Oregon Map

Bend is an odd place, full of immigrants from California who do not share the unconditional love for Oregon that most Oregonians live and breathe every day. For that reason, I was not surprised when my government students had nearly no idea where things were in their state: major cities, rivers, physical landmarks, etc. To remedy that, we embarked upon a virtual field trip of Oregon. We started the trip by creating our own maps of the state and then watching videos produced by Oregon Field Guide that took us from place to place on their map: Rogue River Valley, Celilo Falls, Anthony Lakes, Deschutes River, etc. Their job was to connect the videos to their maps and write a short paragraph about each place. It was a success!