Format
1. Program Opening
2. Introduce Arbuckle
3. “You Can Make History” Song
4. What Did Ohio Look Like 200 Years Ago
5. What Kind of Trees Grew in Ohio
6. How Big Were Trees
7. How Were Trees Important to Settlers
8. The Importance of Trees in Modern Times
9. Questions for Arbuckle
10. Wrap Up / Conclusion
Objectives
After participating in this program, students will be able to compare and contrast how trees are used differently today than in the times of the early settlers. Students will also discover the importance of trees in maintaining our ecosystem. Students will also have a better understanding of how we can learn about history and record our own activities.
Standards Alignment
National Standards
Portions of the following content standards may be covered over the course of the program...
National Standards
NCTE – ELA K-12.4 Students adjust their use of spoken, written, and visual language (e.g., conventions, style, vocabulary) to communicate effectively with a variety of audiences and for different purposes.
NCTE – ELA K-12.12 Students use spoken, written, and visual language to accomplish their own purposes (e.g., for learning, enjoyment, persuasion, and the exchange of information).
NCSS – SS.1 Culture
NCSS – SS.2 Time, Continuity, and Change
NCSS – SS.4 Individual Development and Identity
NCSS – SS.8 Science, Technology, and Society
Common Core Standards
ELA CCSS: SL.K.1, SL.K.2, SL.K.3
ELA CCSS: SL.1.1, SL.1.2, SL.1.3
ELA CCSS: SL.2.1, SL.2.2, SL.2.3
State Standards
Portions of the following content standards may be covered over the course of the program...
Ohio Revised Standards – Social Studies
Grade: Kindergarten
Topic: Historical Thinking and Skills
Content Statement 1: Time can be measured.
Content Statement 2: Personal history can be shared through stories and pictures.
Grade: One
Topic: Historical Thinking and Skills
Content Statement 1: Time can be divided into categories (e.g. months of the year, past, present and future.)
Content Statement 2: Photographs, letters, artifacts and books can be used to learn about the past.
Topic: Heritage
Content Statement 3: The way basic human needs are met has changed over time.
Topic: Human Systems
Content Statement 6: Families interact with the physical environment differently in different times and places.
Content Statement 7: Diverse cultural practices address basic human needs in various ways and may change over time.
Grade: Two
Topic: Historical Thinking and Skills
Content Statement 2: Change over time can be shown with artifacts, maps and photographs.
Topic: Heritage
Content Statement 3: Science and technology have changed daily life.
Topic: Human Systems
Content Statement 7: Human activities alter the physical environment, both positively and negatively.
Topic: Economics/Scarcity
Content Statement 14: Resources can be used in various ways.
Grade: Three
Topic: Historical Thinking and Skills
Content Statement 2: Primary and secondary sources can be used to show change over time
Topic Human Systems
Content Statement 6: Evidence of positive and negative human modification of the environment can be observed in the local community.
Topic: Economics/Scarcity
Content Statement 16: Individuals must make decisions because of the scarcity of resources. Making a decision involves a trade-off