Social StudiesMichael Graham

5th Grade

The United States of America

Table of Contents

I. American Heritage II. People in Societies III. World Interactions IV. Citizenship Rights and Responsibilities V. Democratic Processes VI. Decision Making and Resources VII. Science and Technology in Society

American Heritage

American Heritage Web Sites

Www.americanheritage.com Www.myohio.voyager.net Www.ohiokids.org.games.html Www.ohiokids.org Www.oplin.lib.oh.us/products

American Heritage Activities

Have the class create a timeline about important events of their American heritage

Have the students interview a local resident about the heritage of the town that they live in.

Have the class put together a skit that portrays an event in their local history

Have the students parents come in to speak to them about their own heritage

Have the class divide into groups to discuss what the have learned about American heritage after exploring the site http://www.americanheritage.com

People In Societies

People In Societies Web Sites

Www.govspot.com Www.kidsvotingusa.com Www.ohiohistory.org/resource Www.ohiokids.org Www.coal.net/people/lwf/dunbar

People In Societies Activities

Have the students look up the word culture and give a report to the class on what it means to them.

Have a local resident come and talk to the class about their community

Form a class government Have the class identify where people they know live, on a

map Have the class identify where the Indians lived, on a map

World Interactions

World Interactions Web Sites

Www.usgs.gov.education/ Www.kidvista.com/socialstudies Www.flags.com Www.eduplace.com/ss Www.ohiokids.org/games/where

World Interactions Activities

Have the class prepare reports about other countries Have the students write to a pen pal in another country Compare the weather in Ohio to that of another

country Write to companies in Ohio that are affiliated to a

foreign country Use a globe to play a game of finding other countries

Citizenship Rights and Responsibilities

Citizenship Web Sites

Http://congress.org Www.kidsvotingusa.org Www.vote-smart.org/ Www.pbs.org/wnet/lessons Www.citizen.com Www.statesnews.com

Citizenship Activities

Make up a class newspaper that discusses news around the home and school

Have a mock trial Have debates over issues related to the town the students

live in Have a meeting to decide on an environmental activity

they can do for the community(ex. Pick up trash along the road)

Come up with laws for the class to be voted on by the students

Democratic Processes

Democratic Web Sites

Www.state.oh.us Www.legislature.state.oh.us Www.ohio.gov/ Www.statehouse.oh.us Www.congresslink.org

Democratic Activities

Have the students make up a poster showing the purposes of the branches of government

Visit the local courthouse Create class laws to be voted on by the students in

a democratic way Invite a congressman to speak to the class Have a mock election in the classroom

Decision Making and Resources

Decision Making Web Sites

Www.kidsvoting.usa.org/ Www.firstunion.com/kids Www.sec.gov.consumer Www.sjdm.org Www.cyberbee.com/campaign

Decision Making Activities

Make a class list of goods and services used by their family

Have the class research a stock to follow Have the class make up a new product to sell Have the class research a product and tell how

they could make it more “sellable” Have the class make up a chart showing

production of certain goods and services

Science and Technology

Science and Technology Web Sites

Www.motorola.com Www.yahoo.com/technology/kids Www.kidscience.com Www.billnye.com Www.microsoft.com

Science and Technology Activities

Have all of the students get onto the World Wide Web and explore web sites that have to do with science or technology

Visit a local business and see how they use technology to get the job done

Have a guest speaker to let the students know what kind of technology will be appearing in their future

Have the students create a new company and give them fake money to spend on the technology they will need to run their company.

Show the students how to use a cell phone, pager, computer, or any other device that they will need to be familiar with in the future

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