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 Value of Water in the Development of the United States

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Description: Students will discover the important role water has played in American History. They will discover how water played an essential role in determining the shape of our state and country by analyzing specific events throughout U.S. History.

 Grade level(s): Middle and High School   Standards: OAS, GFL               Produced By: Denise Aguilar

Atlantic Coastal Fall Line

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Description: This lesson will give the students an understanding of why major cities developed along the Fall Line of the Atlantic Coastal Region of the United States.

Grade level(s): Middle                      Standards: OAS, GFL, CC        Produced By: Lee Ann Harrelson

Questioning Chernobyl

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Description: The nuclear accident at Chernobyl, Ukraine, had immediate as well as long-lasting affects on people throughout the western part of the former Soviet Union as well as throughout Europe. Students will study the reasons for using nuclear power as an energy source as well as the potential dangers.

 Grade level(s): Middle                   Standards: OAS, GFL, CC       Produced By: Janet Hall

Developing South America: Defining the Physical and Political Boundaries

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Description: Students will develop cartographic skills by designing the physical and political boundaries of South America. They will use symbols to create their own free hand design of the physical and political boundaries of South America while also locating and categorizing the different economic systems across South America. Students will then examine the importance of the founding of and the continued use today of the Strait of Magellan.

 Grade level(s): Middle                           Standards: OAS, GFL                 Produced By: Denise Aguilar

By Road, By Rail, By River

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Description: Economic decisions for four centuries have been based on how quickly a product can get to market. Transportation evolved to keep up with market demands. Trails became national roads, river and sea-going transportation increased in size to take on larger and more specialized loads, and rivers themselves underwent transformation into canal systems connecting larger bodies of water with inland ports.

 Grade level(s): Middle and High School   Standards: OAS, GFL               Produced By: Jayne Marley

Railroads and the Landscape of a Community

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Description: The purpose of this lesson is to examine the expansion of railroads in the U.S. (especially in Oklahoma), their economic impact, and how they shaped local landscapes.

 Grade level(s): Middle and High School   Standards: OAS, GFL             Produced By: Ann Kennedy