National Geography and Oklahoma Academic Standards Connections - Social Studies

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Description: This resource is designed to show how Geography can be used to supplement instruction in Social Studies. This packet includes a selection of each applicable Oklahoma Academic Standard for Social Studies and its alignment to the relevant National Geography Standard(s). The goal of the National Geography Standards is to enable students to become geographically informed through knowledge and mastery of three things: (1) factual knowledge; (2) mental maps and tools; (3) and ways of thinking. Contact us at okage@ou.edu to receive free resources and for more ideas about how to use Geography in your classroom.

This packet includes standards from the following revision:
Social Studies (2019)

Grade level(s): Elementary, Middle School, High School
Standards: OAS, GFL
Produced By: Becca Palczynsky and Grace Gierach

The Big Shake: The 2010 Haitian Earthquake

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Description: This lesson explores how the weak infrastructure practices of Haiti contributed to the severity of the impacts of the 2010 Haitian Earthquake, and prolonged the country’s recovery time from this disaster. This case study will help students understand how physical hazards and societal risks can intersect to cause disasters.

Grade level(s): Middle School                  Standards: OAS, GFL
Produced By: Virginia Silvis

The Parrot Says: Save the Rainforest

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Description: Students will understand how human settlement and deforestation drove the Puerto Rican Parrot to the brink of extinction.

Grade level(s): Upper Elementary, Middle, High School              Standards: OAS, GFL              Produced By: Lee Ann Harrelson