By: Nicole Muehlenkamp Debbie Smith Hope Appelbaum

SOCIAL STUDIES Grade 4

Strand I 3-5Strand II 6-8Strand III 9-11Strand IV 12-14Strand V 15-17Strand VI 18-20Strand VII 21-23Bibliography 24Fun Facts 25

• Research one of the eight Presidents from Ohio. Create an oral presentation for the class.• Take a walking tour of the Underground Railroad “Safe Houses” in the city of Springboro.• Using the book Lets Discover Ohio, create a class play about the life of the early Pioneers in the state of Ohio.• Write a story about your first airplane trip with Orville and Wilbur Wright. BE CREATIVE!!!• Create a pictorial timeline of historical events in Ohio’s history.

Olde Springboro Village http://www.shakerwssg.org/olde springboro villageOhio.htmOhio Public Library Information Network (OPLIN) www.oplin.lib.oh.usOhio History Is Alive www.noacsc.org/OhiohistAmerican Presidents Life Portraits www.americanpresidents.org/The Wright Brothers: 1899-1903 http://w3.one.net/~hughesj/wright/w_1901b.html

• Take a class survey of the different ethnicities of each student in the classroom. Graph the ethnic background of the class.• Research the different cultural communities that reside in the state of Ohio.• Write the Ohio government and ask how the government deals with the specific needs and demands of various cultures.• Class will have a cultural feast. Students will bring in an authentic dish from a chosen cultural.• Choose an Ohio hero from the book Hero’s of Ohio and create a diorama depicting the hero’s accomplishments.

Ohio History Links Page http://dbs.ohiohistory.org/africanam/Amish Heartland www.amish-heartland.comPhilippine American Society of Central Ohio www.pasco-oh.orgBengali Cultural Society www.bcscle.org/Governor Bob Taft www.state.oh.us/gov

• Create a topographic map of the city.• Write a “friendly” e-mail to your E-pal from a different country.• Locate on a map of Ohio, all of the cities listed in the picture book titled B is for Buckeye: An Ohio Alphabet.• Pick a country from the teachers hat and identify the continent and the longitude and latitude of that country. Compare Ohio’s climate, vegetation and resources to the selected country’s climate, vegetation and resources.• Create a survey about “things” you would like to know about people in a different state. Send the survey to any elementary school in one of Ohio’s border states.

50 States and Capitals www.50states.com/USGS Topographic Map Symbols www.Columbia.edu/cu/web/indiv/lehman/guides/maps.htmlYahooligans!-Around the World: Countries www.yahooligans.com/Intercultural E-mail Classroom Connections www.stolaf.edu/network/iecc/Geo-Globe Interactive Geographyhttp://library.advanced.org/10157/

• Create a classroom Bill of Rights.• Investigate the effect a business failure has on a community.• Look at various magazine and newspaper articles and decide if the articles are fact or opinion.• Create two commercials about the state of Ohio, one that is fact and one that is opinion.• Students will become involved in a community service project.

U.S. Bill of Rights www.nara.gov/exhall/charters/billrights/The American Promise www.americanpromise.comLearning in Deed www.learningindeed.org/Avoiding Business Failure www.positive-way.com/business/avoiding.htmRules for Making Rules http://ss.uno.ed/SS/New/CMRules.html

• Take a field trip to the Dayton Court house and Jail.• Participate in a campaign and vote for a classroom President, Vice President and Secretary.• Have a guest speaker from the Police Department and the Fire department who will discuss how they protect the health and safety of citizens.• Make a cartoon that depicts the responsibilities of the three branches of the government.• Start an individual business and investigate the start up cost and taxes associated with being self-employed.

Uncle Sam for Kids www.win.org/library/matls/govdocs/kids.htmKids-Government History, Social Studies http://vax1.harf.lib.md.us/kid_gov.htmKids Voting USA www.kidsvotingusa.org/Bens Guide to U.S. Government http://bensguide.gpo.gov/STAWRS Kids www.employers.gov/stawrs/kids/

• Discuss the process of making a loaf of bread. Investigate how many people are involved in the process.• Create a bulletin board showing the difference between Production and Consumption.• Decide as a class on which crop to grow to feed the community. Investigate how much land is needed and how much time is invested in the growing process.• Compare and contrast products and utensils used for Today’s cooking and products and utensils used by the first Pioneers.• Chart the name and amount of goods and services used by your household.

CORN www.ohiocorn.org/kids/group1.htmOhio Soybean Council www.soyohio.org/Baking Bread Field Trip www.field-guides.com/sci/bake/Pioneer Cooking www.imagebuilder.com/gsmnp/cooking.htmlPioneer Cooking and Recipes www.geocites.com/Heartland/Pointe/3794/pioneer2.html

• Use the Internet to E-Mail pen pal from another country.• Take a class field trip to COSI• Use the internet to link and play the Eight Presidents game.• Create a Power Point presentation on a different country.• Use the computer simulation Our Town Meeting: A Lesson In Civic Responsibility to place students in a variety of civic roles.

Intercultural E-mail Classroom Connections www.stolaf.edu/network/iecc/COSI www.cosi.org/Presidents Day-Ohio Presidents www.nuwavemedia.com/features/presidentsday/Staying Street Smart on the Web! www.yahooligans.com/docs/safety/Discovery Channel www.discovery.com

Akers, K., & Montgomery, J., Lets Discover Ohio, (1999), Schuerholz Graphics, Kettering.

Schonberg, M., B is for Buckeye: An Ohio Alphabet, (2000), Sleeping Bear Press, Chelsea.

Sowash, R., Hero’s of Ohio, (1998), Gabriel's Horn Publishing Company, Bowling Green.

Chillicothe was Ohio’s first Capital

Chewing gum was patented in 1896 by W.F. Semple

“Hang On Sloopy” is the official state rock song

50% of the U.S. population lives within a 500 mile radius of Columbus

Ermal Fraze invented the pop-top can

Ohio gave America the first hot dog

Ohio University was the first university in the Northwest Territory

Cincinnati had the first ambulance service