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Inasmuch Gallery: Crossroads of Commerce Exhibit

Gallery Interactives Standards Addressed
Wichita Trade Complex
First Grade through High School
Math
  • Compare/contrast trade items to identify similarities/ differences between three-dimensional shapes (4.GM.1.3)
  • Use ratios to compare quantities and solve problems in various contexts (6.N.3.1&3)
  • Solve real-world problems using proportional reasoning (7.A.2.2&3)
Science
  • Describe/classify different kinds of materials by their observable properties (2PS1-2)
Social Studies
  • Summarize the need of money, how money/credit are used to meet needs and wants, and provide an example of interdependence through trade/barter (1 and 2.CS.2.1/E.CS.1.1)
  • Describe how early Native Americans used Oklahoma’s natural resources to survive/traditional economic activities (3.CS.3.2.A/4.CS.2.1)
  • Compare/contrast regional natural resources and how they impacted the economy (4.CS.1.3&4)
  • Identify/evaluate cooperation and conflict between Native Americans and European settlers (4.CS.2.4/OKH.CS.1.3&4)
TG&Y Shopping Activity
First Grade through High School
Math
  • Solve real-world problems using addition, subtraction and multiplication (2.N.2.5/4.N.1.5/5.N.1.4)
  • Use ratios to compare quantities and solve problems in various contexts (6.N.3.1&3)
  • Solve and interpret real-world problems involving money (6.N.4.4)
  • Engage with multi-step problems involving proportional relationships/proportional reasoning (7.A.2.2&3)
Social Studies
  • Act out how money/credit are used in order to meet needs/wants (1.CS.2.1/2.CS.2.1)
  • Define/explain the role of consumers/producers in the American economy (1.CS.2.2)
  • Observe the role of production, labor, and technology on unit price (E.CS.2.2)
  • Use money as a measure of comparison for the value of goods and services (E.CS.6)
Route 66 Postcards (Second Grade through High School) Social Studies
  • Learn about the connection between local/state revenues and community services (2.CS.2.2/OKH.CS.3.5)
  • Examine how Route 66 impacted transportation and how it influenced Oklahoma tourism (3.CS.2.1/4.CS.1.5)

ONEOK, Inc. Gallery: American Indians in Oklahoma

Gallery Interactives State Academic Standards Our Interactives Address
Brush Arbor and Cast Iron Cooking
Pre-K through High School

Travois
Kindergarten through High School
Math
  • Sort/group/compare objects based on characteristics/common measurable attributes (PK.A.1.1/PK/K.GM.2.2&3/3/4.GM.1.1&3)
  • Compare/contrast independent/dependent events (PA.D.2.3)
Science
  • Gather evidence to show how plants/animals can be influenced by the environment and can change the environment to meet their needs (KESS2-2/3LS3-2/HSESS3-1)
  • Describe/classify different kinds of materials by their observable properties (2PS1-2)
Social Studies
  • Describe early Native American ways of life and how they used Oklahoma’s natural resources to survive (3.CS.3.2.A/4.CS.2.1)
  • Develop an understanding/appreciation of the historic/ contemporary racial, ethnic, and cultural groups of Oklahoma (3.CS.4.11)
  • Summarize how people interact with their environment to resolve geographic challenges including housing, transportation, etc. (4.CS.1.5)
  • Identify/describe cultural traits such as language, ethnic heritage, religion and traditions (6.CS.4.1)
  • Compare/contrast successes and failures of US assimilation policies that targeted Native Americans (OKH.CS.4.1)

Sam Noble Gallery: Early Statehood and Pioneer Life

Gallery Interactives State Academic Standards Our Interactives Address
Wagon
Third Grade through High School
Science
  • Explain how the availability of natural resources, occurrence of natural hazards and changes in climate have influenced human activity (6MSLS2-1/HSESS3-1)
Social Studies
  • Read/interpret primary sources related to key events in Oklahoma’s past including news accounts and photographs of the land openings (3.CS.4.2)
  • Explain the openings of the Unassigned Lands and distinguish between the points of view of Native Americans/settlers (3.CS.4.7)
  • Analyze the impact of geography applying the geographic concepts of the availability of resources, settlement patterns and migrational push/pull factors as well as agricultural/rural land use (6.CS.4.5/7.CS.4.7/HS.WG.CS.5)
  • Examine the concept of Manifest Destiny as a motivation/justification for westward expansion/Boomer Movement and the impact of the Homestead Act/Dawes Act upon Native American culture and tribal lands (8.CS.4.6.C&6.4/OKH.CS.2.6&2.7/USH2.CS.1.2)
Ranch and Cowboy Life
Kindergarten through High School
Science
  • Gather evidence to show how plants/animals can be influenced by the environment and can change the environment to meet their needs (KESS2-2/3LS3-2/HSESS3-1)
Social Studies
  • Describe how pioneers in Oklahoma adapted to/modified their environment (3.CS.3.2.B)
  • Explore cowboy life and cattle drives as well as experiences along the Chisholm Trail (3.CS.4.6)
  • See evidence of the impact of the cattle industry on the location of railroad lines, transportation routes, and the development of communities (OKH.CS.2.5)
  • Evaluate evidence to analyze agricultural/rural land use (HS.WG.CS.5)
USS Oklahoma
Kindergarten through High School
Math
  • Use proportional reasoning to assess the reasonableness of solutions (7.A.2.4)
  • Compare/contrast dependent/independent events (PA.D.2.3)
Social Studies
  • Understand/appreciate the role of soldiers to our lives (K.CS.2.1)
  • The student will analyze the U.S. role in international affairs by examining the major causes, events, and effects of the nation’s involvement in World War II (USH2.CS.4.1)
  • Summarize/analyze the impact of mobilization for World War II (OKH.CS.4.8)

Kerr-McGee Gallery: Steamboat Heroine, African American History, Military History, Oil and Gas

Gallery Interactives State Academic Standards Our Interactives Address
Steamboat Dining
Pre-K through High School
Math
  • Sort/group/compare objects based on characteristics/common measurable attributes (PK.A.1.1/PK&K.GM.2.2&3/3.GM.1.1/4.GM.1.3)
Science
  • Explain how the availability of natural resources, occurrence of natural hazards, and changes in climate have influenced human activity (6MSLS2-1/HSESS3-1)
  • Describe/classify different kinds of materials by their observable properties (2PS1-2)
Social Studies
  • Summarize how people interact with their environment to resolve geographic challenges (industry, transportation, etc.) (4.CS.1.5)
  • Assess the impact of the coal industry on transportation routes and the development of communities (OKH.CS.2.5)
Vietnam Bunk and World War I Trench
Kindergarten through High School
Math
  • Use proportional reasoning to assess the reasonableness of solutions (7.A.2.4)
  • Compare/contrast dependent/independent events (PA.D.2.3)
Social Studies
  • Understand/appreciate the role of soldiers to our lives (K.CS.2.1)
  • Commemorate Freedom Week by recognizing the sacrifices/ contributions to American Freedom by veterans (3-8.CS.1.1)
  • Analyze the series of events and long-term foreign/domestic consequences of U.S. military involvement in Vietnam (USH2.CS.5.3)
Freedom Center/Luper Living Room
First Grade through High School
Social Studies
  • Describe how historic figures display character traits of courage, equality, hard work, self-discipline, and commitment to the common good (1.CS.1.4)
  • Examine/describe notable historic/present-day Oklahomans and their significant contributions. Develop an understanding/appreciation of the historic/contemporary racial, ethnic, and cultural groups in Oklahoma (3.CS.4.10&11)
  • Analyze points of view from specific textual evidence to describe the variety of African American experiences, both slave/free in early to mid-1800s (8.CS.4.4)
  • Examine the historic evolution of race relations in Oklahoma, specifically actions of civil disobedience in the state (OKH.CS.4.2/CS.5.1/US.H2.CS.3.1.B)
  • Explain the impact of racial, religious, socioeconomic, and ethnic diversity in American society including the importance of adhering to constitutional values in managing conflicts over diversity (USH1.CS.5.3.B)
  • Analyze major events, personalities, tactics, and effects of the Civil Rights Movement (USH2.CS.5.4)
Energy Road
Kindergarten through Sixth Grade
Science
  • Show how plants/animals change the environment to meet their needs (KESS2-2)
  • Communicate solutions that will reduce the impact of humans on the local environment (1ESS3-1/6MSESS3-3)
  • Describe that energy/fuels are derived from renewable/non-renewable resources and how their uses affect the environment (4ESS3-1)
Social Studies
  • Examine how the development of Oklahoma’s major economic activities have contributed to the growth of the state (3.CS.2.1)
  • Analyze natural resources and how they impact the economy of the region (4.CS.1.4)
  • Summarize how people interact with the environment to resolve geographic challenges including transportation, bridges, dams, tunnels, canals, etc. (4.CS.1.5)

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