Transcript SOCIAL STUDIES LESSON PLAN

SOCIAL STUDIES LESSON
PLAN
BY: Dawn Flake
ED 417-02
SYMBOLS OF THE STATE OF
OHIO
• Created for fourth grade students
OBJECTIVES
• Students will explore symbols of Ohio
• Students will create a flag that features an
Ohio resource
• Students will explore Ohio’s natural
resources
MATERIALS
• The Big Ohio Activity Book
• Social Studies For The Elementary School
Teacher 2002
• Computers
• Student Project Sheet
WEB SITES
• http://www.oplin.lib.oh.us/products/ohiodefi
ned/
• http://www.mhschool.com/teach/ss/adventu
resintimeandplace/teachres/weblesson/webl
ess
WEB SITES
• http://www.baraboo.com/bus/bsdweb/hf/projects/ohio/ohio.htm
• http://www.hcs.ohiostate.edu/ODNR/Education/ohiotrees/treesi
ndex.htm
• http://rivers-online.gcfn.org/salaman.html
WEB SITES
• http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/odnr/wildlife/
• http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/geo_survey/
STUDENT ACTIVITIES
• Students will explore Ohio symbols on the
computer
• Students will design a flag that features an Ohio
resource
• Students will explore Ohio’s natural resources
• Students will share and display flags
• Students will vote for the most important resource
• Students will share favorite state symbols with
family members
SEQUENCE
STATE SYMBOLS
• What is Ohio’s official state bird?
• Why do you think that this bird was
chosen?
• What is Ohio’s official state reptile?
• Why do you think that this reptile was
chosen?
STATE SYMBOLS
• How many of Ohio’s state symbols can you
name? At this Web site, you can find state
symbols that you know and some unusual
ones that you may never have heard about!
• http://www.oplin.lib.oh.us/products/ohiodefi
ned/
AT OHIO CITIZEN’S DIGEST
• First click Ohio Symbols, then click State
Animal. Read about the white-tailed deer.
• Click Ohio Symbols again to return to the
main page.
• Chick and read about the other state
symbols in the same way.
STATE RESOURCES
• Ohio Trees http://www.hcs.ohiostate.edu/ODNR/Education/ohiotrees/treesi
ndex.htm
• Ohio Rivers http://riversohline.gcfn.org/salaman.html
STATE RESOURCES
• Ohio Wildlife
http://dnr.state.oh.us/odnr/wildlife/
• Ohio Geology
http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/odnr/geo_survey/
• Ohio Natural Resources
http://www.baraboo.com/bus/bsdweb/hf/projects/ohio/ohio.htm
QUESTIONS
• Which five state symbols or resources do
you like best?
• Out of these five, which is your favorite and
why?
• Write your answers on a separate sheet of
paper.
MAKE YOUR FLAG
• Design a flag that features your favorite
Ohio resource.
• You may use a state symbol or other Ohio
resource.
• Use the paper and markers provided.
EXPLAIN
• On a separate sheet of paper, explain why
you selected that particular resource for
your flag.
• Place your flag on the bulletin board.
VOTE
• Choose the one resource that is the most
important state natural resource.
• Write it down on a small piece of paper and
place it in the voting box.
TABULATE RESPONSES
• Separate responses into categories
• Create a table on the white board illustrating
all of the responses
• Determine the winning response
HOMEWORK
• Ask each member of your family to choose
their favorite Ohio natural resource
• Complete the “Endangered and Threatened
Ohio” activity sheet
• Complete the “Ohio, The Buckeye State!”
activity sheet