3. TABLE OF CONTENTS American Heritage People In Societies World Interactions Citizen Rights and Responsibilities Democratic Process Decision Making and Resources Science, Technology, and Society

4. AMERICAN HERITAGE

5. Have different groups complete a timeline that represents a certain century in history. 1400 AD – 2000 AD Interview an older relative or person about how life was in the past compared to the present Create a collage that represents the history of America

6. continued Read the American symbol books Perform various simulations that pertain to historical event throughout the history of America

7. http://www.50states.com/ State information resource links to state homepages, and gives additional info. About symbols, flags, etc. lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/today/today.html Each day an important fact from U.S. history is illustrated and described http://www.msnbc.com/news/AMERICAS Stay on top of the news around the U.S.

8. CONTINUED http://www.thedora.corn/maps/united_stat es_map.html Map of the U.S., also includes an interactive fact book http://www.campus.northpark.edu/history/webchron/NorthA merica/NorthAmerica.html Timeline that represents the beginning of time until the present day of the U.S.

9. PEOPLE SOCIETY IN

10. Write a biography on a famous person that has had a major influence on the U.S. Have the student pretend that an alien has land in the U.S. Have the students make a collage that would teach the alien about the U.S. Give students basic elements of culture. Have the groups examine and discuss what they may represent,and record answers

11. Continued Break students into groups and have them prepare a presentation of a holiday celebrated in the U.S. Flat Stanley or Pen Pals

12. http://www.pathfinder.com/cgi-bin/altculture/home.cgi Commentary on issues and people in society http://www.holidays.com/ Find out everything you need to know about holidays and traditions http://www.earthcalender.net/ dates, holidays, festivals, and events from around the world

13. continued http://www.endoreo.ca/flatstanley Get information on the project and find out how to get involved http://www.biography.com/ Covers the lives of over 15,000 people, also includes interactive quizzes

14. WORLD INTERACTIONS

15. Allow the students to play with the electronic talking globe,quiz game United States scavenger hunt; use the clues to find the correct states Make a list and explain way goods travel through the U.S. Give examples and places of the use of land, air, and water

16. Continued Give the students some baseball and football stickers. Giving them a map of the U.S., see how many team locations they can find throughout the United States Have students draw a map from the school to their homes. Make sure that every detail is given (turns, stops, street names) Have the students locate the different time zones in the U.S. and color code

17. http://www.nps.gov/rivers National wild and scenic rivers of the U.S. http://www.worldtime.com/ Zoom in and out or rotate the interactive globe to get details on time zones http://www.clickandlearn.com/documents/LP061.htm Official maps of states and major rivers

18. Continued http://www.to/state_maps Map and flags of the U.S. and Canada http://www.theodora.com/wfb/abc_world_fact_book.html Country profiles- facts, maps, economy, flags, etc.

19. DECISION MAKING and RESOURCES

20. Put students into groups. Give each group different jobs to complete. After they have done the job pay them a wage. Then allow them to make purchases from the class store. Then discuss the concepts Students will prepare a paper on a new product. This paper will include resources and labor involved to create, and estimated costs Identify the different form of money from around the world and in the U.S.

21. Continued Read the story “Alexander, who used to be rich”. Pass out the play money and have students make purchases from the book. Discuss ways people spent and saved money Students will be given wages based upon work each week. Students in turn use the money for taxes, desk rental, and goods. Each week taxes and insurance are due, if the person don’t have enough money the become homeless (desk less).

22. http://www.cnn.com/travel/essentials Conversion of money http://www.cy.ac.uk/~RDavies/arian/llyfr.html Learn about the origin, history, and history of money in Europe and the U.S. ecedweb.unomaha.edu/museum.html money museum’s teaching unit designed to stimulate interest in exploring and understanding global economy

23. Continued http://www.kidsmoney.com/ Money management for the next generation http://www.superkidz.com/money.html kid activities on counting money and determining how much is left

24. DEMOCRATIC PROCESS

25. Current event time Explain various classroom positions and have students create posters an election, and hold an election for these positions Read and review “How the U.S. Government Works”.

26. Continued Students will cut out words to form the names of the presidents Simulation of some make believe mock trials

27. http://www.whitehouse.gov/WH/glimse/tcp.html History of the White House, virtual tour, past president information members.delphi.com/efrench/index.html Explains the three branches of government http://www.constitutionfacts.com/ Collection of facts about the constitution and its signers, famous quotes and a quizzes

28. Continued http://www.kidsvotingusa.org/ Seeks to educate the youth about the democratic process and in political awareness http://www.c_span.org/rwh Analysis of the 2000 election

29. CITIZENSHIP RIGHTS and RESPONSIBLITIES

30. Groups of students will conduct their own news cast Allow students to select their own classroom rules and consequences Have students create signs encouraging others to recycle Have students create their own classroom newspaper Students will write about citizen rights and responsibilities to society

31. http://www.msnbc.com/ Get up to the minute news and sports http://www.pppp.net/lin/news Get around the world newspapers www.epa.gov/kids An environmental site just for kids

32. Continued http://www.earlyamerica.com/earlyamerica/freedom Students can view the Bill of Rights to see what rights they have as citizens in the U.S. http://www.hrweb.org/ History of human rights and other ideas

33. SCIENCE and SOCIETY