Social Studies Technology Project Grade 3

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Social Studies TechnologyProject - Grade 3

• Gretchen Jansen
• Jane-Anne Maple
• Tara Stephens

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Introduction
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Purpose of Social Studies

• To learn what it means to be a human being in
  society.
• To develop the ability to make informed and
  reasoned decisions for the public good.
• To develop civic competence.

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Rationale
The third grade instructional model focuses on
the attributes of communities. Communities of
today and yesterday are examined, as well as
communities near and far.
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American Heritage
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American Heritage

• What makes us Americans?
• What common experiences, traditions and habits do
  we share?
• How have we been influenced by other cultures?

• How have we been shaped by the geography of the
  United States?
• How have we been shaped by the political and
  economic systems of the United States?

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Web Sites

• http//www.muohio.edu/oralhistory/ Miami
  Valley Oral History Project
• http//www.americanhistory.si.edu/hohr/springer/in
  dex.htm
  You Be The Historian
• http//teacher.scholastic.com/histmyst/index.asp
  
  History Mystery

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More Web Sites

• http//www.ohiokids.org/games/ohv/indexhtml
  A Trek Through Time at Ohio Village
• http//firstflight.open.ac.uk
  First Flight -- Wright Brothers

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Activities

• Interview local residents for an oral history of
  your community.
• Research old newspapers and documents to see how
  your community has changed.
• Develop a time line of local settlement based on
  your research and your oral history.

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More Activities

• Visit a local historical museum or restoration.
• Draw maps of your community yesterday and today.

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People In Societies
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People in Societies

• What are the different religious, racial and
  ethnic groups in the United States?
• How do we all come together to live as one
  society?

• How can we appreciate the contributions of each
  group?
• How do we learn to work together for the common
  good?

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Web Sites

• http//www.activedayton.com/entertainment/music/ci
  tyfolk.html Cityfolk
  Festival
• Http//mcweb.martin.k12.ky.us/hillsweb/
  Hillsweb Appalachias Magazine
• http//www.kidlink.org/KIDPROJ/MCC/

Calendar-based menu of multicultural celebrations
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More Web Sites

• http//wwwald.bham.wednet.edu/museum/museum.htm
  Electronic
  Ellis Island A Virtual Heritage Museum
• http//teacher.scholastic.com/immigrat/index.htm
  
  Immigration - Stories of Yesterday and Today

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Activities

• Find out which cultural groups have settled in
  your local area and why.
• Invite speakers from local cultural groups to
  discuss their heritage and why people from their
  group settled in the area.
• Hold a cultural fair of the cultures in your
  local community.

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More Activities

• Attend a performance by a local cultural arts
  group.
• Research the ways people in your community are
  the same and different.

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World Interactions
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World Interactions

• How is Ohios history linked to other parts of
  the world?
• Is Ohio interdependent on other nations?
• How does Ohio compare with neighboring states?

• How does Ohios climate effect its vegetation and
  resources?
• What do maps tell us about an area we are looking
  at, and why is this useful?

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Web Sites

• http//www.scholastic.com/dearamerica/postcard.htm
  
• http//kids.infoplease.com/ipka/A0855261.html
• http//www.mamalisa.com/world/

Dear America
Kids Almanac
Mama Lisas World
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More Web Sites

• http//ur.utenn.edu/ut2kids/maps/maps.html
• http//www.lightspan.com/common/pages/linkout5.asp
  ?lochttp3A2F2Fgsh2Elightspan2Ecom2Fproject
  2Fgg2Findex2EcfmbrowserTypeAOLOSTypebrowser
  Version5.0_prodGSHdisclaimerSize50disclaimer
  Locdisclaimer5.aspthisFramehttp3A2F2Fwww2El
  ightspan2Ecom2Fteacher2Fpages2Fprojects2Fdefa
  ult2Easp3F5Fprod3DLS265Fnav3DT25FprojsetI
  nternalTruereturnToclose

Mapmaker, Mapmaker, Make Me a Map
Geo Game
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Activities

• Students will illustrate the interdependence of
  countries.
  
• Plan and conduct a class field trip to observe
  the actual make-up of two different communities.
  Then, have the students construct models of the
  communities.

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More Activities

• Identify environmental influences and how plants
  and animals are important to a traditional
  culture. Specifically with the Bering Sea Eskimo
  people.
• Students will play, Where in The World Is to
  become familiar with large or major land masses
  and rivers.

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Even More Activities

• Students will orienteer to learn how to read and
  use a map.
• Students will locate various locations on a map
  using longitude and latitude.

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Decision Making and Resources
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Decision Making and Resources

• What resources are necessary to produce a service
  or product?
• What is supply and demand, and how does it relate
  to the resources we use for a product?

• What are some pros and cons in regards to
  specializing in one product?
• How does being educated affect the ability to
  produce and buy goods?

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Web Sites

• http//allowancenet.com/
  
  
• http//www.agedwards.com/bma/bma.fcgi?
• http//www.kidsmoneycents.com/front.htm

AllowanceNet
Choose Your Guide
Making Money Make Sense for Kids
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More Web Sites

• http//tqjunior.thinkquest.org/3901/
• http//www.cibc.com/smartstart/

Econopolis
CIBC SmartStart
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Activities

• Have the students list their most critical needs
  in the hour or two between the time they wake-up
  and arrive at school. Then have the students
  discuss how they obtain these needs. Finally,
  have them note all possible ways of obtaining
  each need.

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More Activities

• Given a series of four economic activities, the
  student will select the item that lacks a common
  characteristic with the other three. Then he
  will write, in a complete sentence, what the
  characteristic is that the other three items have
  in common.
• A Shopping at the Market simulation will be
  done to learn about money and purchasing power.

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Even More Activities

• Students will explore supply and demand and see
  how they relate to their everyday lives.
• Students will study consumption and how poor
  decision making can affect who has what and how
  much they have.

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Democratic Process
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Democratic Processes

• How can we, as a community, come together to
  assist the needs of society?
• How does the government go about setting up
  programs that promote order and security for our
  society?

• What is the purpose of local government and how
  does it affect us?
• How does the local government protect our rights,
  and promote peaceful resolutions to conflict?

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Web Sites

• http//www.governmentguide.com/govsite/aol/80000/h
  ttp//bensguide.gpo.gov
  
• Click on 3-5 section of Ben Franklins kite
• Click on National versus State Government
• http//www.ci.dayton.oh.us/html/government.html

Bens Guide to U.S. Government
City Government City of Dayton
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More Web Sites

• http//www.dare.com//D_KIDS/D_kids_Frame.htm
• http//www.ncpc.org/
• http//www.ou.edu/oupd/kidsafe/startkid.htm

D.A.R.E. Kids
National Crime Prevention Council Resource Center
Kid Safety on the Internet
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Activities

• Students will visit their local police station,
  and interact with McGruff the Crime Dog. They
  will learn about crime prevention, and peer
  pressure.
• Students will visit their local fire station and
  discuss fire safety with a fireman. After
  returning to the classroom, each child will
  develop a fire escape plan for their home.

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More Activities

• Students will visit their local Town Council
  meeting, and participate in a discussion of how
  the local government works.

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Even More Activities

• Students will discuss the importance of a
  neighborhood watch program, and discuss where the
  safe places are in the community.
• Students, after reviewing the internet site on
  internet safety provided by the Department of
  Public Safety, will write how they will safely
  use the internet.

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Citizenship Rights and Responsibilities
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Citizenship Rights and Responsibilities

• How does the Bill of rights affect us?
• What are good traits of a citizen?
• How can we demonstrate being a good citizen?

• How can we effect our community that we live in?
• Why is it important for us to follow specific
  rules and regulations?
• How can we promote fairness?

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Web Sites

• http//www.governmentguide.com/govsite/aol/80000/h
  ttp//bensguide.gpo.gov
  
• Click on 3-5 section of Ben Franklins kite
• Click on citizenship
• http//teacher.scholastic.com/barrier/home.htm

Bens Guide to U.S. Government
Breaking the Color Barrier
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Web Site / Activity
Bill of Rights in Action

• http//www.gateway-va.com/pages/special/nie/lesson
  2a.htm
• Students will copy and fill in the chart relating
  to the Bill of Rights found on the web page,
  using the local newspaper. Students will gain an
  understanding of how the Bill of Rights still
  relates today.
• Students will pick one article they found and
  respond to the questions found on the Bill of
  Rights in Action worksheet. (Link found at bottom
  of web site.)

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Web Site / Activity

• http//www.education-world.com/a_curr/curr008.shtm
  l
• After reading the five citizenship themes found
  on the web page, students will click on
  Activities for students in grades 2 and 3. The
  students will write out appropriate responses to
  the short stories.

Teaching Citizenships Five Themes
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Web Site / Activity

• http//yucca.forest.net/whootie/FMPro?-dbwhootie2
  -layweblay-formatchoose.htm-view
• The students will write a true story
  exemplifying at least one attribute that makes
  them a good citizen and a caring person.

Childrens Stories
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Activities

• The classroom will adopt one mile of the Great
  Miami River, and will clean that area during the
  River Corridor Cleanup.
• The students will pick one citizen of their town
  that is unable to get around easily, and find
  things they can do to help their neighbor.
  Students will write an essay telling how they
  helped that person.

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Conclusion
We have found that the internet provides many
resources for both the student, and for the
teacher. We have learned that not only can we
bring things from the internet to our students,
but we can send the students to the internet to
investigate appropriate web pages. We have
learned how to successfully search for a specific
topic on the internet, and how to effectively use
the information found to set up interesting
activities for students.
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Conclusion Continued
We have a greater understanding of the Ohio
Department of Education Social Studies Model, and
how to utilize the information to create lessons
and activities for our students. We lastly have
learned how to put together a Power Point
presentation, and how useful it will be to us as
teachers.