Ohio Social Studies Strands

Ohio Social Studies Strands By Eric J. DeMichele

ED439 – Dr. Helms

A list of websites and projects that teaches students specifically about the six educational strands relative to social studies

The Six strands American Heritage People in Societies World Interactions Decision Making and Resources Democratic Process Citizenship, Rights, and Responsibilities

American heritage

Websites

http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/academic/history/marshall/military/civil_war_usa/ 

http://lcweb2.loc.gov/amhome.html  http://history.hanover.edu/texts.html  http://www.stanford.edu/group/King/  http://www.dol.gov/dol

/asp/public/programs/history/main.htm

Activities Write your congressman from the point of view of a

Southerner, Northerner, or Slave to persuade against war Discuss “On this day in History” from the website in class

everyday for 5 minutes Re-enact the Salem Witchcraft Trials in class Re-enact Martin Luther King’s march on Washington and

“I have a dream” speech Identify and explain the Secretary of Labor and his/her

responsibilities

People in societies

Websites

http://www.sas.upenn.edu/African_Studies/AS.html

http://www.csuohio.edu/history/japan/index.html http://link.lanic.utexas.edu/menic/ http://vlmp.museophile.com/ http://www.cs.cmu.edu/Unofficial/Canadiana/

README.html

Activities Internet based treasure hunt on African-American History Bring your Kimono to school project – discuss and

explain the value in Japanese culture Religious roundtable – Students assigned different

religions to research Take a virtual museum tour of any foreign country Research and discuss sports that originated from foreign

countries

World interactions

Websites

http://kayenta.geog.byu.edu/gisonline/ http://www.usgs.gov/education/ http://www.lib.utexas.edu/Libs/PCL/

Map_collection/Map_collection.html http://www.frw.ruu.nl/nicegeo.html http://www.mapblast.com/

Activities

Learn countries and capitals of Asia Learn countries and capitals of Europe Learn countries and capitals of Africa Learn countries and capitals of South America How do I get there? – Go to Mapblast.com and

find directions to get from one point to another

Decision making and resources

Websites

http://www.ncsa.uiuc.edu/edu/RSE/RSEyellow/gnb.html

http://www.ncsa.uiuc.edu/edu/ilm/resources/educators/subject/SRESeconomy.html

http://ecedweb.unomaha.edu/ http://www.landmark-project.com/eco-market/ http://www.federalreserve.gov/

Activities Goodnews Bears Stock Market Project Marriage simulation project – making and maintaining a

household budget How has the Constitution shaped the economy of the

U.S.? – identify characteristics of market economy and provisions in the Constitution that support it.

Eco-marketing project – economic issues Federal Reserve Bank – research and discuss history and

implications

Democratic process

Websites

http://www.ohio.gov/ http://supct.law.cornell.edu/supct/index.html http://www.whitehouse.gov/WH/Welcome.html http://www.senate.gov/ http://www.fbi.gov/

Activities Hold a mock election for president of the U.S. Pick a Supreme Court case to review and give your

opinion on the decision Email your U.S. Senator with any questions or concerns

you have Participate in the Junior Special Agent program of the

FBI. Hold a mock session of Congress – introducing new bills

that the students construct

Citizenship, rights, and responsibilities

Websites

http://www.youthlink.org/ http://www.ed.gov/Family/agbts/ http://www.citizen.org/ http://ibert.org/ http://www.ehhs.cmich.edu/ins/serv/

Activities Discuss top youth issues in the U.S. today Do a product testing and rating in class to

determine the best brand of a particular product Dissect the federal budget project – Students

decide what goes and what stays Hold a mock town meeting to discuss issues

relative to their hometown Take a field trip to city hall