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Description: Students will learn about coal mining in Oklahoma.
Grade level(s): Middle and High School Standards: OAS, GFL Produced By: Ann Kennedy
Let's Walk With "Jim Crow"
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Description: The goal of this lesson is to introduce the students to the Black Codes and Jim Crow Laws of the South and Oklahoma, and the effect the codes and laws had on the development of the civil rights of African Americans in these regions.
**This lesson was published on January 15, 2014, prior to the passing of HB 1775. Because of the nature of dealing with controversial subjects and issues in the classroom and the challenges they raise, including racial stereotypes in language, illustrations, audio, and video records, the teacher must establish clear ground rules about what will and will not be permitted in terms of arguments and rhetoric, and must be prepared to enforce those rules with appropriate consequences if students ignore these rules.**
Grade level(s): Middle and High School Standards: OAS, GFL Produced By: Shirley Nero
The Nitty Gritty City: Becoming an Urban Geo-Detective
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Description: This is a collection of lesson plans about geo-skills from the OKAGE 2012 Summer Institute.
Grade level(s): Middle School, High School
Standards: GFL
Produced By: OKAGE
Preserving the Past, Emerging into the Future
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Description: A brief lesson plan model to integrate local geography and history as outlined in the Oklahoma Priority Academic Student Skills (PASS) and the National Geography Standards.
Any town or city has a wealth of geography and history resources to explore past, present and future preservation. These activities will spark an interest in and perpetuate the memories of a community by discovering its rich heritage. This lesson will establish the “whys” of location patterns (Why is this town here?). Many geographic questions can be answered. Students will form generalizations and draw conclusions from data collected and compiled.
Grade level(s): Middle Standards: PASS, GFL Produced By: Diane Hill
Running Out of Gas
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Description: The goal of this lesson is to engage students in exploring gasoline consumption and energy conservation. Students create oil product maps to compare Oklahoma to Syria, two oil producing places which are similar in size. Students hypothesize about effective means of transportation to conserve energy.
Grade level(s): Middle Standards: PASS, GFL Produced By: Teresa Potter
All-Black Towns: Oklahoma's Unique Historical Geography
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Description: Oklahoma has a unique history. Most teachers and students do not realize that Oklahoma has more incorporated "historically all-black towns" than any other state in the United States. In the early 1900s, town promoters selected parcels of land, plotted out townsites, and began building communities in Indian Territory for newcomers from Southern states to begin a new life. In this lesson, the students will discover the unique and special features the town promoters used to attract the newcomers. The students are to create promotional materials that would lure someone seeking a place of freedom from prejudice, a place to educate their children, a place to provide a home and provide for their family, a place to achieve economic success, and a place to live peacefully. In addition, the students should gain an awareness of the human and environmental factors that made these places unique.
Grade level(s): Middle Standards: PASS, GFL Produced By: Shirley Nero
Forced to Adapt
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Description: In this lesson, students place themselves back in time and “predict” how removal to Indian Territory would impact the cultures of specific tribes from different geographical locations.
Grade level(s): Middle Standards: PASS, GFL Produced By: Janet Hall
Just and Rightful Government
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Description: Learn about Oklahoma elections and democracy using primary resources.
Grade level(s): Middle School
Standards: GFL
Produced By: OKAGE