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3-5 Grades: Social Studies Benchmarks for History
A. Construct time lines to demonstrate an understanding of units of time
and chronological order.
B. Describe the cultural patterns that are evident in North America
today as a result of exploration, colonization, and conflict.
C. Explain how new developments led to the growth of the United States.
History (Chronology)
4th Grade:
1. Construct time lines with evenly spaced intervals for years, decades,
and centuries to show the order of significant events in Ohio history.
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Adena:
Mansion Tour
(1,508 k)
Students will be guided through the twenty-room mansion of Thomas Worthington. The
will see the affluence and influence of Worthington, sixth governor of Ohio,
businessman, and farmer.
Cedar Bog:
History in Cedar Bog
(197 k)
Study the Ice Age, human attitudes towards natural resources especially wetlands, and how people
usewetlands and forests as it pertains to Cedar Bog.
Fort Ancient:
Proficiency Tracks
(161 k)
Students will work
with timelines, matching games, story tellers, and hands-on activities to solve problems and learn
skills necessary for the success in the up-coming proficiency tests.
Fort Laurens:
Fort Laurens Museum and Grounds
(151 k)
Students can learn about Ohio's only Revolutionary Fort, Fort Laurens. It was used to defend
against the British in 1778-9.
Ohio Historical Center:
Settling the Ohio Frontier
(221 k)
The pioneer period in Ohio was brief, spanning the late 1700s through statehood. This interactive
program examines the first settlers in Ohio, their lifestyles, and relations with the American
Indians.
Ohio Historical Center:
Hear Voices from the Past
(853 k)
Through this interactive hands-on presentation students will learn about the Ohio Historic American
Indians. Students will immerse themselves in the everyday lives of these people. They will discover
how they lived off the land, and how their lives were impacted by the expansion of European
settlements.
Ohio Historical Center:
Proficiency Tracks
(168 k)
Sharpen those proficiency skills with this engaging, hands-on stations that involve problem solving.
Students will work with timelines, matching games, storytellers, and hands-on activities to review
some of the skills necessary for success in the up-coming proficiency tests.
Ohio Historical Center:
Discover Archaeology
(247 k)
Students will engage in a hands-on simulated archaeological dig under the direction of an
archaeologist or education specialist. They will excavate the site using proper archaeological
methods, retrieve artifacts, and analyze their findings to identify each, and determine how each may
have been used.
Ohio Village:
Ohio Series, Oh! Those Victorians
(164 k)
Students will learn of the splendor and hardships of the Victorian life in a small
Ohio town during the late 1800s.
Ohio Statehouse:
Classic Tour
(132 k)
During the classic tour
students will be introduced to the Ohio Statehouse. They will be guided through
specific rooms and receive an interpretation of the building, its history, and
its governmental functions. Because the statehouse is not only historic but also
a working building, this abstract topic of government can come alive for the
student.
Ohio Statehouse:
Proficiency-Statehood
(583 k)
This tour reflects the history of Ohio as students tour the
statehouse. The Ohio Statehouse is the symbol of Ohio's statehood. When did
statehood happen? How did statehood happen? Where did statehood happen? Students
will learn this and that the capitol and seat of government was not always in
Columbus.
Ohio Statehouse:
Proficiency-State Seal
(1,152 k)
This tour reflects the geography of Ohio as students tour
the statehouse. Versions of the Great Seal of Ohio are abundant throughout the
Statehouse. There are seals and symbols from all eras of history of Ohio
represented. Each version tells something of the importance the land and history
of Ohio through the years.
Ohio Statehouse:
Perkle Tour
(137 k)
This is a guided first-person interpretation tour where students will meet people who
have either worked at the Ohio statehouse or visited it in the past. It focuses
on American values but also covers the basic civics and history materials of the
other tours.
Piqua Historical Area:
Farm, Museum, and Canal Boat
(173 k)
Students will learn about the Woodland Indian cultures of the area, family life in
early Ohio focusing on the and the role of John Johnston as a settler and Indian
agent, and the impact of the canal era in Ohio.
Serpent Mound:
Self-Guided Tour
(216 k)
Tours will include discussions involving the various theories and interpretations of the effigy
mound's purpose, the process of constructing the earthwork, a look at the Adena Culture, as well as
the geological history of the area. Students will rotate among the museum, walk around the earthwork,
and participate in a hands-on activity (spear throwing with atlatl).
History (Settlement)
4th Grade:
2. Describe the earliest settlements in Ohio including those of
prehistoric peoples.
3. Explain the causes and effects of the frontier wars of the 1790s,
including the Battle of Fallen Timbers, on American Indians in Ohio and
the United States.
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Campus Martius:
Early Settlement
(1,468 k)
The earliest settlers who left evidence in Marietta were the Adena and Hopewell cultures
who built their mounds in the Muskingum and Ohio River valleys. The American Indians,
then the Europeans and Colonial settlers succeeded these earliest cultures. The upper
level of the museum tells their stories. This exhibit speaks of the Northwest Territory and
the founding of Marietta in 1788.
Campus Martius:
Putnam House
(163 k)
After viewing a video recapping the importance of the Northwest Ordinance, students will
be guided through the Putnam House - the only surviving dwelling of Campus Martius. The
tour highlights the life of Rufus Putnam, the first surveyor general of the United States in the
18th and 19th century Marietta. Students may tour the Museum on their own as well as the
Ohio Company Land Office.
Campus Martius:
Proficiency Tracks (February)
(134 k)
Students can sharpen their skills using timelines, matching games, storytelling, and
engaging hands-on activities to solve problems to review skills necessary for success in
the proficiency tests.
Cedar Bog:
History in Cedar Bog
(197 k)
Study the Ice Age, human attitudes towards natural resources especially wetlands, and how people
usewetlands and forests as it pertains to Cedar Bog.
Cedar Bog:
Human Migration
(333 k)
This program takes a look at the impact of human migration on natural areas and
natural resources including: agriculture, transportation, communications and energy; the loss of
natural areas, environmental pollution, the availability, usage, and pollution of water, global
warming, and population dynamics.
Flint Ridge:
Grounds and Museum
(2,174 k)
This tour incorporates the grounds where students will learn of geology, gardening,
and nature as they explore Flint Ridge a place that has seen human activity quarrying
flint as long as people have been in Ohio. Independent time in the museum wraps up
the student's understanding of the people who used flint and its importance through
the years.
Fort Ancient:
Digging the Past
(338 k)
One group will create a culture by making artifacts while the other group will be archaeologists.
When the culture group has made the artifacts, they will be hidden in three archaeological units. All
students will conduct a dig and record their findings. The archaeologists, analyzing the artifacts,
will then try to tell the story of the culture groups. The workshop will end with a discussion about
Fort Ancient followed by spear throwing and doubleball.
Fort Ancient:
Proficiency Tracks
(161 k)
Students can sharpen their proficiency skills with this engaging, hands-on program. They will work
with timelines, matching games, story tellers, and hands-on activities to solve problems and learn
skills necessary for the success in the up-coming proficiency tests.
Fort Meigs:
Fort Grounds and Museum
(1,162 k)
The fort, and exhibits in the blockhouses and museum will bring to
life the causes of conflict, events at Fort Meigs, and the lives of men and women
stationed at the fort. They will learn how the events at Fort Meigs and the War
of 1812 influenced Ohio's development and the history of the United States.
National Road/Zane Grey Museum:
Museum Tour (244 k)
Students will learn how the National Road was built and how it evolved
through the next 100 years. This story is placed in a broader context to show students how changing
modes of transportation affected business, families, and the nations growth.
National Road/Zane Grey Museum:
Paving the Way West (1,004 k)
Students learn the history of the National Road and then are divided to participate in a construction
of the National Road of stone materials or brick materials.
Ohio Historical Center:
Settling the Ohio Frontier
(221 k)
The pioneer period in Ohio was brief, spanning the late 1700s through statehood. This interactive
program examines the first settlers in Ohio, their lifestyles, and relations with the American
Indians.
Ohio Historical Center:
Hear Voices from the Past
(853 k)
Through this interactive hands-on presentation students will learn about the Ohio Historic American
Indians. Students will immerse themselves in the everyday lives of these people. They will discover
how they lived off the land, and how their lives were impacted by the expansion of European
settlements.
Ohio Historical Center:
Ohio the Buckeye State
(184 k)
Through this interactive program students will participate in a game show that highlights
accomplishments of Ohio inventors and entrepreneurs, mapping skills, government, and much more.
Ohio Historical Center:
Celebrate the First Ohioans
(1,767 k)
The Battelle Archaeology Park is used to teach and enforce knowledge about Ohio's prehistoric cultures
and historic American Indians.
Ohio Historical Center:
Discover Archaeology
(247 k)
Students will engage in a hands-on simulated archaeological dig under the direction of an
archaeologist or education specialist. They will excavate the site using proper archaeological
methods, retrieve artifacts, and analyze their findings to identify each, and determine how each may
have been used.
Ohio Historical Center:
Past Ohio People
(1,087 k)
In a class-size setting, students will become involved in hands-on learning and activites that teach
them of the prehistoric cultures and historic American Indians. They will use reproduction tools of
the time to re-create important skills.
Ohio Statehouse:
Classic Tour
(132 k)
During the classic tour
students will be introduced to the Ohio Statehouse. They will be guided through
specific rooms and receive an interpretation of the building, its history, and
its governmental functions. Because the statehouse is not only historic but also
a working building, this abstract topic of government can come alive for the
student.
Ohio Statehouse:
Proficiency-Statehood
(583 k)
This tour reflects the history of Ohio as students tour the
statehouse. The Ohio Statehouse is the symbol of Ohio's statehood. When did
statehood happen? How did statehood happen? Where did statehood happen? Students
will learn this and that the capitol and seat of government was not always in
Columbus.
Ohio Statehouse:
Perkle Tour
(137 k)
This is a guided first-person interpretation tour where students will meet people who
have either worked at the Ohio statehouse or visited it in the past. It focuses
on American values but also covers the basic civics and history materials of the
other tours.
Ohio Village:
Pioneer Days
(221 k)
This program examines the first settlers in Ohio and their lifestyles. Students will meet costumed
interpreters and be able to participate in many pioneer activities.
Ohio Village:
School Days
(319 k)
Students will learn of schooling and the study of reading, 'riting, and 'rithmetic in a one-room
school during the late 1800s during this half-day workshop.
Our House:
Our House Museum
(133 k)
Description: Costumed interpreters will guide students through the three-story Our House
Tavern, the outside kitchen, and courtyard. They will learn of the history of
Henry Cushing, the man who built the tavern in 1819 and of the building itself.
The history of Gallipolis will be discussed.
Piqua Historical Area:
Farm, Museum, and Canal Boat
(173 k)
Students will learn about the Woodland Indian cultures of the area, family life in
early Ohio focusing on the and the role of John Johnston as a settler and Indian
agent, and the impact of the canal era in Ohio.
Schoenbrunn Village:
Village Tour
(164 k)
Students will learn about this
reconstructed Moravian village, an 18th century Christian mission to the Delaware
Indians.
Serpent Mound:
Self-Guided Tour
(216 k)
Tours will include discussions involving the various theories and interpretations of the effigy
mound's purpose, the process of constructing the earthwork, a look at the Adena Culture, as well as
the geological history of the area. Students will rotate among the museum, walk around the earthwork,
and participate in a hands-on activity (spear throwing with atlatl).
History (Growth)
4th Grade:
4. Explain how Ohio progressed from territory to statehood, including
the terms of the Northwest Ordinance.
5. Explain how canals and railroads changed settlement patterns in Ohio
and Ohioís economic and political status in the United States.
6. Explain the importance of inventory such as the Wright Brothers,
Charles Kettering, Garrett Morgan, Granville Woods, and Thomas Edison.
Listed below are Content Resources for this Indicator. They are condensed files that include links,
definitions of content standards, and other information.
Requires Adobe Acrobat ® Reader, and will load in new browser windows.
Adena:
Mansion Tour
(1,508 k)
Students will be guided through the twenty-room mansion of Thomas Worthington. The
will see the affluence and influence of Worthington, sixth governor of Ohio,
businessman, and farmer.
Adena:
Government and Politics
June) (969 k)
In this tour students will explore early politics in the establishment of statehood
for Ohio. They will see the Vista that inspired the Great Seal of Ohio.
Campus Martius:
Migration Walk
(262 k)
This exhibit, Paradise Found and Lost, explores two waves of migration that shaped Ohio's
history: The 1850 to 1910 movement of many rural Ohioans to the cities; and the 1910 to 1970
influx of Appalachian people from Kentucky and West Virginia into Ohio's industrial centers
such as Dayton and Akron.
Campus Martius:
Putnam House
(163 k)
Students will learn about the Putnam House - the only surviving dwelling of Campus Martius. The
tour highlights the life of Rufus Putnam, the first surveyor general of the United States in the
18th and 19th century Marietta.
Campus Martius:
Proficiency Tracks
(134 k)
Students can sharpen their skills using timelines, matching games, storytelling, and
engaging hands-on activities to solve problems to review skills necessary for success in
the proficiency tests.
Campus Martius:
Assembly Line
(134 k)
Students become active participants in this workshop which features the industrial period of
the 1940s. Is it faster to build widgets on an assembly line or make them individually.
Museum of Ceramics:
Museum Tour
(3,132 k)
Students will learn about the area, rich in clay and coal, which was located along the river. Through the 19th century, East Liverpool's
early entrepreneurs developed the town into the leading pottery and ceramic-producing center of the
world.
National Road/Zane Grey Museum:
Museum Tour (244 k)
Students will learn how the National Road was built and how it evolved
through the next 100 years. This story is placed in a broader context to show students how changing
modes of transportation affected business, families, and the nations growth.
National Road/Zane Grey Museum:
Paving the Way West (1,004 k)
Students learn the history of the National Road and then are divided to participate in a construction
of the National Road of stone materials or brick materials.
Ohio Historical Center:
Discover Archaeology
(247 k)
Students will engage in a hands-on simulated archaeological dig under the direction of an
archaeologist or education specialist. They will excavate the site using proper archaeological
methods, retrieve artifacts, and analyze their findings to identify each, and determine how each may
have been used.
Ohio Historical Center:
Past Ohio People
(1,087 k)
In a class-size setting, students will become involved in hands-on learning and activites that teach
them of the prehistoric cultures and historic American Indians. They will use reproduction tools of
the time to re-create important skills.
Ohio Statehouse:
Proficiency-Statehood
(583 k)
This tour reflects the history of Ohio as students tour the
statehouse. The Ohio Statehouse is the symbol of Ohio's statehood. When did
statehood happen? How did statehood happen? Where did statehood happen? Students
will learn this and that the capitol and seat of government was not always in
Columbus.
Ohio Statehouse:
Perkle Tour
(137 k)
This is a guided first-person interpretation tour where students will meet people who
have either worked at the Ohio statehouse or visited it in the past. It focuses
on American values but also covers the basic civics and history materials of the
other tours.
Ohio Village:
Underground Railroad
(342 k)
For this program, costumed characters greet students at the various businesses and residences of the
Ohio Village. At each location along the way students will learn about slavery, states' rights, and
abolitionists.
Ohio Village:
Oh! Those Victorians
(164 k)
During this program students will learn of the splendor and hardships of the Victorian life in a small
Ohio town during the late 1800s. There will be hands on activities to illustrate the life of a child
during this time.
Ohio Village:
School Days
(319 k)
Students will learn of schooling and the study of reading, 'riting, and 'rithmetic in a one-room
school during the late 1800s during this half-day workshop.
Piqua Historical Area:
Farm, Museum, and Canal Boat
(173 k)
Students will learn about the Woodland Indian cultures of the area, family life in
early Ohio focusing on the and the role of John Johnston as a settler and Indian
agent, and the impact of the canal era in Ohio.
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