DOCUMENT RESUME ED 198 044 SO 013 117 AUTHOR Fuller, Michael J. TITLE Ohio and the World. INSTITUTION Ohio Council for the Studies, Oxford. PUB DATE 30 NOTE 195p.: Some advertisements and tables may not reproduce clearly from EDRS in Paper copy or microfiche. Funding made available through the Mid-America Program for Global Perspectives in Education. AVAILABLE FPCMOhio Council for the Social Studies, Teacher Education Department, 307B McGuffey Hall, Miami University, Oxford, OH 45056 ($4.81). EDRS PRICE mral/pcos Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS Class Activities: Community Study; Cultural Awaren.Iss: Ethnic Origins: *Global Approach: /nteT-hational Relttiors: Local History: Secondary Education: *Social Studies: State History: Teaching Gniies: Units of Study: World Affeirs TDENTTwrIlFS *Ohio ABSTRACT The 23 lessons for use in secondary social studies courses will help increase student awareness andunderstanding of the growing ties between life in Ohio and in their hometowns andlife in villages and cities around the world. Although written specifically for use '_n Ohio schools, the lessons can easily be adapted for use in other states. Most of the lessons are self-contained and includeall the data and background information which students will need to complete the activities. The aGtivities are many and varied.. Some examples follow. In the opening lesson, students compile a list of countries to which they have direct connection either by personal experience or indirect connection through the consumption of goods and services. In another lesson students are given trademarks for various companies and then asked to identify those companies which are American owned and those which areforeign owned. In a lesson, U.S. Goods and Foreign Markets, students make a list ofAmerican products sold in other countries. They then survey foreignmagazines for advertisements for American products or goods and make acollage of the advertisements. One activity from the lesson How Far CanYou Go On a Gallon of Gas? involves students in calculating milesthat can be driven in different makes ofautomobiles in various countries for $10.00. In another lesson, Your State and National Defense, students learn. what Department of Defense contracts mean tothe people in their and surrounding states by analyzing anddiscussing statistical tables. In a culminating activity, students read and discuss an article which appeared in "U. S. News and WorldReport" on Jannary 2a, 1977, entitled "What People Aroundthe World Say." (Author/RM) *********************************************************************** Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from tha original document. *********************************************************************** U S DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. "PERMISSION TO REPRODUCE THIS EDUCATION L WELFARE MATERIAL HAS BEEN GRANTED BY NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF EOUCATION THIS DOCUMENT HAS BEEN REPRO. OUCED EXACTLY AS RECEIVED FROM THE PERSON OR ORGANIZATION ORIGIN. cu./kr ATIND IT POINTS OF VIEW OR OPINIONS STATED DO NOT NECESSARILY REPRE- SENT OFFICIAL NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION POSITION OR POLICY TO THE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC)." cD CC, Ch - 4 AND THE C:1 by Michael J. Fuller for The Ohio Council for the Social Studies 1980 2 Price $4.00 COPYRIGHT 1980, MICHAEL J. FULLER Initial distribution of Ohio and the World was made without charge to 1979-1980 members of the Ohio Council for the Social Studies. Those wishing to purchase a copy of Ohio and the World should make checks or money orders payable to the Ohio Council for the Social Studies for the amount of $4.75 ($4.00 purchase price plus $.75 mailing and handling). Send orders to: Mike Fuller Teacher Education Department 307B McGuffe all Miami University Oxford, Ohio 45056 Responsible Transnational Participation: A New Dimension of Citizenship International trade and travel, newspaper headlines, exchange students, multi-national corporations and T.V., today provide millions of Americans with information and experiences which 20 yearsago would have seemed unreal or impossible. Increased trade and increased travel, along with a great increase in the number and the membership in non-governmental organizations, also providemore links between peoples of the world. These developments affecting hometowns everywhere, like the networks of jet airplanes routes, oil pipelines, giant ships, instantaneous global communication and intercontinental missiles have largely eliminated the cushion of space thatonce separated nations and peoples. Technology has extended the boundaries of occupations, c ltural activites, and other human endeavors. This means that today all of us are affected by and, in turn, have some opportunities to influence global affairs. The nation's schools bear a major responsibility for preparing children and youth to live in this complex, interrelated world. This involves knowledge, acceptance and appreciation of diverse cultures-- whether they be from within the community, from within Ohio, from within the nation; or within the world community, It means understanding the technological developments that are shrinking time and space. It means learning to analyze and participate in efforts to solve world problems and issues. Opportunities for children and youth to learn about and to participate in the social and economic processes ofour increasingly interdependent world must be made more visible and concrete. Local communities and states are good places to start. Volkswagens, Toyotas, toys, cameras, bananas, tea, coffee, churches, Rotary clubs and a host of other organizations and products provide links between our hometowns and villages and cities the world over. Food and other products destined for Japan, the Soviet Union, Indiaor Egypt are produced and shipped in places such as Peoria,Illinois; South Bend, Indiana; and Flint, Michigan; as well as Baltimore, SanDiego and New Orleans. Most Americans trace their heritage to someother coun- try or some other area of the world. The territories our states now occupy were once occupied by other peoplesand nations. No matter where we live or what we do for aliving, we all have ties and links to other nations and peoples. Our history, our liveli- hood today, and many of our religious, scientific, andcultural activi- ties link us with other peoples, with other cities,and other nations of the world over. Preparing young people for effective and responsibleparticipation in today's world should include helping them develop thecompetences needed to identify and to assess thesignificance of the contacts and connections between life in Ohio and in their hometownsand life in villages and cities around the world. This handbook is designed to provide socialstudies educators in Ohio with practical assistance in their efforts to preparechildren and youth for responsible citizenship in aglobal age. It includes a number of activities, exercises, and strategies foridentifying and utilizing resources, talents, experiences, andinstructional materials to make more obvious and concrete theopportunities local communities and states provide for learning about the participating in globalaffairs. It is an outgrowth of a number ofspecific successful experiences. It is intended to both allow others to profit from thoseexperiences and to stimulate them to experiment further with ways ofhelping students prepare for a future which will betheir present. ii t Forward The lessons contained in these materials are written for use by social studies teachers in the State of Ohio. The emphasis of each of the twenty-eight lessons is on student involvement in learning in order to increase awareness and understanding of our growing ties with the rest of the world. The lessons vary in difficulty and subject matter con- tent. Thus, their use should be applicable to a wide range of social studies courses. Each lesson is self contained in the behavioral objectives, materials, procedures, discussion questions, and teacher notes are generally all provided. With exceptions, the lessons contain the necessary materials to initiate, develop and culminate the lesson. Ohio and the World has been prepared in such a manner that its components can be readily reproduced. Studyguides, graphs, and maps included with various lessons can be reproduced quite easily through the use of heat- sensitive ditto or mimeograph stencils. School systems fortunate enough to have offset facilities will be able to reproduce the materials very easily. Heat sensitive acetatecan be used to produce transparencies of the maps, charts, and graphs included in the lessons. Activities concerned with economic, political, and social ties between our nation and the world require constant updating. Changes are so rapid that materials quickly lose their relevance or validity. The collection of data is an ongoing process. Teachers will find that once they start looking, there is a wealth of information available in such sources as newspapers, periodicals, government documents, and business publication. Sources of various kinds of information have been included in several of the lessons. These twenty-eight lessons are ready for Ohio's social studies teachers to use. Participation in them by students and teachers alike will help increase awareness of ways Ohio is tied to the rest of the world, and the world's people are often closely associated with the Buckeye State. 1 It is hoped that these materials will be a starting point for the development of other lessons which will expand the content and usefulness