This Educational Program Brought to You By: August 25 – 31
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This educational program brought to you by: August 25 – 31 Annie Elsberry, OKAGE Teacher Consultant, WEEK 1 GAMES Pawhuska Elementary School, Pawhuska, OK GAME SCHEDULE North Dakota State at Iowa State Samford at TCU Okla. St. vs Florida St. (Arlington) West Virginia vs Alabama (Atlanta) Central Arkansas at Texas Tech North Texas at Texas Stephen F. Austin at Kansas State Louisiana Tech at Oklahoma SMU at Baylor 1. We usually associate the Badlands is the area of this with the national park in South Dakota. state in square miles ➥ OVERTIME ACTIVITY However, there are also badlands (including water)? preserved in Theodore Roosevelt National What is the area Even though North Dakota has a semi-arid climate, the longest Park in North Dakota. These badlands are of Texas (including river in the U.S. flows through the state. Using an almanac or located in southwestern North Dakota water)? How much an atlas, list the 10 longest rivers in the U.S. and their lengths. where the wind and water have shaped larger is Texas? Using a U.S. map, trace the course of each river from its source the land into beautiful formations. Here 4. The home state of to its mouth. The waters of seven of these rivers flow into you can find buttes, pyramids, domes, and one of the Big 12 what body of water? cones. What is a butte and what kind of universities has the rock composes a butte? western hemisphere’s 2. Florida has the lowest “high” point of largest steel span Louisiana is located on the coastal plain any state in the U.S. Where is it located bridge. Which state is it? In spite of of the Gulf of Mexico. Its main waterway and what is its elevation? Where is the its name, the bridge crosses one of the is the Mississippi River and the state highest point in Oklahoma and what is oldest rivers in North America. What has many bayous, lagoons, and oxbow its elevation? river is it? What valuable natural lakes. What is an oxbow lake and how resource of exceptional quality is found does it form? What large lake near New 3. This week finds the Samford University along the river? Orleans is an example of an oxbow lake? Bulldog traveling to Texas to play the Texas Christian University Horned Frogs. 5. The University of Oklahoma plays host In what state is Samford located? What to Louisiana Tech University this week. For more than 26 years, OKAGE has provided high-quality professional development and classroom-ready preK-12 materials to increase geographic literacy at all grade levels. OKAGE is the primary advocate and source of information for geography educators throughout Oklahoma. September 1-7 Jeffrey M. Widener, GIS Librarian, WEEK 2 GAMES The University of Oklahoma, Norman GAME SCHEDULE Oklahoma at Tulsa Southeast Missouri State at Kansas Towson at West Virginia Kansas State at Iowa State Northeastern State at Baylor Texas Tech at UTEP Missouri State at Oklahoma State Brigham Young at Texas To answer this week’s questions, you will need Using the Internet, visit the DAAR web site. the gray boxes with the dates inside of them an Oklahoma state map and access to the Set your Map Type to “Predominant Religion (1996-2012). Internet to visit City-Data (http://www.city-data. Families”, your Map Details to “Adherents” com/) and the Digital Atlas of American Religion Compare and contrast voting patterns and “as % of Total Population”, and Change (DAAR) (http://religionatlas.org/?page_id=44). over the past five Presidential Geography to “Louisiana”. Then, click the Elections between Lubbock and El Paso 1. Using your Oklahoma state map, calculate “Refresh” button. residents. how far OU fans leaving Norman will have Describe what you see on this map. What to travel to Skelly Field at the University do you think explains this pattern? of Tulsa to see the Sooners take on the ➥ OVERTIME ACTIVITY Golden Hurricanes. Most drivers will 4. The Texas Longhorns will battle the Cougars Immigration and the security of probably use the Turner Turnpike; what is of Brigham Young University, located in international borders is a hot topic the official highway number? Provo, Utah. Utah has a unique settlement in the U.S. Thousands of children and religious history much different from EXTENDED actiVITY: Have students from Central America have made the rest of the U.S. Using the Internet, visit compare the mileage they calculated using the dangerous trek to the U.S., the DAAR web site. Set your Map Type to the map to a popular map web site such as often entering the country illegally. “Predominant Religion Families”, your Map Google Maps. If fans want to avoid paying People bring their ideas, customs, Details to “Adherents” and “as Counts”, and turnpike tolls, what historic highway could and beliefs with them when they Change Geography to “Utah.” Then, click the they take instead from Oklahoma City to migrate. Use the DAAR web site, “Refresh” button. Tulsa? set your Map Type to “Predominant What is the population count for Latter- 2. Using the Internet, visit the City-Data web Religion Families”, your Map Details day Saints/Mormonism? What religious site, type “Manhattan KS” in the Search to “Adherents” and “as Counts”, and family has the second highest count of box, then click “Go.” On the resulting page, Change Geography to “All States.” adherents? scroll about halfway down and find “Natural Then, click the “Refresh” button. Disasters.” How does Riley County (where Now, Change Geography to “Texas”, and click Locate the slide bar just above the Manhattan is located) compare to the U.S. the “Refresh” button. How many people map. Beginning in the year 2010, average in Natural Disasters? claiming Latter-day Saints/Mormonism as move your slide rule back to 2000. their faith does Texas have? Looking at the changing religious Repeat the same steps for Cape Girardeau, geography of Texas, describe how MO. How does Cape Girardeau compare to 5. Texas Tech will invade far west Texas to take immigrants from Latin America, a the U.S. average in Natural Disasters? on the University of Texas at El Paso. Using the Internet, visit the City-Data web site and region where most people claim the If you wanted to avoid floods, in which of get the city profile information for El Paso Catholic faith, has changed the U.S. these two counties would you want to live? and Lubbock, TX. Scroll about 2/3 of the way What differences have you noticed 3. This week the Baylor Bears take on down the page to the Presidential Elections in your community or your school in Louisiana’s Northwestern State Demons. Results pie chart. Using your mouse, click on recent years? Think about the sports you play, the music you hear, the signs you read, the food you eat, etc. September 8-14 Joseph Rohr, OKAGE Teacher WEEK 3 GAMES Consultant, Tulsa, OK GAME SCHEDULE Baylor at Buffalo Kansas at Duke UTSA at Oklahoma State West Virginia at Mayland Arkansas at Texas Tech UCLA vs Texas (Arlington) Iowa State at Iowa Minnesota at TCU Tennessee at Oklahoma 1. One of this week’s games pits the Baylor Bears of Oklahoma Sooners and the University of Tennessee against the Bulls of The State University of New York Volunteers involves two tradition-rich universities. at Buffalo. Name three major natural and man-made Give a brief description how each university’s team geographic formations/features that are located nickname was chosen. within 25 miles of the city of Buffalo. Often when 5. The West Virginia and Maryland football teams will you read an article about Bears battling Bulls, the face off this week in College Park, Maryland. The writer is referring to another place in New York. airport in College Park has a special relationship with What is this place and in what city is it located? two famous individuals involved in the early history 2. The OSU Cowboys will battle the UTSA Roadrunners of aviation in the U.S. Name these people and briefly at home this week. Driving from the campus of describe that relationship between them and UTSA to OSU, name the city where the journey College Park. will start and the city where the trip will end. Also, what is the major highway and the approximate distance the fans will have to travel between the two campuses? 3. The game between the University of Kansas Jayhawks and the Duke University Blue Devils will be played on the Blue Devils’ home field.Name the city and state where each university is located. In which time zone will the game be played? Using the web site http:// itouchmap.com/latlong.html, determine the absolute location of the football fields at each university. Use ° for degrees, ‘ for minutes, and “ for seconds. 4. The game between the University ➥ OVERTIME ACTIVITY How many teams are in the Big 12 Conference? Name all the schools and the cities / towns where they are located. September 15-21 Rob Miles, OKAGE Teacher Consultant, WEEK 4 GAMES Putnam City High School, Oklahoma City, OK GAME SCHEDULE Auburn at Kansas State Oklahoma at West Virginia Central Michigan at Kansas 1. This week Kansas State University University this week. Michigan, ➥ OVERTIME ACTIVITY with its unusual shape, touches plays Auburn University. When Many Sooners fans will probably drive four of the five Great Lakes. Auburn plays a home game, a sell- to Morgantown, West Virginia, for the out at their home stadium helps Name the four Great Lakes that game against the Mountaineers this Auburn become the sixth largest border Michigan and the one that week.