Social Studies Activities Using Strands

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Social Studies Activities Using Strands

• Todd Sullivan
• 10th grade American History
• ED639 Dr. Helms

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American Heritage People

• 1) AmericanHeritage.com
• Read 1964 How the Sixties Began Article
• Respond A) Why was 1964 a pivotal year in US
  History? B) Who was elected in the 1964
  Presidential Election? C) What famous musical
  group arrived in the US in 1964?

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American Heritage People

• 2) Pilgrim Project
• Students are to design their own vessel for
  crossing the Atlantic Ocean like the Mayflower
  did in 1620.
• 3) Video I have a Dream
• What does Dr. Kings speech mean to you?
• 2 pages maximum double-spaced

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American Heritage People

• 4) Trip to Washington DC
• Visit US Capitol, Meet with Rep/Senator
• Smithsonian
• Arlington National Cemetery
• Mount Vernon

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American Heritage People

• 5) Oregon Trail Computer Game
• Why did many pioneers die on their way to the
  west coast?
• What were their hardships?
• Why is the computer game a good representation of
  what pioneers faced?

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People In Societies

• 1) Native American Writing Project
• Go to Native American-Internet Resources
• Research a tribe
• 4-6 pages Double Spaced
• Rough Draft due________
• Final Paper due _________

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People In Societies

• 2) Culture of the Confederacy
• Virtual Tour to Charleston SC
• Mr. Sullivans Powerpoint slideshow
• Why after 161 years, does the Confederacy and its
  values live on?
• Should the Stars and Bars be allowed to fly
  above Southern statehouses?

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People In Societies

• 3) Video Ethnic Notions
• A cogent and intellectual exploration of how
  African American stereotypes molded and reflected
  the reality of racial tension in the U.S. for
  over 100 years.
• Do you think these still exist in American
  schools today? Why? Why not?

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People in Societies

• 4) Sunwatch Field Trip
• How did early American Indians live in the Ohio
  Valley?
• What village design did they use?
• How long did they stay at Sunwatch?
• 5) Ohio Village Field Trip
• How did early Ohioans live? What were their
  trades?
• If you lived back during the Ohio Village era
  what would you want your career to be?

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World Interactions

• 1) Model United Nations
• Select a member-state
• Form committees (Security Council, IAEA)
• Mock General Assembly
• Choose Secretary-General

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World Interactions

• 2) Video The United Nations
• 3) Movie The Diary of Anne Frank
• Why did the Allies ignore the Holocaust until
  after the fall of Nazi Germany?
• What values stand out to you from the story of
  Anne Frank and her family?

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World Interactions

• 4) 9/11 and The War on Terror
• How did 9/11 and its aftermath change US Foreign
  Policy?
• Was Iraq an appropriate front?
• How has the World reacted to The War on Terror?
  Pro? Con?

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World Interactions

• 5) Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego,
  Computer Game
• How has flight changed World Travel?
• If you were to go abroad, where would you like to
  go? Why?
• Effects of Globalization on the US Economy

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Citizenship, Rights Responsibilities

• 1) The US Constitution
• We The People
• Why were checks and balances created in the
  tricameral system of government
• What was a major compromise of the Constitutional
  Convention? (Hint our nations _____)

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Citizenship, Rights Responsibilities

• 2) GOTV
• Register Seniors to vote
• Why is Get Out the Vote important?
• Do you believe it is a necessary right to be able
  to vote?
• Or is it a privledge? Discuss

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Citizenship, Rights Responsibilities

• 3) Mock Congress
• Choose a district you would like to represent
• Select Leadership (Majority and Minority)
• You will be given an issue to support/reject
• Abortion
• Voting Rights
• War Spending
• Budget

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Citizenship, Rights Responsibilities

• 4) Movie The American President
• How did President Shepard react when criticized
  in regards to his adult relationship?
• Why was the Presidents staff so important in
  regards to how the White House functioned?
• Would you want to be President someday?
• Discuss

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Citizenship, Rights Responsibilities

• 5) 20 Plays for American History Classes
• The reproducible scripts dramatize such important
  events and personalities as the settlement of
  Jamestown, Ben Franklin, the Boston Tea Party,
  Junipero Serra, writing the Constitution, Harriet
  Beecher Stowe, Clara Barton, John Muir, the Dust
  Bowl, and the Little Rock school crisis.
  Formatted for production, the plays also work
  well for Readers Theatre. The book includes
  staging suggestions and many speaking parts in
  addition to the main characters so everyone may
  participate

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Democratic Processes

• 1) The History of Labor Unions
• Why were unions important to the American worker?
• How did the power of Unions erode after 1970?
• Why do you think this took place?

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Democratic Processes

• 2) The Civil Rights Movement
• Montgomery Bus Boycott to Memphis 1968
• How did Martin Luther King Jr. change America?
• Had King not been assassinated do you believe
  todays nation would have been different?
• How did Malcolm X, The Nation of Islam and the
  Black Panthers change the Civil Rights Movement?

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Democratic Processes

• 3) US Supreme Court
• How does the judicial system fit into a
  democracy?
• Read The Brethren
• How did the Burger Court operate?
• Who were swing votes on the Court?
• What landmark decisions were made during Burgers
  term as Chief Justice?

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Democratic Processes

• 4) Political Interest Groups
• How are PACs important to decision making in
  Washington and Columbus?
• Do you believe groups should peddle its interests
  to Politicians?
• Why or Why not?

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Democratic Processes

• 5) Movie Remember the Titans
• How did sports help the country desegregate?
• What morals did you find from the film?
• Do you think desegregation of schools helped
  solve racism?

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Decision Making Resources

• 1) The Industrial Revolution
• How did the Industrial Revolution change America
  from an agrarian society into an industrial one?
• Who were the key men in the US Industrial
  Revolution?
• How did their corporations fuel the growth of
  cities?

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Decision Making Resources

• 2) Video The Age of the City
• 3) Video Andrew Carnegie The Gospel of Wealth
• 4) Law of Supply and Demand
• How does this economic law effect everyday
  American life?
• Example wine eggs

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Decision Making Resources

• The NY Stock Exchange
• How do stocks work?
• Mock stock purchases
• Follow purchases for 1 week
• Did you make ? Lose? Why?
• Discuss your company profiles

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Science, Technology Society

• 1) The Rise of the Tech Age
• How has technology changed society and our
  economy?

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Sites Used

• www.americanheritage.org
• www.un.org
• www.socialstudies.com
• www.archives.gov
• www.whitehouse.gov