Correlations to Ohio’s Course of Study
Module I
8000 years of American Prehistory
Grades 6-8:
History:
Benchmark A: Interpret relationships between events shown on multiple-tier time lines.
Geography:
Benchmark C: Explain how the environment influences the way people live in different places and the consequences of modifying the environment.
Social Studies Skills and Methods:
Benchmark A: Analyze different perspectives on a topic obtained from a variety of sources.
Benchmark C: Present a position and support it with evidence and citation of
sources.
Benchmark D: Work effectively in a group.
Grades 9-10:
Social Studies Skills and Methods:
Benchmark A: Evaluate the reliability and credibility of sources.
Module II
From Forest to Farm and Back Again
Grades 6-8:
Geography:
Benchmark C: Explain how the environment influences the way people live in different places and the consequences of modifying the environment.
Social Studies Skills and Methods:
Benchmark B: Organize historical information in text or graphic format and analyze the information in order to draw conclusions.
Grades 9-10:
Geography:
Benchmark B: Analyze geographic changes brought about by human activity using appropriate maps and other geographic data.
Module III
Fueling the Fires of American Industrialization
Grades 6-8:
Geography:
Benchmark C: Explain how the environment influences the way people live in different places and the consequences of modifying the environment.
Social Studies Skills and Methods:
Benchmark B: Organize historical information in text or graphic format and analyze the information in order to draw conclusions.
Social Studies Skills and Methods:
Benchmark D: Work effectively in a group.
Module IV
From Arbor Day to Earth Day
Grades 6-8:
Government:
Benchmark A: Explain why people institute governments, how they influence governments, and how governments interact with each other.
Citizenship Rights and Responsibilities:
Benchmark B: Identify historical origins that influenced the rights U.S. citizens have today.
Grades 9-10:
Citizenship Rights and Responsibilities:
Benchmark A: Analyze ways people achieve governmental change, including political action, social protest and revolution.
Module V
A New Profession Takes Seed
Grades 6-8:
Social Studies Skills and Methods:
Benchmark A: Analyze different perspectives on a topic obtained from a variety of sources.
Module VI
From Forest to Farm to Urban Forest
Grades 6-8:
Geography:
Benchmark C: Explain how the environment influences the way people live in different places and the consequences of modifying the environment.
Social Studies Skills and Methods:
Benchmark B: Organize historical information in text or graphic format and analyze the information in order to draw conclusions.
Grades 9-10:
Geography:
Benchmark B: Analyze geographic changes brought about by human activity using appropriate maps and other geographic data.
Module VII
Trees in Your Own Back Yard
Grades 6-8:
Geography:
Benchmark C: Explain how the environment influences the way people live in different places and the consequences of modifying the environment.
Government:
Benchmark A: Explain why people institute governments, how they influence governments, and how governments interact with each other.
Citizenship Rights and Responsibilities:
Benchmark A: Show the relationship between civic participation and attainment of civic and public goals.
Benchmark B: Identify historical origins that influenced the rights U.S. citizens have today.
Social Studies Skills and Methods:
Benchmark B: Organize historical information in text or graphic format andanalyze the information in order to draw conclusions.
Module VIII
Harvesting Today in a Global Forest
Grades 6-8:
Geography:
Benchmark C: Explain how the environment influences the way people live in different places and the consequences of modifying the environment.
Economics:
Benchmark A: Explain how the endowment and development of productive resources affect economic decisions and global interactions.
Government:
Benchmark A: Explain why people institute governments, how they influence governments, and how governments interact with each other.
Social Studies Skills and Methods:
Benchmark B: Organize historical information in text or graphic format and analyze the information in order to draw conclusions.
Benchmark D: Work effectively in a group.
Module IX
Fire:Fight, Flight, or Coexistence?
Grades 6-8:
Geography:
Benchmark C: Explain how the environment influences the way people live in different places and the consequences of modifying the environment.
Social Studies Skills and Methods:
Benchmark B: Organize historical information in text or graphic format and analyze the information in order to draw conclusions.
Module X
The Significance of Private Forests in the U.S.
Grades 6-8:
Geography:
Benchmark C: Explain how the environment influences the way people live in different places and the consequences of modifying the environment.
Citizenship Rights and Responsibilities:
Benchmark B: Identify historical origins that influenced the rights U.S. citizens have today.
Social Studies Skills and Methods:
Benchmark B: Organize historical information in text or graphic format and
analyze the information in order to draw conclusions.
Benchmark D: Work effectively in a group.
Grades 9-10:
Geography:
Benchmark B: Analyze geographic changes brought about by human activity using appropriate maps and other geographic data.
Module XI
Forest Research: Who, What, Where & Why?
Grades 6-8:
Geography:
Benchmark C: Explain how the environment influences the way people live in different places and the consequences of modifying the environment.
Social Studies Skills and Methods:
Benchmark B: Organize historical information in text or graphic format and analyze the information in order to draw conclusions.
Benchmark D: Work effectively in a group.
