Ohio

Summary
A lesson on the state of Ohio. The reading is accompanied by true/false questions.

Objectives
• To introduce students to salient features about the state of Ohio and its history.

Suggested Grades
4th Grade
5th Grade
6th Grade

Excerpt
Ohio is the easternmost of the twelve states that together are called the American Midwest. Ohio is bordered by five other states: Pennsylvania to the east; West Virginia and Kentucky to the south; Indiana to the west; and Michigan to the north. While Michigan is north of the western edge of Ohio, Lake Erie, one of the Great Lakes, also forms most of the northern boundary of Ohio. The Ohio River forms the entire southern border of Ohio between Kentucky and West Virginia.

Early History
Around 800 BCE, the Adena people were living in present-day Ohio. These early farmers planted squash, pumpkins and sunflowers and made clay vessels which were used for cooking and storing food. The Adena were the earliest mound builders, constructing earthen burial mounds. While most mounds weren?t very high, just two or three feet, large mounds that continue to survive are about 300 feet in diameter and seventy feet high.

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