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Connections to Ohio Social Studies Content Standards: Specific Grade-Level Indicators

Grades K-2  |  Grades 3-5  |  Grades 6-8  |  Grades 9-10  |  Grades 11-12

Grades K-2

Standard:  History Benchmark B Grade level K, Indicator 2 Chronology - Use vocabulary associated with time to distinguish broad categories of historical time such as long ago, yesterday, today, and tomorrow. Standard:  History Benchmark B Grade level 1, Indicator 3 Chronology - Distinguish among past, present, and future. Standard:  History Benchmark B Grade level 2, Indicator 3 Chronology - Place a series of related events in chronological order on a time line. Standard:  History Benchmark C Grade level 1, Indicator 5 Daily Life - Compare past and present, near and far, with emphasis on daily life including: the roles of men, women, and children; The identification of basic human needs; Various ways people meet human needs. Standard:  History Benchmark C Grade level 2, Indicator 6a and b Daily life - Identify and describe examples of how science and technology have changed the daily lives of people and compare forms of communication and transportation from the past and present. Standard:  People in Societies Benchmark A Grade level 1, Indicator 1 Cultures – Describe similarities and differences in the ways different cultures meet common human needs including: food, clothing, shelter, language, artistic expressions. Standard:  People in Societies Benchmark B Grade level 2, Indicator 3 Diffusion – Explain how contributions of different cultures within the U.S. have influenced our common national heritage. Standard: Economics Benchmark A Grade level 2, Indicator 1 Scarcity and Resource Allocation – Explain how resources can be used in various ways (e.g., a bushel of corn could be fed to cows, used to make sweetener, or converted to fuel). Standard:  Economics Benchmark B Grade level 2, Indicator 2 Production, Distribution, and Consumption - Explain how people are both buyers and sellers of goods and services. Standard:  Economics Benchmark C Grade level 1, Indicator 3 Markets – Explain ways that people may obtain goods and services that they do not produce including the use of money and barter. Standard: Government Benchmark B Grade level K, Indicator 2 Role of Government – Recognize symbols of the United States that represent its democracy and values including: The national flag. Back to Top

Grades 3-5

Standard: History Benchmark A Grade level 3, Standard 2 Chronology – Place local historical events in sequential order on a time line. Standard:  History Benchmark A Grade level 4, Indicator 1 Chronology – Construct time lines with evenly spaced intervals for years, decades and centuries to show the order of significant events in Ohio history. Standard:  History Benchmark A Grade level 5, Indicator 1 Chronology – Create time lines and identify possible relationships between events. Standard:  History Benchmark B Grade level 4, Indicator 3 Settlement – Explain the causes and effects of the frontier wars of the 1790’s, including the Battle of Fallen Timbers, on American Indians in Ohio and the United States Standard:  History Benchmark B Grade level 5, Indicator 2 Settlement – Explain how American Indians settled the continent and why different nations of Indians interacted with their environment in different ways. Standard:  History Benchmark C Grade level 4, Indicator 4 Growth - Explain how Ohio progressed from territory to statehood, including the terms of the Northwest Ordinance. Standard: People in Societies Benchmark A Grade level 3, Indicator 1 Cultures – Compare some of the cultural practices and products of various groups of people who have lived in the local community including: artistic expression, religion, language, food. Standard:  People in Societies Benchmark A Grade level 4, Indicator 1 Cultures - Describe the cultural practices and products of various groups who have settled in Ohio over time:  Historic Indians of Ohio (Ottawa, Wyandot, Mingo, Miami, Shawnee and Delaware). Standard:  People in Societies Benchmark A Grade level 5, Indicator 1 Cultures - Compare the cultural practices and products of diverse groups in North America including:  Artistic expressions, religion, language, food, clothing, shelter. Standard:  People in Societies Benchmark B Grade level 4, Indicator 2 Interaction - Describe the impact of the expansion of European settlements on American Indians in Ohio. Standard: Geography Benchmark C Grade level 4, Indicator 8 Human Environmental Interaction – Identify how environmental processes and characteristics influence human settlement and activity in Ohio. Standard:  Social Studies Skills and Methods Benchmark A Grade level 4, Indicator 3 Obtaining Information – Use primary and secondary sources to answer questions about Ohio history. Back to Top

Grades 6-8

Standard: History Benchmark D Grade level 8, Indicator 2c The First Global Age - Describe the political, religious and economic aspects of North American colonization including: Interactions between American Indians and European settlers, including the agricultural and cultural exchanges, alliances and conflicts. Standard:  History Benchmark E Grade level 8, Indicator 4 Revolution – Explain the results of important developments of the American Revolution including:  Impacts on women, African –Americans, and American Indians. Standard:  History Benchmark G Grade level 8, Indicator 8 Civil War and Reconstruction - Describe and analyze the territorial expansion of the U.S. including: Northwest Ordinance, Louisiana Purchase, and Lewis and Clark Expedition. Standard:  People in Societies Benchmark B Grade level 8, Indicator 2 b and c Interaction - Describe and explain the social, economic and political effects of: Racism and discrimination; Institutionalized racism and institutionalized discrimination. Standard:  People in Societies Benchmark B Grade level 8, Indicator 3 Interaction - Analyze how contact between white settlers and American Indians resulted in treaties, land acquisition and Indian removal. Standard:  People in Societies Benchmark C Grade level 8, Indicator 6 Diffusion – Explain how the diverse peoples of the United States developed a common national identity. Standard: Geography Benchmark B Grade level 7, Indicator 3 Places and Regions - Describe changes in the physical and human characteristics of regions that occur over time and identify the consequences of such changes. Standard:  Geography Benchmark B Grade level 8, Indicator 1 Places and Regions - Compare places and regions in the U.S. as they existed prior to 1877 with the same places and regions today to analyze changes in land use and population, political, social and economic characteristics. Standard:  Geography Benchmark C Grade level 6, Indicator 5 Human Environmental Interaction - Describe ways human settlements and activities are influenced by environmental factors and processes in different places and regions including: bodies of water, landforms, climates, vegetation, weathering, seismic activity. Standard:  Geography Benchmark D Grade level 6, Indicator 8 Movement - Explain push and pull factors that cause people to migrate from place to place including: oppression/freedom, poverty/economic opportunity, cultural ties, political conflicts, environmental factors. Standard:  Geography Benchmark D Grade level 7, Indicator 5 Movement - Describe the geographic factors and processes that contribute to and impede the diffusion of people, products and ideas from place to place including:  physical features, culture, war, trade, technological innovations. Standard: Economics Benchmark B Grade level 8, Indicator 2 Markets – Discuss how mercantilism and the establishment of colonies led to increased global trading during the 17th and 18th centuries. Standard: Government Benchmark B Grade level 8, Indicator 7 Rules and Laws - Explain how the Northwest Ordinance established principles and procedures for the orderly expansion of the United States. Standard: Social Studies Skills and Methods Benchmark A Grade level 8, Indicator 1  Obtaining Information - Compare accuracy and point of view of fiction and nonfiction sources about a particular era or event. Back to Top

Grade 9-10

Standard: People in Societies Benchmark B Grade level 9, Indicator 2 Interaction - Analyze the results of political, economic and social oppression and the violation of human rights including: the exploitation of indigenous peoples. Back to Top

Grade 11-12

Standard: History Benchmark B Grade level 12, Indicator 3 Analysis and Interpretation - Analyze cause and effect relationships and multiple causation including the influence of ideas, the role of chance, and individual and collective action. Standard: People in Societies Benchmark A Grade level 11, Indicator 1 Cultures - Choose a government policy or program and analyze how it has affected and been received by one or more racial, ethnic or religious groups:  Indian policies. Standard:  People in Societies Benchmark C Grade level 11, Indicator 4 Diffusion - Explain how the U.S. has been affected politically, economically and socially by its multicultural diversity. Back to Top

Source: Ohio K-12 Social Studies Academic Content Standards

The Historic Village... Curriculum
New! Meet the People
An Exhibit Highlight: The District 16 School
Terms to Explore From the Ohio Social Studies Content Standards
Connections to Ohio Social Studies Content Standards
Suggested Activities With a Visit to the Historic Village

Natives & Newcomers... Curriculum
An Exhibit Highlight: The Council Oak Carving
Terms to Explore From the Ohio Social Studies Content Standards
Connections to Ohio Social Studies Content Standards
Suggested Activities With a Visit to Natives and Newcomers
Further Information About the Natives and Newcomers Exhibit

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