OGA Lesson Plans

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	Grade Level	Lesson Title	Content Area	Additional Content Areas	Standards	Author
	varies	Yaks In My Yard Entire Unit	region (Asia), culture	See individual lessons within the unit.	See indivdual lessons within the unit.	participants in 1997 Summer Institute in Nepal
	K-2	Where On the Playground?	field/lit	geography, language arts, math, art	National: 3, 4	Jean (Shuman) Ottoway
	K-2	Interdisciplinary study of Wales	Maps, culture, population, physical environment, Wales		State: 1,2,3 National: 1,3,4,6,7,12	Margee O'Brien
	K-3	America the Beautiful	water, landforms	geography, literature, music	State: 2 National: 4	Adapted from Pat VanNice
	K-3	Wet Water, Dry Land	maps, water, landforms	geography, language arts, science	State: 1 National: 1, 7	Adapted from Cynthia Stinson-Chennell
	K-5	Sense of Place Through the Eyes of an Inuit Children's Author	geography, Canada	history, writing	National: 1, 4, 15	Betsy Sadowski
	1-12	Geo-Exchange Box	culture	social studies. language, science, geography	State: 2 National: 10, 11, 16
	1-3	Green Spaces in Your Community	Forest		State: 1 National: 1,3,5	Terry Sayre
	1-5	Weather and Climate	climate	language arts, science, multicultural themes	State: 4 National: 5, 7, 14, 15	Adapted from Carol Davidson
	1-8	River of Life	water	history, social studies, geography, language arts, collaboration	State: 4 National: 14, 16, 17	Adapted from Nancy Williams
	2-12	Walking the Five Themes	culture	social studies, science, language arts, geography	State: 2, 3 National: 4, 10	Myrna Dunnigan & Pam Wilson
	2-5	Creating a Floor Map of Africa	maps, continents (Africa)	reading, writing, science, art	State: 1 National: 1, 4	Adapted from Cynthia Bauer
	2-5	Habitat Lap Sit	environment	science, social studies, language arts, geography, kinesthetic movement	State: 4 National: 8
	2-5	Observing Change Over Time	maps, environment	geography, science, math, language arts, art	State: 2, 4 National: 3, 4, 8	Adapted from Carol Davidson & Christine Pesceone
	2-6	Castles and Forts of Wales and Oregon	Physical environment, landforms, cultural landscapes, Wales	Castles and Forts	State: 1,2,4 National: 1,4	Judy T. Sweeney
	3	Journey of a Tree	field/lit	geography, economics	National: 1, 8, 11	Jennifer van Werkhooven
	3	Using Maps	maps USA	human/environment interaction	State:2,4 National:1,3,4,7	Erin Moran
	3-12	Colonial Flyers: Travel Brochures to the Colonies	maps, culture, environment	geography, social studies, math	National: 4, 6, 12	Bridget Weldon
	3-4	A Forest's Place in Oregon (1), (2), (3)	geography	math	National: 4, 5, 6 State: 1	Melissa Straughan
	3-4	In-Depth Geographic Integration	maps, environment, culture	social studies, geography, science, language arts, arts	National: 14, 16, 18	Aelfric Wolf
	3-4	Oink, Moo, Peep: What is a Farm	geography		National: 14	Cassandra J. Wilson
	3-5	Where is the Best Place to Plant a Garden on a School Campus?	science, social science		State: 1,2 National: 3, 14	Audra Linville McDonald
	3-5	Urban Forest Shade (1), (2)	forest, cities	social studies	National: 14	Jeremy Parker
	3-5	Community Change Over Time	Cities, culture, Wales	History, buildings	State: 1,2 National: 5,6,10	Marlene Smith
	3-6	How Portland Has Changed	geography, culture	geography, history, writing	National: 14	Kimberly Girard
	3-6	Oregon Rainshadows	climate	geography, science, group decision making, fine motor skills	State: ?? National: 1, 7	Adapted from a Pat Bechtold lesson
	3-8	Scenes from Cameroon	climate, continents (Africa)	language arts, social studies, art, geography	State: 2 National: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6	Adapted from a Vye Carlile lesson
	3-8	Local Forest Community	forest	geography, science, social studies	National: 1, 4, 8 State: 2 (grade 5)	Tessa Williams
	4	Oregon Trail Landforms	maps, landforms	human/environment interactions, social studies, history	National: 4, 15	Dawn L. Wildfang
	4	Where Did That Come From?	economic	economics	National: 1, 11	Aelfric Wolf
	4	Model Island	map, landforms, human/environment interaction USA	climate	National:1,2,3 State:1,2	Dawn L. Wildfang
	4	Effect of Landforms on Oregon Trail	maps,landforms, migration USA	history, human/ environment interaction	State:1,3 National:1,4,9,12,17	Daphne Faulk
	4	Welcome to Wales	Culture, physical environment, Wales	Media, Folk Tales	State: 2,3,4 National: 4,6,7	Dawn L. Wildfang
	4	Welcome to Wales (Book)	School, culture, Wales	Picture book of a Welsh student’s life		Dawn L. Wildfang
	4	The Location of Wood Product Mills in Oregon	Forest		National: 2,3,12 State: 2	Laura Strutz
	4-5	Inuit of the Nunavut (1), (diagram1), (diagram2), (diagram3), checklist	geography, Canada	history	National: 4, 10	Marika Schneider
	4-5	Physical Location: How a Border Town Might Develop (1), (table)	geography, Canada	history, economics	National: 11, 15	Debra Fauth
	4-12	Global Perceptions	maps	geography, social studies	State: ?? National: 2	Adapted from Marianne Kenney
	4-12	Shakespeare: Lesson within a Lesson	culture	geography, foreign language, ESL	State: ?? National: 9, 13	Kevin Muir
	4-5	Transect of Oregon	maps, landforms, climate, rivers, vegetation USA		State:1,2 National:1,3	Marleen Smith
	4-5	Oregon's Early Explorer Routes	Forest		State: 2 National: 1,9,17	Becky Wandell
	4-5	Oregon's Public and Private Forests	forest	social science, geography, history	National: 1, 2, 4 State: 2	Cindy Hall-Bogard
	4-6	Dirt Alert	environment	geography, science	State: 4 National: 4, 14	Wendy Thelin
	4-6	Drawing A Map	maps	geography, listening	State: 1 National: 1
	4-6	The Geographic Doctor Suess	regions	literature, geography	State: 1, 2 National: 1, 5	Adapted from Kristel McCubbin
	4-6	Keep This Under Your Hat	environment, region	geography, social studies, cooperative learning	State: 2 National: 6	Adapted from Don Robertson
	4-6	Lake Billy Chinook	geography		National: 1, 14	Steve Fisher
	4-6	Saskatchewan's Population Distribution: How do land, vegetation, and climate affect the population distribution of Saskatchewan?	geography		National: 4, 9	Liberty Jones
	4-6	Size It Up	water, maps, landforms	math, geography	State: 1 National: 1, 3	Adapted from Jim Hendrickson
	4-8	Geography and Folklore	continents (Africa), maps	geography, social studies, language arts	State: 1, 2 National: 1,4
	5	The Lorax and Forest Park	field/lit	science, social studies, health	National: 14, 15	Chris Knab
	5	Metropolitan Areas	regions, urban U.S.	landforms, migration	State:2,3 National:5, 9, 10	Lisa Macomber
	5	Oregon Forest Management Policy Decision Making graphics: map, facts, management	forest		National: 2,13,14,16 State: 2	Jennifer Wheatley
	5	People & Parks in U.S.	Parks, maps, US	migration, culture, math	State:1,3,4 National:1,4,14	Jen McCalley
	K-5	Litter Garden	environment	geography, environmental studies, science	State: 4 National: 14
	5-6	Christmas Tree Farm	environment	geography, science	National: 1, 14	Pamela D. Wilson
	5-6	So, What's Happening Here on this Old Christmas Tree Farm?	environment, science	ecosystems, literature, environmental monitoring	National: 1, 14	Pamela D. Wilson
	5-8	Developing a Sense of Place	field/lit	geography, science, art, language arts, math	National: 2, 4	Patricia Robertson
	5-8	Where should colonists land	migration, landforms USA	human/environment interaction	State: 9,12,17 National: 3	Amanda Beveridge
	5-8	Comparative Study of Wales and Oregon	Maps, climate, landforms, culture, Wales		State: 1,2 National: 1,4,7	Gail VanderHeide
	5-8	River habitat in Wales and Oregon	Human/environment interaction, rivers, Wales	Data collection	State: 1, 4 National: 4,6,7,8,13,14,15, 16,17,18	Nancy Nichols
	5-8	Celtic Connection to Wales	Culture, maps, physical processes, human/environment interactions, Wales	History, exploration, bridges	State: 1,2,3,4 National: 1,2,4,7,8,11,15, 16,17	Pam Wilson
	5-8	Trees and Temperature	urban, environment	Social science, measurement	State: 2 (math), 2 (social studies) National: 1,4,8	Margaret Mendoza
5-9	Analyzing Local Environment	maps, environment, urban	geography, social studies	State: 1, 2, 3, 4 National: 2, 3, 14, 18
5-9	Urban Planning: Plan A City	maps, culture		State: 1, 2, 3, 4 National: 1, 12 14, 18	Adapted from "Greenville"
5-9	Where In the World?	maps		State: 1 National: 1, 2, 3	Thomas Streckert
K-6	Wetlands: Pave or Save	wetlands, maps	geography, science, language arts	State: 1, 4 National: 1, 8, 14
6-8	Central Oregon Road Trip	maps, regions (Oregon)	geography, language arts, map skills	State: 3 National: 1,3	Donna Weins
6-8	Growth in a City Neighborhood	urban	social studies, history	National: 2, 6, 18	Donna Davidson
6-8	Neighborhood Characteristics	gis	geography, science, math, technology	National: 3, 6	Donna Davidson
6-8	Rivers to the West	maps, hunman/physical interaction	language arts, art	National: 1, 12	Nancy McDade
6-8	Volcanoes, Earthquakes and Tsunamis	environment	geography, technology, speech	National: 1, 3, 15	Mike Futter
6-8	Cities and their changes over time	Cities, physical and cultural landscapes, Wales		State: 1,4 National: 1,4	Therese Van Reenen
6-9	Water, Water Everywhere	maps, water		State: 1, 2 ?? National: 1, 2 ??	Peggy Smith
6-9	Louisiana Purchase	landforms, climate, rivers, vegetation USA	history, writing	State:1, LAW 1 National:1,8,12,15	Alexander Reed
6-10	The African Puzzle	continents (Africa), regions, maps		State: 1 National: 1, 2

Lessons on the Internet