Social StudiesSocial StudiesTechnology ProjectTechnology Project

Based on theBased on theODE SS ModelODE SS Model

Social Studies Social Studies

Activities for Grade 3Activities for Grade 3

Valerie Duffey

Jill Graham

Christy Hahn-Suttle

Ronald G. HelmsRonald G. HelmsWright State UniversityWright State University

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This presentation will give you a wide variety of web sites and activities that may be used in a 3rd grade social studies classroom. There will be activities given for each one of the six strands of the ODE social studies model.

INTRODUCTION

RationaleRationale Expand student’s knowledge of the Expand student’s knowledge of the

different strands of Ohio’s Social Studiesdifferent strands of Ohio’s Social Studies Broaden student’s awareness of the Broaden student’s awareness of the

InternetInternet Provide an interactive and interesting Provide an interactive and interesting

atmosphere in the classroom dealing atmosphere in the classroom dealing with Social Studies aspectswith Social Studies aspects

Give students opportunities to Give students opportunities to participate in activities involving the six participate in activities involving the six strands of Social Studiesstrands of Social Studies

GoalGoal

To allow theTo allow the students many students many opportunities to opportunities to discover discover numerous numerous aspects of aspects of Ohio’s Social Ohio’s Social Studies.Studies.

Third Grade Third Grade Performance ObjectivesPerformance Objectives

Given a set time period and a narrative Given a set time period and a narrative about the community,the learner will about the community,the learner will record changes that occurredrecord changes that occurred

Given the population of the local Given the population of the local community, the learner will describe community, the learner will describe cultural groups that live therecultural groups that live there

Given a map of the local community, Given a map of the local community, the learner will locate physical and the learner will locate physical and human featureshuman features

Performance Objectives Performance Objectives continuedcontinued

Given a consumer decision, the learner will Given a consumer decision, the learner will itemize the costs and benefits of alternative itemize the costs and benefits of alternative choices, including opportunity costchoices, including opportunity cost

Given an example of a local governmental activity, Given an example of a local governmental activity, the learner will describe how the activity the learner will describe how the activity addresses a purpose or purposes of the addresses a purpose or purposes of the governmentgovernment

The learner will work with others to govern a The learner will work with others to govern a group activity, as evidenced in part by the group activity, as evidenced in part by the capacity to:capacity to:– A. help create rulesA. help create rules– B. select leadersB. select leaders– C. follow directions and rulesC. follow directions and rules

American HeritageAmerican HeritageWeb SitesWeb Sites

www.americanheritage.com www.americanheritage.com At this site the students will learn valuable infoAt this site the students will learn valuable info

homepages.rootsweb.com/~maggieoh/highway.html homepages.rootsweb.com/~maggieoh/highway.html At this site the students will be able to trace their American At this site the students will be able to trace their American Heritage.Heritage.

www.earlyamerica.com/earlyamerica/index.html www.earlyamerica.com/earlyamerica/index.html The students will explore the amazing world of Early The students will explore the amazing world of Early America. America.

www.library.thinkquest.org/10854 www.library.thinkquest.org/10854 This is an excellent site to find out more on African-This is an excellent site to find out more on African-American Heritage.American Heritage.

www.www.userwebuserweb..piasanetpiasanet.com/.com/wiggerwigger At this site the students can go and find information on At this site the students can go and find information on German American Heritage.German American Heritage.

American Heritage Web American Heritage Web Sites continuedSites continued

www.www.americanwestcenteramericanwestcenter.org.org At this site the students can At this site the students can travel out west and travel travel out west and travel through the century.through the century.

American Heritage American Heritage ActivitiesActivities

Research your family history by interviewing Research your family history by interviewing relatives. Use letters, audio recordings, and relatives. Use letters, audio recordings, and videotape to compile a report on an important videotape to compile a report on an important time for your family. Make note of differing time for your family. Make note of differing observations about the same event.observations about the same event.

After research your family create a simple After research your family create a simple family tree to share in class. Students will be family tree to share in class. Students will be able to go to able to go to www.www.familytreemakerfamilytreemaker.com.com to to help them with this assignment.help them with this assignment.

Create a timeline of your family using any Create a timeline of your family using any important date that will show your families important date that will show your families history.history.

American Heritage American Heritage ActivitiesActivities

Port of entry activity Port of entry activity Students will use their detective skills to uncover Students will use their detective skills to uncover

the the stories of immigrants to the United States. This stories of immigrants to the United States. This activity is activity is a fun and exciting way to allow the students a fun and exciting way to allow the students to learn about to learn about immigration and how their American immigration and how their American Heritage came to be. Heritage came to be. www.memory.loc.www.memory.loc.govgov//ammamammam//ndnd//pedupedu/activity.html/activity.html

Historical DetectiveHistorical Detective Students will be given a case that needs to be Students will be given a case that needs to be

solved solved created by the American Memory web created by the American Memory web site. They will site. They will search the American Memory search the American Memory collections to solve the riddle collections to solve the riddle and learn about many and learn about many parts of American Heritage along the parts of American Heritage along the way. way.

www.memory.loc.www.memory.loc.govgov//ammamammam//ndnd//pedupedu/activity.html/activity.html

People and Societies People and Societies Web SitesWeb Sites

http://www.logs.org/people.htmlhttp://www.logs.org/people.html This This website has letters and journals from website has letters and journals from people of the past in Ohio about their people of the past in Ohio about their lives and other interesting facts. lives and other interesting facts.

http://www.oplin.lib.oh.us/OHS2/flint/ http://www.oplin.lib.oh.us/OHS2/flint/ This website deals with early settlers, This website deals with early settlers, Indians, and different learning games.Indians, and different learning games.

http://www.ohiokids.org/games/ohv/http://www.ohiokids.org/games/ohv/index.html Website with games and index.html Website with games and activities dealing with the history and activities dealing with the history and people of Ohio. people of Ohio.

People Websites cont’dPeople Websites cont’d

http://www.ohiokids.org/ Website made http://www.ohiokids.org/ Website made especially for kids with games, letters, especially for kids with games, letters, and information about Ohio’s people of and information about Ohio’s people of the past.the past.

http://dbs.ohiohistory.org/africanam/ This http://dbs.ohiohistory.org/africanam/ This is a website dedicated to the importance is a website dedicated to the importance of African Americans to Ohio’s history. It of African Americans to Ohio’s history. It contains letters, newspaper articles, contains letters, newspaper articles, journals, and other documents.journals, and other documents.

People in SocietiesPeople in Societies Activities Activities

Give students a map to locate Give students a map to locate where various groups have settled--where various groups have settled--Japanese, African-Americans. Japanese, African-Americans. Discuss reasons for these groups Discuss reasons for these groups settling where they have.settling where they have.

Discuss different cultures in Ohio Discuss different cultures in Ohio and study their origins and how and study their origins and how they came to Ohiothey came to Ohio

People’s Activities People’s Activities cont’dcont’d

Divide students into groups of five. Divide students into groups of five. Allow students to devise their own Allow students to devise their own cultures and where they will be cultures and where they will be located in the state of Ohio, and located in the state of Ohio, and graph new cultures on an overhead graph new cultures on an overhead to be made into a large wall map.to be made into a large wall map.

Have students develop a system of Have students develop a system of government for their culture. government for their culture.

People’s Activities People’s Activities cont’dcont’d

Have students develop numbers of Have students develop numbers of elderly, children, disabled people, elderly, children, disabled people, mental disorders, etc. Discuss how mental disorders, etc. Discuss how different cultures deal with these different cultures deal with these aspects--Japanese used to have a cut aspects--Japanese used to have a cut off age for elderly, then they were off age for elderly, then they were euthanized, China regulates the euthanized, China regulates the number of children that couples can number of children that couples can have.have.

World Interactions World Interactions Web SitesWeb Sites

www.www.eduplaceeduplace.com/geo/.com/geo/indexhiindexhi.html.html Game for students to learn about different Game for students to learn about different regions and places in the United Statesregions and places in the United States

www.www.geosysgeosys.com/.com/cgicgi-bin/-bin/genobjectgenobject//maproommaproom/tig51f1/tig51f1 Students can come to Students can come to this site and look at many maps and learn this site and look at many maps and learn more about how maps work.more about how maps work.

www.atlas.www.atlas.usgsusgs..govgov//mapitmapit.html.html At this At this site the students can use this national site the students can use this national Atlas of the United States and explore our Atlas of the United States and explore our 50 states in great detail.50 states in great detail.

Web Sites cont’dWeb Sites cont’d

www.emulateme.comwww.emulateme.com This site will This site will provide the students country provide the students country information from around the world, information from around the world, increasing the students cultural increasing the students cultural awareness.awareness.

www.nmnh.si.edu/gardenwww.nmnh.si.edu/garden At this site At this site the students will become aware of the the students will become aware of the exchange of goods from the past to the exchange of goods from the past to the present.present.

World Interactions World Interactions ActivitiesActivities

The students will read many different The students will read many different types of maps and relate them back to types of maps and relate them back to where they live.where they live.

On chart paper, copy and display the On chart paper, copy and display the poem “Columbus Day.” After the poem “Columbus Day.” After the children read it, have them research children read it, have them research Columbus’ Voyage and draw maps of it. Columbus’ Voyage and draw maps of it. In a class discussion, the children will In a class discussion, the children will share and explain their maps.share and explain their maps.

World Interaction Activities World Interaction Activities cont’dcont’d

The students will create a travel plan for The students will create a travel plan for another classmate to follow anywhere another classmate to follow anywhere around the world. The students will trade around the world. The students will trade directions and see if they can get to the directions and see if they can get to the other students types of world maps and other students types of world maps and directions.directions.

The students will be in cooperative learning The students will be in cooperative learning groups and study selected communities from groups and study selected communities from around the world. They will then compare around the world. They will then compare and contrast their culture to our own culture.and contrast their culture to our own culture.

Students will find out what resources Ohio Students will find out what resources Ohio provides and receives from other places and provides and receives from other places and will make a chart of all these resources. will make a chart of all these resources.

Decision Making & Decision Making & Resources Web SitesResources Web Sites

http://www.infinet.com/~legoe/icecream.http://www.infinet.com/~legoe/icecream.htmhtm This is showing demand for certain This is showing demand for certain goods created in the class store.goods created in the class store.

http://ecedweb.unomaha.edu/lit~goat.http://ecedweb.unomaha.edu/lit~goat.htmhtm This discusses how the story used This discusses how the story used immediate goods and resources to make immediate goods and resources to make their producttheir product

http://www.sec.gov/consumer/camp99/schttp://www.sec.gov/consumer/camp99/school1w.hool1w.htmhtm This is to inform those who want to This is to inform those who want to learn about saving and investing in the learn about saving and investing in the government or bonds.government or bonds.

Decision Making Decision Making Web Sites cont’dWeb Sites cont’d

http://landmark-project.com/eco-markethttp://landmark-project.com/eco-market// Students will get into groups and Students will get into groups and discuss materials that would be made of discuss materials that would be made of 50 recycled materials to sell to their 50 recycled materials to sell to their classmatesclassmates

http://www.infinet.com/~legoe/cookie.hthttp://www.infinet.com/~legoe/cookie.htm#CookieCaperm#CookieCaper This is exploring what cookies are This is exploring what cookies are better, and about major companies and better, and about major companies and their production of goodstheir production of goods

Decision Making & Decision Making & Resources ActivitiesResources Activities

Have a class store set up to work on Have a class store set up to work on coins, checks, and credit cards. Have coins, checks, and credit cards. Have the class shop using American coins, the class shop using American coins, as well as the currency of another as well as the currency of another country.country.

Have groups create land and show Have groups create land and show and tell what they would need to do and tell what they would need to do to cultivate the land.to cultivate the land.

Have the class investigate how Have the class investigate how different people save money and different people save money and make a chart of the results.make a chart of the results.

Decision Making and Decision Making and Resources cont’dResources cont’d

Have the students work for tokens in Have the students work for tokens in the classroom. They will then be able the classroom. They will then be able to use the tokens for materials in the to use the tokens for materials in the classroom.classroom.

Have each student, or group, Have each student, or group, research a certain service provided research a certain service provided by the local government, and give a by the local government, and give a presentation on what they have presentation on what they have discovereddiscovered..

Democratic ProcessDemocratic Process Web Sites Web Sites

http://www.queencity.com/lwv/ Gives http://www.queencity.com/lwv/ Gives information on the election process, information on the election process, current issues, and candidates and their current issues, and candidates and their positions.positions.

http://www.sandbox.com/ Internet for final http://www.sandbox.com/ Internet for final justice—Computer Judge Judy. Not legally justice—Computer Judge Judy. Not legally binding and the students can see process binding and the students can see process for “street justice.”for “street justice.”

http://www.whitehouse.gov/WH/http://www.whitehouse.gov/WH/Welcome.html Students can take a tour Welcome.html Students can take a tour and look at Supreme Court decisions.and look at Supreme Court decisions.

Democratic Websites Democratic Websites cont’dcont’d

http://www.senate.gov/ Students can http://www.senate.gov/ Students can take a tour of the Senate building and take a tour of the Senate building and contact their state senator.contact their state senator.

http://www.prairienet.org/~scruffy/http://www.prairienet.org/~scruffy/f.htm Students can observe laws and f.htm Students can observe laws and rules from different states around the rules from different states around the country and compare and contrast country and compare and contrast them.them.

Democratic Process Democratic Process ActivitiesActivities

Bring in a police officer as a guest Bring in a police officer as a guest speaker on how the police speaker on how the police department works for the people, that department works for the people, that it is a privilege the way it is here in it is a privilege the way it is here in America.America.

Have a series of mock trials about Have a series of mock trials about different cases involving students as different cases involving students as citizens deciding on real situations of citizens deciding on real situations of the community.the community.

Democratic Activities Democratic Activities cont’dcont’d

Bring in a firefighter as a guest Bring in a firefighter as a guest speaker to discuss how important it speaker to discuss how important it is for citizens to take part in the is for citizens to take part in the decisions for public services--like decisions for public services--like giving money to the fire department.giving money to the fire department.

Have lists of Ohio’s laws for students Have lists of Ohio’s laws for students to support/refute to the rest of the to support/refute to the rest of the class, and maybe the principal.class, and maybe the principal.

Democratic Activities Democratic Activities cont’dcont’d

Give students a set budget and Give students a set budget and three situations. Divide the class three situations. Divide the class into three groups in which each into three groups in which each group gets a situation. Each group group gets a situation. Each group must present their situation to the must present their situation to the class in a report of why their class in a report of why their situation should receive the situation should receive the money.money.

Citizenship Rights & Citizenship Rights & Responsibilities Web SitesResponsibilities Web Sites

http://www.logs.org/activities.htmlhttp://www.logs.org/activities.html Here Here students can find out about the different students can find out about the different branches of the governmentbranches of the government

http://www.teacherpathfinder.org/School/shttp://www.teacherpathfinder.org/School/school.htmlchool.html This site shows how you can use This site shows how you can use government in different subjects. This also government in different subjects. This also gives the teachers and the students gives the teachers and the students different resources to usedifferent resources to use

http://www.youthlink.org/http://www.youthlink.org/ Here student are Here student are able to get involved in the current issuesable to get involved in the current issues

Web Sites cont’dWeb Sites cont’d

http://www.ceismc.gatech.edu/bushttp://www.ceismc.gatech.edu/busyt/yt/ This site gives the teachers This site gives the teachers resources to use in their classroomresources to use in their classroom

http://www.whitehouse.govhttp://www.whitehouse.gov Students can use this site to find Students can use this site to find out more about the White House out more about the White House and what goes on hereand what goes on here

Citizenship Rights & Citizenship Rights & Responsibilities ActivitiesResponsibilities Activities Have each student research Have each student research

something occuring in the news something occuring in the news regarding local issues. Have them regarding local issues. Have them present what they discovered to the present what they discovered to the class.class.

Analyze a newspaper to see what Analyze a newspaper to see what information is factual or not true.information is factual or not true.

Have the class create classroom Have the class create classroom rules, and explain why these rules rules, and explain why these rules are important.are important.

Citizenship Rights and Citizenship Rights and Responsibilities cont’dResponsibilities cont’d

Have a group of students elected Have a group of students elected for positions in the classroom for for positions in the classroom for behavior management, lunch behavior management, lunch count, and cleaning up in the count, and cleaning up in the classroom.classroom.

Have a group of students facilitate Have a group of students facilitate the project of planting flowers and the project of planting flowers and trees in the school yard.trees in the school yard.

ConclusionConclusion

Students will have a better base of Students will have a better base of knowledge for governmental processes knowledge for governmental processes in the state of Ohio.in the state of Ohio.

Students will be able to explain the Students will be able to explain the basic principles of supply and demand.basic principles of supply and demand.

Students will gain more insight about Students will gain more insight about the history of the people of Ohio.the history of the people of Ohio.

Students will be exposed to goods made Students will be exposed to goods made and distributed in Ohio.and distributed in Ohio.

Conclusion cont’dConclusion cont’d

Students will become aware of events in Students will become aware of events in the news concerning their community.the news concerning their community.

Students will gain a broader spectrum Students will gain a broader spectrum for different cultures around the world.for different cultures around the world.