Giant Map

Understanding Immigration Using the National Geographic Giant Traveling Map of Europe

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Description: Students will conduct their own research on European countries and use the Giant Map of Europe to examine immigration patterns and challenges.

Grade level(s): Middle School
Standards: OAS
Produced By: Naomi Mayer

"Sahara Some Places in Africa You Need to Know!" Africa's Major Physical Features

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Description: Students will use the Giant Map of Africa to become familiar with locations and descriptions of the continent’s major physical features. Middle school is the first opportunity to examine the human and physical characteristics of Africa to any degree of detail. This lesson is designed to be used as an overview or introduction to the continent of Africa by examining its major physical features while also challenging students’ preconceived ideas about the continent.

Grade level(s): Middle School
Standards: OAS, GFL
Produced By: Cindy Petree

Oklahomans on the Move

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Description: Students will use the Giant Traveling Map of Oklahoma to explore the state’s population distribution—past and present.

Grade level(s): Upper Elementary, Middle School, High School
Standards: OAS
Produced By: Clayton Canon

Who? What? Where? Oklahomans Who Made a Difference

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Description: In this lesson, students will use the Oklahoma Giant Traveling Map to identify and gain a better understanding of notable historic and present day Oklahomans who made significant contributions to the state.

Grade level(s): Elementary (Adaptable to 8th & 10th grade American History)
Standards: OAS, GFL
Produced By: Lynn Tilley

It Happened in Oklahoma! Historically Significant State and Local Landmarks

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Description: In this lesson, students will use the Oklahoma Giant Traveling Map to identify and locate important state and local landmarks, as well as gain a better understanding of their historical significance.

Grade level(s): Elementary (Adaptable to 8th & 10th grade American History)
Standards: OAS, GFL
Produced By: Lynn Tilley

Resources and Population Patterns: What's the Connection?

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Description: Students will analyze data including a variety of special purpose maps of Oklahoma to determine the reason for population growth and decline in specific areas. The Giant Traveling Map of Oklahoma is used to help students understand the changing population distribution across Oklahoma.

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

The Oklahoma Standard: Tornados

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Description: Students will develop an understanding of how tornados form. Identify and locate the cities where the top 10 worst tornados in Oklahoma occurred on the Giant Map of Oklahoma. They will specifically gather and analyze data from the Moore, Oklahoma 2013 tornado site using geospatial technology.

Grade level(s): Middle                    Standards: GFL, C3
Produced By: Denise Aguilar

Immigration & Ethnic Settlement Patterns In Post-Reconstruction Oklahoma, 1865 - 1900

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Description: In this lesson students will explore the different immigration and migration patterns of settlement in post-reconstruction Oklahoma, and develop an appreciation of our rich cultural and ethnic heritage.

  Grade level(s): High School                    Standards: OAS, GFL              Produced By: Lynn Tilley

I Have Heard of a Land: Using Oklahoma’s Giant Traveling Map, with Historical Maps, to Tell a Complete Story

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Description: Geography is the landscape on which History happens. In this lesson, students will use an award-winning historical fiction picture book, the Oklahoma Giant Traveling Map, and a series of Oklahoma historical maps, to gain a better understanding of why Blacks from the South, single women, and other pioneers came to participate in the land runs, as well as the impact on Native Americans already living in the areas. Students will gain an appreciation and understanding that history usually has more than one perspective to events happening.

Grade level(s): Elementary, Middle School, High School                  Standards: OAS, GFL
Produced By: Lynn Tilley

Oklahoma Route 66 Must-See Attractions

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Description: Students will discover the Mother Road, Route 66, by analyzing the history of the road, while specifically identifying locations of 10 must-see attractions on the Oklahoma portion by using the Giant Traveling Map of Oklahoma. They will discover the importance of each attraction and will create a presentation on a selected attraction. More Route 66 information and resources are available from the Oklahoma Route 66 Association.

Grade level(s): Middle School                 Standards: GFL, C3
Produced By: Denise Aguilar