Ohio, “Mother of Presidents”

A WebQuest for 4th Grade Social Studies

Designed by
PAS

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Introduction | Processes & Task1 | Task 2 | Task 3 | Task 4 | 
Resources | Evaluation | Conclusion | Credits & References

Introduction

Ohio has the slogan “So much to discover.” One thing to discover is why Ohio is called “The Mother of Presidents.” If you were to get a free day in honor of one of the Ohio presidents, which one would choose and why?

Task 1  

1. You will find out how many Presidents came from Ohio and which ones they were.

2. You will find something out about each one.

Process

Save everything  in your portfolio to be used in Task 4.
            (Use a separate piece of paper for each president)

• Name all of the presidents who are from Ohio

• Write where they are from in Ohio and list what
               year they were born

• Write the years they were the President of the United States       

• List one historical site that can be visited for each   president, where it is located, and tell something about it.     

•   Write 3 to 5 interesting things that you found out about each president.

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Task 2

1.      You will locate where they came from on a map of Ohio.

Process

On a map of Ohio that you will be given, circle the place where each president is from and put his name next to the circle.

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Task 3

1.      You will choose one to honor with a holiday when there would be no school.

Process

Write a letter to your Ohio State Congressman explaining which President you wish to honor with a free day from school.

Include:

• Full name of the president

• 5 facts about him

• 3 reasons that you think he should be honored

• 1 illustration that you have done that relates to this particular president

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Task 4 

1.      You will put together a booklet containing all of the information that you have gathered.

Process

• Illustrate a cover for your booklet
• Add the map of Ohio showing where each president is from
• Insert all of the pages with the information about each of the presidents
• Add the letter to your Ohio congressman about the one president that you would like to honor with a free day
• Add the illustration that goes with the letter

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Resources

• Paper
• Pencil
• Crayons for illustrations
• Map of Ohio
• Biographies of presidents
• Encyclopedia
• Internet site:      http://nuwavemedia.com/features/presidentsday/

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Evaluation

You will be graded on the following information:

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Conclusion

·        Congratulations! You now why Ohio is called “The Mother of Presidents,” and you have learned something about each one. Is there a politician from Ohio that you think might run for president in the next election? Do you think that you or one of your classmates might be one of the future presidents from Ohio?

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  Credits and References

·        List anything that you used to look up this information: web sites, books or anything else that you have used.

·        Thank the people who have helped you to make this WebQuest successful.

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