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Social Studies Strands Project on Communities for
3rd GradeJill Botkins
Gwen Miller
Julie Eickmeyer
Stephanie McIntire
Stephanie Waldbillig
Table of Contents
• American Heritage• People & Societies• World Interactions• Decision Making & Resources• Democratic Process• Citizenship Rights & Responsibilities• Science, Technology & Society
American Heritage
(websites)– http://umn.edu/ihrc
» Histroy of Immigration
– http://www.ohiokids.org» Historical Documents
– http://www.history.org» Colonial Williamsburg
– http://ohiohistory.org» Ohio Historical Society
– http://www.costumes.org» View Historical Clothing
American Heritage (activities)• Activity 1
– Using the newspaper, students will keep a journal of changes taking place in the community.
• Activity 2– Students will create a timeline of community
events.
• Activity 3– After reading Changing American Cityscape,
students will compare and contrast the city in two different time periods.
American Heritage (activities)
• Activity 4– Students will find newspaper articles
from the past and share them with the class.
• Activity 5– Students will interview an elderly friend
or neighbor about what life was like in the past.
People & Societies (websites)
• http://www.familytreemaker.com» Make A Family Tree
• http://www.kidlink.org/KIDPROJ/MCC» Multicultural Calendar
• http://www.shakerwssg.org» Shaker Frontier of the West
• http://americanhistory.si.edu» Smithsonian National Museum of History
• http://www.peak.org/~mransom/pioneers.html» The Oregon Trail
People & Societies (Activities)
• Activity 1– Students will discuss different cultures in the
classroom, school, and community.
• Activity 2– Students will make a diversity chart of the
classroom.
• Activity 3– Students will make a family tree.
People & Societies (Activities)
• Activity 4– Students will write a biography of their life and
compare and contrast them with their classmates.
• Activity 5– Students will research how their family
came to live in the area.
World Interactions (websites)
• http://www.kids.infoplease.com» Student Almanac
• http://www.mapquest.com» Directional Maps
• http://www.mamalisa.com/world» World songs & poems
• http://www.scholastic.com/dreamamerica/postcard.htm
» Postcard Writing
• http://crusty.er.usgs.gov/mapit» Map Generator
World Interactions (Activities)• Activity 1
– Students will correspond with pen pals from another country.
• Activity 2– Students will map various routes between their
communities and others.
• Activity 3– Students will use a map scale to measure the distance
from their community and another place in Ohio.
World Interactions (Activities)• Activity 4
– Students will compare and contrast their community with another.
• Activity 5– Students will find out who Ohio exchanges
resources with.
Decision Making & Resources (websites)
• http://www.youthlink.org» Youth In Action
• http://allowancenet.com» Allowance Activities
• http://mcgruff.org» Safety
• http://www.dare.com/D_KIDS/D_KIDS/frame.htm
» Drug Awareness
• http://www.teachrkids.com/fronts/money1/htm
» Counting & Saving Money
Decision Making & Resources (Activities)
• Activity 1– Students will compare U.S. currency with
another countries currency.
• Activity 2– Students will set up a store with foreign
currencies in the classroom.
• Activity 3– Students will describe different goods and
services offered in their community.
Decision Making & Resources (Activities)
• Activity 4– Students will discuss daily decisions and how
they make those decisions.
• Activiy 5– Students will discuss how they decide what to
spend their money on.
Democratic Process (websites)
• http://www.vote-smart.org» Kids Voting Online
• http://www.whitehouse.gov/kids» The White House For Kids
• http://pbs.org/democracy/kids/mygovt/index.html» Kids Democracy Project
• http://www.ohio.gov» Ohio Government
• http://kidsvotingusa.org» Kids Get To Vote
Democratic Process (Activities)
• Activity 1 - Students will participate in KidsVote
• Activity 2 - Students will elect classmates to fill classroom jobs
• Activity 3 - Students will participate in a mock trial
• Activity 4 - Students will elect a class president
Citizenship Rights & Responsibilities (websites)
• http://www.odci.gov/cia/ciakids» CIA Kids Page
• http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0769450.html» The Bill of Rights
• http://www.govspot.com/state/oh.htm» State of Oho Government
• http://www.statelocal.gov/» State & Local Government
• http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/KidsClick!/» Society
Citizenship Rights & Responsibilities (Activities)
• Activity 1– Students will hold a mock community meeting
and debate a school issue.
• Activity 2– Students will identify the purpose of
government in their community.
• Activity 3– Students will start a recycling program at school
Citizenship Rights & Responsibilities (Activities)
• Activity 4 – Students will find an article in
the paper about local government and determine how it benefits the community.
• Activity 5– Have the mayor come speak to
the class.
Science, Technology, & Society (websites)
• http://cprr.org» Central Pacific Railroad Museum
• http://brainpop.com» National Science & Technology Standards
• http://quintepoch.com» World History
• http://www.learner.org/exhibits/weather» Science Fair Exhibits
• http://www.weather.com» The Weather Channel
Science, Technology, & Society (Activities)• Activity 1
– Students will identify technology they use in their lives.
• Activity 2– Students will discuss what their lives would be like
without technology.
• Activity 3– Students will interview an adult about what
technology was available when they were kids.
Science, Technology, & Society (Activities)
• Activity 4– Students will determine which technological
innovations originated in their community.
• Activity 5– Students will participate in an Invention
Convention.