (Activities) Activity 4 –Students will discuss daily decisions and how they make those decisions. Activiy 5 –Students will discuss how they decide what to spend their money on.

15. Democratic Process (websites) http://www.vote-smart.org »Kids Voting Online http://www.whitehouse.gov/kids »The White House For Kids http://pbs.org/democracy/kids/mygovt/index.html »Kids Democracy Project http://www.ohio.gov »Ohio Government http://kidsvotingusa.org »Kids Get To Vote

16. Democratic Process (Activities) Activity 1 - Students will participate in KidsVote Activity 2 - Students will elect classmates to fill classroom jobs Activity 3 - Students will participate in a mock trial Activity 4 - Students will elect a class president

17. Citizenship Rights & Responsibilities (websites) http://www.odci.gov/cia/ciakids »CIA Kids Page http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0769450.html »The Bill of Rights http://www.govspot.com/state/oh.htm »State of Oho Government http://www.statelocal.gov/ »State & Local Government http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/KidsClick!/ »Society

18. Citizenship Rights & Responsibilities (Activities) Activity 1 –Students will hold a mock community meeting and debate a school issue. Activity 2 –Students will identify the purpose of government in their community. Activity 3 –Students will start a recycling program at school

19. Citizenship Rights & Responsibilities (Activities) Activity 4 –Students will find an article in the paper about local government and determine how it benefits the community. Activity 5 –Have the mayor come speak to the class.

20. Science, Technology, & Society (websites) http://cprr.org »Central Pacific Railroad Museum http://brainpop.com »National Science & Technology Standards http://quintepoch.com »World History http://www.learner.org/exhibits/weather »Science Fair Exhibits http://www.weather.com »The Weather Channel

21. Science, Technology, & Society (Activities) Activity 1 –Students will identify technology they use in their lives. Activity 2 –Students will discuss what their lives would be like without technology. Activity 3 –Students will interview an adult about what technology was available when they were kids.

22. Science, Technology, & Society (Activities) Activity 4 –Students will determine which technological innovations originated in their community. Activity 5 –Students will participate in an Invention Convention.