Ohio Social Studies Standards Kevin Hill Table of Contents Eight Standards of Social Studies History People in Societies Geography Economics Government Citizenship Rights and Responsibilities Social Studies Skills and Methods Science Technology and Society History Objective: To cover the tumultuous time before and after the American Civil War, and the political and sociological settings it occurred in History Activity 1 Lecture on the differences between life in the Southern and Northern States, particularly slavery Go to a computer room and have the class play an online “game” wherein they attempt to escape from slavery and flee to Canada http://academic.bowdoin.edu/flighttofreedom /intro.shtml History Activity 2 Lecture on the political landscape leading into the 1860 Presidential Election Map and charts showing the 1860 Election results: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_presidential_elec tion,_1860 Break the class into 4 groups corresponding to the different presidential parties, and have each group present their platforms. History Activity 3 Cover the Civil War in class through lecture An extensive Civil War information website: http://www.civil-war.net/ Have students do a comparison of the different strengths and weaknesses of the North and South, including material, motivation, geography, foreign sympathy, etc. A website offering suggested lesson plans and class activities on the Civil War http://www.pbs.org/civilwar/classroom/activities.html History Activity 4 Classroom lecture on Reconstruction Watch a PBS program on Reconstruction http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/reconstructio n/ History Activity 5 Have final class discussion on the effects of the Civil War and Reconstruction eras on America’s development People in Societies ► Objective: To explore the enormous social upheaval in the 1960s and 1970s in American culture. People in Societies Activity 1 ► Give the class a general overview of the 1960s and 1970s, building on information from previous chapters. Begin with foreign events and then move onto the effects on domestic America U.S. Census Bureau Information for 1970 ►http://www.census.gov/prod/www/abs/decennial/19 70cenpopv1.htm People in Societies Activity 2 ► Students will explore the struggle for Civil Rights for African-Americans in this era through lecture, worksheets, and videos ► A website on Civil rights struggles http://www.rethinkingschools.org/archive/17_0 2/Civi172.shtml People in Societies Activity 3 ► Students will learn about the women’s rights movement, and have class discussion on its impact today History of the Equal Rights Amendment ►http://www.equalrightsamendment.org/era.htm People in Societies Activity 4 ► Students will learn about other struggles for equality, including Hispanics, homosexuals, and Native Americans. ► The 1964 Civil Rights Act: http://usinfo.state.gov/usa/infousa/laws/majorla w/civilr19.htm People in Societies Activity 5 ► Counter-culture Students will watch a video about the youth counterculture movements, including demonstrations for peace in Vietnam, sexual liberation, rise of drug culture, rock and roll, etc. Have students interview someone they know who lived during the counter-culture era A site which correlates protest music of the counter culture movement to the events of the 1960s and 1970s ► http://www-rohan.sdsu.edu/~richard5/home.html Geography Objective: To discuss and learn about the differences of a variety of characteristics as they differ in countries around the world Geography Activity 1 Have students create a map representing world populations and density A world population density map: http://www.mapsofworld.com/world-populationdensity.htm Geography Activity 2 Students will learn about urbanization across the globe. Video presentation and class discussion on urban growth and implications A map that shows urbanization growth from 1955 to the present and potential future http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/spl/hi/world/06/urb anisation/html/urbanisation.stm Geography Activity 3 Through lecture and class discussion, students will learn about religious distribution in other countries compared to our own Statistical reference of religious composition in individual countries: http://www.worldfactsandfigures.com/religion.php Map of religious distribution among countries: http://www.mapsofworld.com/world-religion-map.htm Geography Activity 4 Watch a video comparing the standards of living of poorer nations to that of our own Map of GNI per country: http://www.mapsofworld.com/gni-per-capita.htm Map and information site on poverty: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poverty Geography Activity 5 As a general activity, have students create their own nation, and have them decide on its government, economy, social composition, religion, etc. Set up a system wherein student countries can grow in size, undergo change, interact with other students’ countries…perhaps even allow conflict between them. Economics Objective: To explain to students the basics of the free market system and its effect on history Economics Activity 1 Teach students the basic fundamentals of supply and demand, market competition, monopolies, etc Have students complete a worksheet to reinforce these concepts Adam Smith and the birth of free market belief http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Smith Economics Activity 2 Explain arguments for and against government control and influence on the economy Have students write a paper explaining their personal views of a government’s responsibility in the economy Short summary by the U.S. Department of State on U.S. government’s role in economy: http://economics.about.com/od/howtheuseconomywo rks/a/government.htm Economics Activity 3 Teach the students about the rise of capitalism during the Industrial Revolution and its social benefits and costs Break the class into groups and offer each group contemporary arguments for and against capitalism of the time, and have groups debate each other. Some impacts of the Industrial Revolution on society: http://industrialrevolution.sea.ca/impact.html Economics Activity 4 Teach students about the Great Depression in America and the rest of the world in the 1930s, and the subsequent rise of government role in the economy Perform a class role-playing scenario where students are citizens in the 1930s, going through the Great Depression. http://www.bringinghistoryhome.org/downloa ds/Fourth/4_Dep_Depression_Game.pdf Economics Activity 5 Teach students about the current world of increasing globalization and it’s implications for the future Have students find and read articles about “off-shoring” and other effects of a globalized economy An article on globalization and “offshoring”: http://globalenvision.org/library/3/647/ Government Objective: To explain the basic structures and operation of the United States Government Government Activity 1 Lecture and worksheet on the American Legislative Branch U.S. Constitution, Article I http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/data/constitution/ article01/ Government Activity 2 Lecture and worksheet on the American Executive Branch U.S. Constitution, Article II http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/data/constitution/ article02/ Government Activity 3 Lecture and worksheet on the American Judicial Branch U.S. Constitution, Article III http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/data/constitution/ article03/ Government Activity 4 Lecture and worksheet on the system of federalism in America Have students do a comparison between the Articles of Confederation and the Constitutional Government Comparison of government types http://www.usconstitution.net/consttop_fedr.ht ml Government Activity 5 Teach students about voting and representation in the American system Contrast our election system with the proportional representation system of other countries such as those in Europe An argument for proportional representation http://www.mtholyoke.edu/acad/polit/damy/Be ginnningReading/whatispr.htm Citizenship Rights and Responsibilities Objective: Teach students their position in American society as voters in a representative democracy Citizenship Rights and Responsibilities Activity 1 Students will do an activity wherein they respond to a variety of scenarios and determine whether each scenario represents one of an authoritative use of power, or a democratic use of power Another PowerPoint Presentation on Authoritarian vs. Democratic power Authoritarianism vs. Democracy Citizenship Rights and Responsibilities Activity 2 Students will briefly examine different types of governments and their inherent strengths and weaknesses, including an individual’s rights in each system Have students watch a video on the transformation of Germany’s Weimar Republic into Nazi Germany, and explore the reasons why it changed, and how it is relevant to systems of power even today Types of Governments: http://stutzfamily.com/mrstutz/WorldAffairs/typesof govt.html Citizenship Rights and Responsibilities Activity 3 Explain voting requirements throughout American history and how they evolved Have students research and write a short paper on the arguments for and against enfranchisement of different groups in American History. 15th Amendment: http://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/constitution.amend mentxv.html 19th Amendment: http://www.nps.gov/archive/malu/documents/amend19.ht m Citizenship Rights and Responsibilities Activity 4 Explore how the Electoral College system works Have students read a case study of the 2000 Presidential election, and have students argue the merits and flaws of the Electoral system as well as those of a direct popular vote system Map of 2000 Presidential Election results: http://www.usnews.com/usnews/news/election/m ap.htm Citizenship Rights and Responsibilities Activity 5 Hold a mock election near election season. Have students research candidate positions and present them during class. Then have students vote, and compare classroom results to the actual results. Social Studies Skills and Methods Objective: To teach students critical thinking and analytical skills, as well as an understanding of cause-and-effect relationships through history. They should be able to review arguments and rationales and come upon an informed decision based on facts and reasoning. Social Studies Skills and Methods Activity 1 Have students read contemporary arguments for and against the U.S. joining the League of Nations after World War One An overview of the debate: http://www.hno.harvard.edu/gazette/2004/03 .18/15-league.html Social Studies Skills and Methods Activity 2 Students will read and analyze arguments regarding isolationism in the 1930s Anti-Isolation: http://www.historymatters.gmu.edu/d/5162/ Pro-Isolation: http://www.cercles.com/n5/kennedy.pdf Social Studies Skills and Methods Activity 3 Break students into two groups and have them debate as opposing sides whether World War Two was an inevitability, or what steps could have prevented it Social Studies Skills and Methods Activity 4 Have students analyze the relationship between the Cold War and previous historical events in the 20th century Origins of the Cold War: http://mars.wnec.edu/~grempel/courses/wc2 /lectures/coldwar.html Social Studies Skills and Methods Activity 5 Have students examine the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962. Students should recognize the extent of how close the world came to nuclear war, and how the actions of Kennedy and Kruschev averted disaster Recordings of Kennedy in the Oval Office during the crisis http://www.hpol.org/jfk/cuban/ Science Technology and Society • Objective: to explore the effects and repercussions of technology on society Science Technology and Society Activity 1 • Watch a classroom video on the Industrial • Revolution and have students answer worksheet questions that follow the video Overview: – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Industrial_Revolution • Images of the Industrial Era: – http://www.mtholyoke.edu/courses/rschwart/ind_rev/ images/indust.html.htm Science Technology and Society Activity 2 • Have students write a narrative from the perspective of an Industrial era worker. The narrative should follow the worker’s daily experience, with emphasis on the new, changing technology of the time, and its consequences Science Technology and Society Activity 3 • Discuss the rise of suburbanization and its direct relationship to the rise of the automobile. Have students draw a comparison of the subsequent effects on society by contrasting urban and suburban life • Suburbs in America: – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suburb#Controve rsy Science Technology and Society Activity 4 • Classroom discussion on technology’s impact on world agriculture • Website that offers step-by-step process of negative impact of the Green Revolution – http://www.oxnet.org/updir/OxfamWorkshopA ctivitiesforTradeandGlobalization.doc Science Technology and Society Activity 5 • Students will learn about the Internet and its power of communication. They will also learn of some governments’ fear of free communication, by finding and reading articles such as this, regarding China’s Internet censorship: – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Firewall_of _China