Social Studies
Social Studies Computer Activities

Jefferson County FYI

Use the Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce web site (http://www.aries-1.com/jeffcounty/) to answer questions about Jefferson County found at Jefferson County FYI (http://208.183.128.3/techupdate/jcs_fyi.html) through this activity students will not only learn to use the web, but also learn more about their home county.  Teachers may find the answers to the online questions found at Jefferson County FYI Answers (http://208.183.128.3/techupdate/fyi_answers.html).
Look at Me
Students use Paint to create self-portraits to be printed and displayed together on a bulletin board celebrating all the different “Me’s” in the class.
Transportation Puzzle
Discuss with students different types of transportation.  Then challenge them to draw detailed pictures that include a transportation vehicle.  Have them print the picture and glue it to tag board.  After the picture has dried, they can cut the picture into puzzle pieces.
My Family
Invite each student to create and color a decorative border on a page using Publisher.  Print the boarders and ask students bring a picture of each family member form home that they can glue onto the page for display.
 
Classroom Quilt
Have each student create an original design that fills the entire screen using Paint.  Students print their masterpieces.  These pictures can be attached to one another to create a classroom quilt designs for display.
Good Citizenship
Students use the paint tools to illustrate one of the behaviors of a good citizen.  The text tool can be sued to write the caption.  Some ideas include: good citizens pick up litter; good citizens use inside voices while they are inside; good citizens share; good citizens walk quietly in the halls; and so on.
The White House
Student will explore the White House using the Internet site listed below.  Before the project begins discuss the White House as being the home of the president of the United States and his/her family.  The Scavenger hunt may be printed for students to supply answers or may be conducted as a whole class activity.
White House Scavenger Hunt  http://208.183.128.3/techupdate/scavenger/whitehouse.html
The White House  http://www.whitehouse.gov/

Peace on Campus
Discuss the concept of “peace” with students.  You may want to read Peace Begins with You by Katherin Scholes (Little, Brown, and Company, 1990).

Black History Month
Students use the Internet to research a famous black leader.  PowerPoint may then be created (6 slides) providing a biography on a famous black leader.  Use this format:  title slide, slide 1 (place and date of birth), slide 2 (place and date of death or current status), slide 3 (detail an early life adventure), slide 4 (marriage/family info) slide 5 (educational background), and slide 6 (major contributions and accomplishments).
Famous Black Americans:  Louis Armstrong, Crispus Attacks, Benjamin Banneker, Mary McLeod Bethune, Ralph Bunche, George W. Carver, Shirley Chisholm, Fredrick Douglass, Charles Drew, W. E. B. DuBois, Paul Dunbar, Duke Ellington, Dizzy Gillespie, Nikki Giovanni, John Henry, Billie Holiday, Lena Horne, Benjamin Hooks, Langston Hughes, Jesse Jackson, Scott Joplin, Barbara Jordan, Martin Luther King, Jr.   Malcom X, Thurgood Marshall, Rosa Parks, Adam Clayton Powell, Jr., Sojourner Truth, Harriet Tubman, Nat Turner, Booker T. Washington, Phillis Wheatley, and Andrew Young.
 

Social Studies Online Activities
US Presidents (10-12)   http://www.edu4kids.com/pres/
Fun School Social Studies Activities  http://www.funschool.com/
Quia! History http://www.quia.com/hist.html
Where is that?    http://www.funbrain.com/where/index.html
Who is that?    http://www.funbrain.com/who/index.html
News Stories and Lessons  http://www.otan.dni.us/cdlp/education/
Basic Skill Practice   http://208.183.128.3/techupdate/basicskills.html
 


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