The Ohio Experience 3rd Grade Student Workbook: (Ohio Experience)

INCLUDES: HISTORY--Chronology and Growth Time--years, decades and centuries Local historical events and sequential order--timelines Community changes over time--business, architecture, physical features, employment, education, transportation, technology, religion and recreation PEOPLE IN SOCIETIES--Cultures and Interaction Cultural practices and products of various groups-artistic expression, religion, language and food Comparisons between cultural practices and products of the local community with other communities in Ohio, the U.S. and countries of the world Settlement patterns of various cultural groups within the local community GEOGRAPHY--Location, Places/Regions, Human Environmental Interaction and Movement Political maps, physical maps and aerial photographs of the local community Relative location of places--compass rose and cardinal directions Maps--title, key, direction indicator and symbols Number/letter grid system--physical and human features on a map Maps/globes--the equator, Arctic/Antarctic circle, North/South Pole, Prime Meridian, the tropics and the hemispheres Physical characteristics--landforms, bodies of water, climates, vegetation, population and economic characteristics Transportation systems of people, products and ideas ECONOMICS--Scarcity/Resource Allocation, Production, Distribution and Consumption, and Markets Opportunity cost and examples of personal decisions Goods/services--consumers and producers Economic activities--production or consumption Advantages/disadvantages of specialization and labor division Forms of money--purchases and savings Local community economic competition GOVERNMENT--Role of Government Local government--order/security, laws, disputes, public services, and individual rights Structure of local governments/leaders (township trustees, county commissioners, city council members or mayor) Goods and services provided, funding and taxation Power and authority CITIZENSHIP RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES--Participation and Rights/Responsibilities People's role in community--environment, homeless, low-income housing, education, community events and starting a business Citizen traits--civility, respect and dignity, volunteerism, compromise, compassion, persistence and civic-mindedness Citizen responsibilities--voting, laws, rights, current issues and taxes SOCIAL STUDIES SKILLS AND METHODS--Obtaining Information, Thinking and Organizing, Communicating Information, and Problem Solving Information on local issues--maps, photos, oral histories, newspapers, letters, artifacts and documents Cause/effect relationships Pictographs, bar graphs and charts Problem solving/decision making--identify problem, gather information, consideration and advantages/disadvantages of options and solutions ...AND MORE!