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

Dreamtime Stories Through Aboriginal Art

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Description: Students will explore and then examine Aboriginal Dreamtime Stories and interpret one of them through creating an aboriginal painting.

Grade level(s): Middle School                  Standards: OAS, GFL              Produced By: Heather Braucher

Inquiring Minds Want To Know... Oceania

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Description: Students will explore and gain an understanding of the cultural history of the Oceanic islands and the impact it had on modern society in this region.  

 Grade level(s): Middle                     Standards: PASS, GFL             Produced By: Heather Braucher