Ohio History
Grade 4
Ohio Social Studies Strands
By Heidi Shively
ED 417-02
Table of Contents
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American Heritage
 People in Societies
 World Interactions
 Citizenship Rights
 Democratic Processes
 Decision Making and Resources
 Science, Technology, and Society
American Heritage
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Aspects of the Past
 Uniqueness of the American people in the
world
 Recognizing similarities between cultures
American Heritage Goals
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The students will be able to:
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1. Students will be able to identify the
sequence of events in history.
2. Students will be able to group events on
a timeline.
3. Students will be able to recognize that
change occurs in history.
Web Sites
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http://www.ohiotourism.com
This website shows what Ohio has to offer. It
includes major events, maps, etc.
http://www.ohio200.org
This website has a countdown until the
Bicentennial celebration for Ohio.
http://www.ohio200.org/news/qrtrdsgn.html
This website has a current update on the
Birthplace of Aviation design recommended for
the Ohio quarter.
More websites
http://www.ohiokids.org
This website offers timelines, history, games,
and programs for kids.
http://www.odod.state.state.oh.us
This page shows the development that is
occurring in Ohio. It shows results of the
census and more.
Activities
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Students will create a timeline of important
historical events that occurred in Ohio
 Students will look up reference materials on Ohio.
This will include: encyclopedias, magazines,
almanacs, atlases, maps, globes, etc.
 Students will visit the Springfield Heritage center
on a field trip to see artifacts and historical
documents.
More Activities
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Students will talk to a relative about what
has happened in Ohio during their lifetime.
 History Bingo: Create a bingo card with
vocabulary words, facts, and events during
Ohio’s development. Play bingo using this
information with the students.
People In Societies
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Recognizes what cultural groups are.
 Recognizes the differences of ethnic groups.
 Recognizes what immigrants are and their
continent of origin.
People In Societies Goals:
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Students will be able to:
1. Identify the various kinds of cultural groups that
have lived or live in Ohio.
 2. Identify or explain how various cultural groups
have participated in the state’s development.
 3. Identify or compare the customs, traditions, and
needs of Ohio’s various cultural groups.
Web Sites
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http://ohio.gov
 This website is about Ohio. It offers
information for visitors and residents.
 http://encarta.msn.com/find/Concise.asp?ti=
00D9B000
 This website offers information about Ohio
people.
More Web Sites
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http://www.ohiobio.org
This webpage has information on famous
Ohioans.
http://renfestival.com
This webpage is about the Renaissance Festival
that is in Harveysburg, Ohio.
http://georgetown.edu/crossroads/community.html
This webpage covers American communities and
societies.
Activities
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Students will write a paper about a famous
Ohioan.
Students will take a field trip to the Ohio
Renaissance Festival.
Students will compare cultures and customs of
different Ohio groups.
Students will write a letter to the governor of
Ohio.
Students will talk with an older relative about their
favorite traditions.
World Interactions
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Awareness of what is going on in other parts
of the world.
 Cultural, economic, and government issues
around the world.
 Understanding of major reference points on
Earth.
World Interactions Goals:
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Students will be able to:
1. Identify various reference points on
Earth.
 2. Locate major landforms and bodies of
water.
 3. Use a number/ letter grid to locate places
on a map.
Web Sites
http://www.mapquest.com
Students will find out how many miles it is to
a destination.
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/resources
/ngo/maps
This site has map information on trails, cities,
continents, and time periods.
More Web Sites
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http://pubweb.parc.xerox.com/map
Students can create their own map and change the
shape, size, and color of the maps.
http://www-map.lib.umn.edu/map_libraries.html
This website shows maps of different times.
http://www.randmcnally.com/rmc/home.jsp
This webpage shows maps, directions, and
construction zones.
Activities
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Students will use the xerox website to help them
design a map.
Students will identify continents and bodies of
water by matching them on a map.
Students will all go to the board and mark on one
map where they were born. As a class, we will
figure out who lived the farthest away, etc.
Have students color a map and identify the
locations on the map.
Have students pick a country and share with the
class the customs, cultures, and where it is located.
Citizenship Rights and
Responsibilities
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Help prepare students for their role as adult
citizens.
 Examine activities that are a part of people’s
civic lives in a democratic republic.
Citizenship Rights and
Responsibilities Goals
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Students will be able to:
1. Differentiate between statements of fact and
opinion found in information about public issues
and policies.
 2. Identify and assess the possibilities of group
decision making, cooperative activity, and
personal involvement in the community.
 3. Identify the elements of rules relating to fair
play.
Web Sites
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http://www.kidsvotingusa.org
This website is dedicated to securing democracy
for the future by involving youth in the election
process today.
http://www.igc.org/cvd
This website studies voting patterns,
representation and political influence of money.
http://www.womenvote.org
This website explores a nonpartisan voting guide
that highlights politicians’ stances on women’s
issues.
More Web Sites
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http://www.fairvote.org
 This website analyzes the effects of voting
systems on citizen participation and
discusses possible methods of reform.
 http://vote-smart.org
 This website locates candidates and elected
officials, one may learn about political
issues, and track the status of legislation.
Activities
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Students will be given statements and
students will be asked to explain why a
statement is factual or an opinion.
 Students will need to decide as a class
public issues such as vandalism, school
rules, recycling.
 Students will have a mock trial and vote on
a particular issue.
More Activities
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Students will debate certain issues in front
of class.
 Students will look at newspapers and
distinguish between facts and opinions.
Democratic Processes
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This is how state and local governments
operate.
 This strand concerns the functions of the
various branches of government and the
purpose of government.
Democratic Process Goals
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Students will be able to:
1. Identify the function of each branch of
state government.
 2. Identify the purposes of state
government.
 Identify or explain the purposes of local
government.
Web Sites
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http://www.congress.org
This website can help a student locate their
representative.
http://lcweb.loc.gov
This website is the largest United States federal
cultural institution that has a massive collection in
books and other media. One may search databases
and view multimedia.
http://www.loc.gov
This website shows American democratic process
at work.
Web Sites Continued
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http://www.ohio.gov
 This website helps students find information
about Ohio.
 http://www.whitehouse.gov
 This website shows pictures of the President
and the White House.
Activities
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Students will be given a branch of the government
and asked to identify its function.
 Students will be given a purpose and asked to
identify or describe an example of governmental
activity appropriate to the purpose.
 Students will take a field trip to Columbus to visit
the governor or lieutenant governor.
 Students will make a chart of the three branches of
government and name a government position to
each branch of government.
More Activities
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Vocabulary Bingo: Students will play bingo
based on vocabulary definitions and words.
Decision Making and
Resources
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Examines basic economic concepts as they
relate to people’s everyday lives.
 This includes land, labor, capital, and
entrepreneurship.
Decision Making and
Resources Goals
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Students will be able to:
1. Identify the factors of production (land, labor,
capital, and entrepreneurship) needed to produce
various goods and services.
 2. Name the resources needed to produce various
goods and services, classify each resource by the
factors of production, or suggest alternative uses
for those factors.
 3. Classify various economic activities as
examples of production or consumption.
Web Sites
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http://ecedweb.unomaha.edu
The mission of EcEdWeb (Economic Education
Website) is to provide support for economic
education in all forms at all levels.
http://price.bus.okstate.edu/econdept.html
This website links to university departments and
they are organized alphabetically or by state.
http://usda.mannlib.cornell.edu/usda/usda.html
This website is a partnership of the USDA and
Cornell offers reports and data sets on crops,
lifestock, trade, and prices.
Web Sites
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http://www.doc.gov
 This is the official site of the federal
government. On this site, trade data,
economic indicators, business services, and
agency links and contracts are found.
 http://www.usaee.org
 This is the website for the US Association
for energy economics.
Activities
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Students will be presented with common goods
and services and asked to identify particular
resources needed to produce them.
 Students will be given a task (land, labor, capital,
entrepreneurship) to use in a marketplace.
 Students will watch a movie about a successful
company and how they make wise business
decisions.
 Students will be asked to examine an activity and
to indicate if the activity is an example of
production or consumption.
Activities Continued
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Students will participate in junior
achievement.
Science, Technology, and
Society
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Examines how advancements in technology
and science have helped society.
 Examine the necessity to continually
improve society.
Science,Technology, and
Society Goals
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Students will be able to:
1. Examine science, technology, and
society.
 2. Name some uses of science and
technology and its effects on society.
 3. Identify the advantages of knowledge in
science and technology.
Web Sites
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http://www.nasa.gov
This website is about NASA and space
exploration.
http://cnn.com/TECH
This website is about science and technology
coverage with audio files, full text stories, and
QuickTime clips.
http://pubs.acs.org/journals/esthag
This website covers issues on waste treatment,
pollution, and environmental changes.
Web Sites Continued
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http://www.si.edu
 This website is the official page of the
Smithsonian Institute.
 http://www.sciencemag.org
 This website is from the weekly research
journal published by the American
Association for the Advancement of
Science.
Activities
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Students will create a PowerPoint Presentation
about science invention or technology
advancement.
Students will do a science experiment, example a
volcano.
Students will watch a NASA video.
Students will evaluate society.
Students will work in groups and together find out
information about a contributor to the science or
technology field.
Conclusion
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Citizenship is an important part of the
fourth grade curriculum. Students will be
able to better understand their rights as
citizens and young adults.