Ohio Stories

Curriculum Areas: Ohio History, Social Studies
Grades: 4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade
Show Length: Ten 20-minute programs
Usage Rights: Unlimited
Production Date: 1994
Distributor: WVIZ/PBS 216-916-6352
Availability: CMSD-TV; Duplication
WVIZ/PBS Broadcast:
Internet Site(s):
Teacher Guide: Available from Video Resource Center.

CLOSED CAPTIONED: NO
Available for duplication on DVD. $40 for series.

Ohio Stories chronicles significant and interesting events and people from Ohio's history. It will give students an overview of Ohio using a storytelling, people-acquainting approach. The series is consistent with many widely-used social studies texts and can be readily integrated into the traditional fourth through eighth grade curriculum, and meets a number of the proficiency requirements for citizenship. Dr. George Knepper, Distinguished Professor of History, Emeritus, The University of Akron, is the scholarly backbone for this series.

1. Ohio Indians and Native Americans

2. Settlement and Immigration

3. Transportation

4. The African-American Experience

5. Religious Diversity

6. Women in Ohio's History

7. Education

8. Inventions and Inventors

9. Industry and Labor

10. Ohio and the Arts