OGA Lesson Plans

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Content Area	Lesson Title	Grade Level	Additional Content Areas	Standards	Author
Canada	The Geography of Canada's National Parks	7-12	geography	National: 1,4, 5, 14	Scott Peters
Canada	Inuit of the Nunavut (1), (diagram1), (diagram2), (diagram3), checklist	4-5	geography	National: 6, 10	Marika Schneider
Canada	Formation of Political Regions in Canada – Why draw the lines there? map rubric	9-12	geography, civics	National: 5, 13
Canada	Exploring Canadian Cities (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6)	6-8	geography, urban, history	National: 4, 12	Monica Schalock
Canada	Sense of Place Through the Eyes of an Inuit Children's Author	K-5	geography, history, writing	National: 1, 4, 15	Debra Fauth
Canada	Physical Location: How a Border Town Might Develop (1), (table)	4-5	geography, history, economics	National: 11, 15	Liberty Jones
Canada	Saskatchewan's Population Distribution: How do land, vegetation, and climate affect the population distribution of Saskatchewan?	4-6	geography	National: 4, 9	Adapted from a Pat Bechtold lesson
climate	Oregon Rainshadows	3-6	geography, science, group decision making, fine motor skills	State: ?? National: 1, 7	Adapted from a Pat Bechtold lesson
climate	Weather and Climate	1-5	language arts, science, multicultural themes	State: 4 National: 5, 7, 14, 15	Carol Davidson
climate	Microclimates of Our School				Carol Mohr
climate, continents (Africa)	Scenes from Cameroon	3-8	language arts, social studies, art, geography	State: 2 National: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6	Adapted from a Vye Carlile lesson
continents (Africa), maps	Geography and Folklore	4-8	geography, social studies, language arts	State: 1, 2 National: 1,4
continents (Africa), regions, maps	The African Puzzle	6-10		State: 1 National: 1, 2
culture	Geo-Exchange Box	1-12	social studies. language, science, geography	State: 2 National: 10, 11, 16
culture	Geography and Execution	9-12	geography, history, civics, current events	State: ?? National: 1, 18	Stephen Hatfield
culture	Shakespeare: Lesson within a Lesson	4-12	geography, foreign language, ESL	State: ?? National: 9, 13	Kevin Muir
culture	Walking the Five Themes	2-12	social studies, science, language arts, geography	State: 2, 3 National: 4, 10	Myrna Dunnigan & Pam Wilson
culture, human/environment interaction USA	Southern Agriculture & Slave Trade	7-12		National: 1,4,15 State: 2,4	Jeff Swinehart
economic	Multinational Corporation Relocation	11-12	geography, technology	National: 11	Steven W. Smith
economic	Where Did That Come From?	4	economics	National: 1, 11	Aelfric Wolf
economic, continents	Why Do Countries Trade?	7-10		State: 3, 4 National: 13
economic, continents	Selling the Developing World	9-12	geography, economics	State: ?? National: 8, 11, 14, 16	Rhett J. Boudreau
environment	Litter Garden	K-5	geography, environmental studies, science	State: 4 National: 14
environment	Habitat Lap Sit	2-5	science, social studies, language arts, geography, kinesthetic movement	State: 4 National: 8
environment	Earthweek	8-12	global studies, english, geography	State: ?? National: 1, 15	Nancy Jolstead
environment	Dirt Alert	4-6	geography, science	State: 4 National: 4, 14	Wendy Thelin
environment	Christmas Tree Farm	5-6	geogrpahy, science	National: 1, 14	Pamela D. Wilson
environment	Volcanoes, Earthquakes and Tsunamis	6-8	geography, technology, speech	National: 1, 3, 15	Mike Futter
environment, region	Keep This Under Your Hat	4-6	geography, social studies, cooperative learning	State: 2 National: 6	Adapted from Don Robertson
environment, science	So, What's Happening Here on this Old Christmas Tree Farm?	5-6	ecosystems, literature, environmental monitoring	National: 1, 14	Pamela D. Wilson
environment, wetlands	If You Mess with a Wetland	8	geography, science	State: 1, 2 National: 1, 8, 14	Bryan L. Forbes
field/lit	Developing a Sense of Place	5-8	geography, science, art, language arts, math	National: 2, 4	Patricia Robertson
field/lit	Journey of a Tree	3	geography, economics	National: 1, 8, 11	Jennifer van Werkhooven
field/lit	The Lorax and Forest Park	5	science, social studies, health	National: 14, 15	Chris Knab
field/lit	Where On the Playground?	7	geography	National: 1 State: 3	Jean (Shuman) Ottoway
forest	Passport to Oregon's Forests	3-8	geography, science, social studies	National: 1, 4, 8 State: 2 (grade 5)	Mr. Crowe
forest	Where is the Best Place to Plant a Garden on a School Campus?	3-5	geography, science, social studies	National: 14, 3 State: 1, 2	Audra Linville McDonald
forest	Oregon Forests and Settlement Patterns	9-12	geography, science, history	National: 12, 17	Joyce Garland
forest	Urban Forest Shade (1), (2)	3-5	geography, social studies	National: 14	Jeremy Parker
forest	Local Forest Community	3-8	geography, science, social studies	National: 1, 4, 8 State: 2 (grade 5)
forest	Oregon's Public and Private Forests	4-5	social science, geography, history	National: 1, 2, 4 State: 2	Cindy Hall-Bogard
forest	Oregon's Early Explorer Routes	4-5		National: 1,9,17 State: 2	Becky Wandell
forest	Tree Inventory and History	9		National: 1,3,14 State:	Darryl Hrenko
forest	The Urban Forest and Mapping in the Park	6-8		National: 1,14 State: 3	Gerilyn Nichols
forest	The Location of Wood Product Mills in Oregon	4		National: 2,3,12 State: 2	Laura Strutz
forest	A Forest's Place in Oregon (1), (2), (3)	3-4	math	National: 4, 5, 6 State: 1	Melissa Straughan
forest	Different Perspectives Of Oregon's Forest Economic Geography	6-8		National: 1,18 State: 3	Meghan Ross
forest	Oregon Forest Management Policy Decision Making graphics: map, facts, management	5		National: 2,13,14,16 State: 2	Jennifer Wheatley
forest	Trees and Temperature	5-8	social sciences, math	National: 1,4,8 State: math 2, social science 2	Margaret Mendoza
forest	The Impact of Log Transportation in Oregon Forests	11-12 (or 7-10)	geography, social sciences	National: 1,14,17	Jody Doty
forest	Green Spaces in Your Community	1-3		National: 1,3,5 State: 1	Terry Sayre
forest	Tree Growth in Adjacent Microclimates	6-9	geography, earth science, climate	National: 16 State: maps, environ. change	Jennifer Wheatley
geography	Lake Billy Chinook	4-6		National: 1, 14	Margaret Mendoza
geography	Saskatchewan's Population Distribution	3-4		National: 4, 9	Jody Doty
geography	Oink, Moo, Peep: What is a Farm	3-4		National: 14	Terry Sayre
geography, culture	How Portland Has Changed	3-6	geography, history, writing	National: 14	Kimberly Girard
GIS	GIS and Agriculture	9-12	technology, agriculture, economics	National: 1, 3, 4, 11, 18	Jeff Smith, Rob Holveck, Stephen Travis
GIS	Neighborhood Characteristics	6-8	geography, science, math, technology	National: 3, 6	Donna Davidson
global studies	The Russian View of Territorial Encroachment	12	geography, social studies	National: 1, 3, 6, 13, 17, 18	Stephen Travis
landforms, climate, rivers, vegetation USA	Louisiana Purchase	6-9	history, writing	State: 1, LAW 1 National: 1,8,12,15	Alexander Reed
map, landforms, human/environment interactionUSA	Model Island	4	climate	National: 1,2,3 State: 1,2	Dawn L. Wildfang
maps	Where In the World?	5-9		State: 1 National: 1, 2, 3	Thomas Streckert
maps	Global Perceptions	4-12	geography, social studies	State: ?? National: 2	Marianne Kenney
maps	Crinkle Maps		geography, regions, social studies, environmental studies	National: 1, 4, 7, 9, 15, 18	Stephen Fisher
maps	Drawing A Map	4-6	geography, listening	State: 1 National: 1
maps,USA	Cartoon Characters' Population Distribution	8		State: 1 National: 1,2	Jeff Gentile
maps, continents (Africa)	Creating a Floor Map of Africa	2-5	reading, writing, science, art	State: 1 National: 1, 4	Cynthia Bauer
maps, culture	Urban Planning: Plan A City	5-9		State: 1, 2, 3, 4 National: 1, 12 14, 18
maps, culture, environment	World Hunger	11-12	geography, global studies, social studies	National: 1, 16	Tandle Cox
maps, culture, environment	Colonial Flyers: Travel Brochures to the Colonies	3-12	geography, social studies, math	National: 4, 6, 12	Bridget Weldon
maps, culture, migration USA	Route 66 Population Patterns	10		State: 1,2 National: 1,3,12,17	June Satak
maps, earth science	Geography: World Dynamics	K-12	social studies, english, science	State: 1, 2 National: 1, 2, 4, 5, 15	Adapted from Joseph Thomas
maps, environment	Observing Change Over Time	2-5	geography, science, math, language arts, art	State: 2, 4 National: 3, 4, 8	Adapted from Carol Davidson & Christine Pesceone
maps, environment, culture	In-Depth Geographic Integration	3-4	social studies, geography, science, language arts, arts	National: 14, 16, 18	Aelfric Wolf
maps, environment, urban	Analyzing Local Environment	5-9	geography, social studies	State: 1, 2, 3, 4 National: 2, 3, 14, 18
maps, human/environment interaction USA	Operation Genesis			State: 1 National: 1,14,15	Steve Dickerson
maps, human/environment interaction USA	Settlement Patterns of US	7-12		State: 1,2 National: 1,4,14	Joshua Kerr
maps, human/physical interaction	Rivers to the West	6-8	language arts, art	National: 1, 12	Nancy McDade
maps, landforms	Oregon Trail Landforms	4	human/environment interactions, social studies, history	National: 4, 15	Dawn L. Wildfang
maps, landforms, climate, rivers, vegetation USA	Transect of Oregon	4-5		State: 1,2 National: 1,3	Marleen Smith
maps,landforms, migration USA	Effect of Landforms on Oregon Trail	4	history, human/interaction environment	State: 1,3 National: 1,4,9,12,17	Daphne Faulk
maps, landforms USA	2002 Winter Olympics	8	human/environment interaction	State: 1,2 National: 1,2,3	Lisa Macomber
maps, location analysis USA	States' strategic locations	7-12	transportation, climate, natural resources	State: 1 National: 1,4,12,13,18	Janet Blalock
maps, migration, population USA	Take me out to the ball game	7-12	human/environment interation	State: 1,2 National: 1,9,12	Sarah Gates
maps, planning USA	What's for Dinner	8		State: 1 National: 1,18	Dixie Seibel
maps, regions	Mapping the Oregonian Coverage	12	geography, economics, social studies	State: 12 National: 1, 18	Nick Clawson
maps, regions (Oregon)	Central Oregon Road Trip	6-8	geography, language arts, map skills	State: 3 National: 1,3	Donna Weins
maps, regions, urban	What's My Town Like	9-12	geography, social studies	State: ?? National: 1, 9	Jim Saffeeis
maps, transportation	Graphic Landscapes & Interstate Freeway Development	11-12	human/environment interaction, social studies, history	National: 1, 3, 11, 14	Ernie Sowards
maps, water	Water, Water Everywhere	6-9		State: 1, 2 ?? National: 1, 2 ??	Peggy Smith
maps, water, landforms	Wet Water, Dry Land	K-3	geography, language arts, science	State: 1 National: 1, 7	Adapted from Cynthia Stinson-Chennell
maps USA	Using Maps	3	human/environment interaction	State: 2,4 National: 1,3,4,7	Erin Moran
migration, landforms USA	Where should colonists land	5-8	human/environment interaction	State: 3 National: 9,12,17	Amanda Beveridge
Parks, maps, USA	People & Parks in U.S.	5	migration, culture, math	State: 1,3,4 National: 1,4,14	Jen McCalley
region (Asia), culture	Yaks In My Yard Entire Unit	varies	See individual lessons within the unit.	See indivdual lessons within the unit.	participants in 1997 Summer Institute in Nepal
region (E. Europe), human-physical interaction	The Aral Sea: A Time for Change	9	geography, social studies, environmental studies	State: National: 1, 14, 15, 18	Jan Franke
regions, urban USA	U.S. Metropolitan Areas	5	landforms, migration	State: 2,3 National: 5, 9, 10	Lisa Macomber
regions	Global Conflict: Kashmir	9-12	social studies, economics	National: 4, 13, 18	BJ Basinski
regions	The Geographic Doctor Suess	4-6	literature, geography	State: 1, 2 National: 1, 5	Adapted from Kristel McCubbin
urban	Growth in a City Neighborhood	6-8	social studies, history	National: 2, 6, 18	Donna Davidson
Wales Lesson Plans	Regional geography of Wales	K-12			Multiple
water	River of Life	1-8	history, social studies, geography, language arts, collaboration	State: 4 National: 14, 16, 17	Nancy Williams
water	Water Rights	7-12	geography, government, history, economics, critical thinking	State: 4 National: 16	Leslie Simmons
water, landforms	America the Beautiful	K-3	geography, literature, music	State: 2 National: 4	Adapted from Pat VanNice
water, maps, landforms	Size It Up	4-6	math, geography	State: 1 National: 1, 3
wetlands, maps	Wetlands: Pave or Save	K-6	geography, science, language arts	State: 1, 4 National: 1, 8, 14

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