The Buckeye State

Unit: Ohio Heritage Fourth Grade Miss Lewis

Table of Contents American Heritage

Lesson, Web Sites, Activities

People in Societies Lesson, Web Sites, Activities

World Interactions Lesson, Web Sites, Activities

Decision Making and Resources Lesson, Web Sites, Activities

Democratic Processes Lesson, Web Sites, Activities

Citizenship Rights and Responsibilities Lesson, Web Sites, Activities

American Heritage and People in Societies

Identify common characteristics of your community

Community name Political leaders

Celebrations Newspaper

Example

Troy, Ohio Judge Welbaum

Strawberry Festival Troy Daily News

Web Sites

http:/ / literacy.kent.edu/ Oasis/ about/ ohg.html

http://www.pe.net/~rksnow/oh.htm http:/ / www.ohioorg.com/ http://www.imeplace.com/

usa_states_territories/ ohio.htm http:/ / www.ohighway.com/ oh_com.html http:/ / homepages.rootsweb.com/

~maggieoh/Towns/ towns-i.htm

Activities Group state events by broadly

defined historical eras and place in proper sequence on a time line with evenly spaced intervals for years, decades, and or centuries (OHM, 44)

Examine state historical documents, sites, and artifacts and formulate questions for further investigation (OHM, 44)

Conduct interviews about recent state history and compare with other sources of information (OHM, 44)

Identify significant individuals and events in state history and explain their importance (OHM, 45)

Investigate the influence of geography on the history of Ohio and other states (OHM, 45)

People in Societies

Identify symbols of Ohio’s Culture

State Seal State Capital State Motto

Plus FOUR more state symbols of your choice

Example State Motto: “With God All

Things Are Possible” State Capital: Columbus, OH

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State Slogan: “Ohio: The Heart Of It All”

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Web Sites http:/ / www.netstate.com/ states/ symb/ oh_symb.htm http:/ / www.gahanna.k12.oh.us/ schools/ msw/ fishname/

page6.html http:/ / www.connectcorp.net/ ~paz/ statesymbols.htm http:/ / www.libsci.sc.edu/ bob/ class/ clis734/ webguides/

symbols/ symbols.html http:/ / portfolio.fdu.edu/ portfolio/ reichert/ images/

statesymbols.html

Activities Identify various cultural groups

that have settled in Ohio (OSM, 45)

Examine the contributions of people of various cultural groups to Ohio’s development (OSM, 45)

Indicate on a map where various cultural groups have settled in Ohio (OSM, 45)

Identify how members of Ohio’s various cultural groups make a living (OSM, 45)

Compare customs, traditions, and needs of Ohio’s various cultural groups (OSM, 45)

World Interactions

Describe Ohio’s location in relation to...

Two states in the U.S. Two nations in the world

Two continents in the world One U.S. physical feature

One world physical feature

Example

Ohio is north of Kentucky and south of Michigan

Ohio is north of Chile and south of Canada

Ohio is north of South America and east of Asia

Ohio is east of the Grand Canyon Ohio is north of the Amazon Rain Forest

Web Sites http:/ / www.pittsford.monroe.edu/ directory/ ~decarlo/ regents/

Geography/us_map.htm http:/ / www.careerqwest.com/ states/ states-us.htm http:/ / www.layonara.com/ Maps/ world_map.htm http:/ / www.dx4win.com/ shot_worldmap.htm http:/ / www.latech.edu/ tech/ liberal-arts/ geography/ courses/

205/205usphysical.htm http:/ / zubov.atmos.uiuc.edu/ CLA/ LESSONS/ 3156.html http:/ / www.park.edu/ dist/ Dist/ Syllabi/ gg315.htm http:/ / eduplace.com/ ss/ hmss/ 3/ unit/ act1.2.html

Activities Point out major reference

points, parallels, and meridians on maps and globes (OSM, 45)

Use maps to locate major landforms and bodies of water in Ohio, the U.S., and other nations in the world (OSM, 45)

Create map and key of personal place (OSM, 46)

Identify the factors that determine Ohio’s comparative advantage in production (OSM, 46)

Create tables, charts, and graphs to compare climate, vegetation, and resources in Ohio with other states and nations (OSM, 46)

Decision Making and Resources

Identify ways in which your household and its members use income to consume goods and

services

Make a chart to list the goods and services

which your family consumes with their income

Example

GOODS Groceries Clothes

Toys

SERVICES Entertainment

Car Wash Electricity

Web Sites http:/ / cob.jmu.edu/ econed/ Elementary.html http:/ / www.urich.edu/ ~ed344/ webunits/ economics/

keyeconomicterms.htm http:/ / hubcap.clemson.edu/ ~dlplc/ material.htm http:/ / www.members.tripod.com/ cynthiasparks/

elementarysummer.htm http:/ / www.iupui.edu/ ~cee/ 3rd.htm

Activities Identify the resources needed

to produce a good or service and classify each resource by the factors of production (OSM, 47)

Explain that the demand for factors of production is derived from the demand for goods and services (OSM, 47)

Match each factor of production with the payment received (OSM, 47)

Describe the role of each factor of production in producing a specific good or service and suggest alternative uses for the resources involved (OSM, 47)

Explain how developing the skills and knowledge of individuals enables them to become better consumers and producers (OSM, 47)

Democratic Processes

Explain how the state government...

Promotes order and security Controls the distribution of benefits and

burdens of the society Provides means of peaceful conflict resolution

Protects rights of individuals Promotes the common welfare

Example

Maintains National Guard Provides licenses with meeting of

qualifications Civil and criminal courts

Rights guaranteed in state laws Provides funds for schools

Web Sites http:/ / communityrelocation.com/ states/ oh/ govlist.htm http:/ / www.legislature.state.oh.u s/ process.cfm http:/ / usgovinfo.about.com/ newsissues/ usgovinfo/ library/ states/

bloh.htm http:/ / www.lawresearch.com/ v2/ state/ csohg.htm http:/ / nhol.net/ stategovoh.htm

Activities Link examples of governmental

actions with the purposes of state government (OSM, 48)

Explain the basic function of each branch of local and state government (OSM, 47)

Locate a current event that describes some function of the local or state government in action

Explain how the states and their local governments have principal responsibility for domestic functions in the United States (OSM, 47)

Identify a person holding a position in the local or state government

Citizenship Rights and Responsibilities

Differentiate between fact and opinion

Write two facts about Ohio Write two opinions about Ohio

Example

Fact: Ohio was the 17th state admitted to the Union Fact: The Ohio flag is the only American state flag that

is not a rectangle Opinion: Ohio is the best state in the U.S. to live in

Opinion: Ohio’s speed limits are too low

Web Sites http:/ / mrmike.com/ Relocate/ ohfacts.htm http:/ / www.comptons.com/ encyclopedia/ ARTICLES/ 0125/

01355264_X.html http:/ / www.ih.k12.oh.us/ esstephens/ Enrichment/ Socialstudies.htm http:/ / users.dbscorp.net/ ftmcarthurdar/ 50ohio.htm http:/ / www.soita.org/ SOITA_Page/ Resources/ curriculum/ ohio.html

Activities Monitor issues surrounding

governmental actions on the local and state levels (OSM, 47)

Acquire information regarding viewpoints on state issues from various sources (OSM, 47)

Evaluate viewpoints and form an individual viewpoint of the issue(s)

Discuss issues facing local and state governments (OSM, 48)

Assume leadership roles and reflect dispositions that will enhance the learner’s effectiveness in addressing public issues (OSM, 48)