What do you know about Nigeria? by Nosimot Adegbite

What do you know about Nigeria?

by Nosimot Adegbite

Which continent is Nigeria located in?

Did you know that Nigeria has 36 states?

States:

1.Abia 2.Adamawa3.Akwa Ibom 4.Anambra 5.Bauchi 6.Bayelsa 7.Benue 8.Borno 9.Cross River 10.Delta 11.Ebonyi 12.Ẹdo

13.Ekiti 14.Enụgụ 15.Gombe 16.Imo 17.Jigawa 18.Kaduna 19.Kano 20.Katsina 21.Kebbi 22.Kogi 23.Kwara 24.Lagos

25.Nassarawa 26.Niger 27.Ogun 28.Ondo 29.Ọsun 30.Ọyọ 31.Plateau 32.Rivers 33.Sokoto 34.Taraba 35.Yobe 36.Zamfara

3 tribes, 3 cultures, 3 Languages- one Country:

Yoruba

Ibo

Hausa

Natural Resources of Nigeria

natural gas, petroleum, tin, iron ore, coal,

limestone, niobium, lead, zinc, arable land

Federal Republic of Nigeria National Flag of Nigeria

The green stripes represent Nigeria's agriculture industry and its lush vegetation. The white stripe represents the desire for peace and unity

within the country.

Independence was received on October 1st, 1960Country became Republic in October of 1963.

Nigeria has two major rivers that meet at the confluence located in Lokoja:

River Niger and River Benue

Naira is the currency

Places in Nigeria

Tinubu Square

Erin Ijesa Water Falls

National Theatre

Oduduwa hall at Obafemi Awolowo University Campus

Nigeria's coat of arms.

The black shield represents the good earth of Nigeria.

The silver wavy bands represent the rivers Niger and Benue.

The white horses (the two supporters) represent dignity. The eagle represents strength.

The wreath is in the colors of the Nigerian flag.

The ground on which the bearings stand is Coctus Spectablis, which is a

common wild flower found throughout Nigeria.

THE NATIONAL PLEDGE

I pledge to Nigeria my country      To be faithful, loyal and

honest      To serve Nigeria with all

my strength      To defend her unity and uphold her honor and glory

 So help me God.

Famous Nigerian ArtistDo you recognize any? Did you recognize any on the previous

page?

References

Slide1: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0e/Nigeria_coa.png

Slide 2: http://www.saintcolumbkille.org/images/Nigeria_Africa_map.gif

Slide3: http://www.thewhitefathers.org.uk/359ni_sts.gif

Slide4: http://www.africabookcentre.com/acatalog/index.html?http%3A//www.africabookcentre.com/acatalog/The_Heritage_Library_of_African_Peoples.html&CatalogBody

Slide 5: http://www.lenntech.com/Periodic-chart-elements/Fe-en.35.jpg, http://www.projectgaia.org/helios/autogas.jpg, http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Coal_anthracite.jpg/300px-Coal_anthracite.jpg, http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/arts/pictures/limestone.jpg, http://www.webelements.com/webelements/elements/media/element-pics/Sn.jpg, http://www.forestry.gov.uk/images/Strathmorebig.jpg/$FILE/Strathmorebig.jpg, http://www.webelements.com/webelements/elements/media/element-pics/Nb.jpg, http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/Gas_stove_blue_flame.jpg/400px-Gas_stove_blue_flame.jpg

Slide 6: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Flag_of_Nigeria.svg

Slide 7: http://www.culture.gov.sk/files/photos/Miestna/10008786%20Negro-African%20Art%20andCultural%20festival,%20dancers%20Lagos,%20Nigeria.jpg

Slide 8: http://www.motherlandnigeria.com/n_images/rivers.gif

Slide 9: http://www.banknotes.com/NG30.JPG, http://www.banknotes.com/NG29.JPG, http://www.banknotes.com/NG25.JPG, http://www.banknotes.com/NG24.JPG

Slide 10: http://www.motherlandnigeria.com/pictures/oduduwa_hall_at_OAU.jpg, http://www.motherlandnigeria.com/pictures/theater.jpg, http://www.motherlandnigeria.com/pictures/lagos_tinubu_square.jpg, Nigeria trip 05

Slide 11: http://www.fotw.us/images/n/ng).gif

Slide 12: http://content.answers.com/main/content/wp/en/thumb/0/06/200px-Oluchi_for_Victoria's_Secret.jpg, http://ec3.images-amazon.com/images/P/0791043851.01._AA240_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg, http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j254/gmoneyboy01/th_chamillionare.gif, http://image.listen.com/img/356x237/9/4/4/5/665449_356x237.jpg, http://www.afropop.org/img/wa/nigeria/cd/a-d/KSA-BestofClassicYears.jpg, http://www.alwaysontherun.net/sade.jpg, http://content.answers.com/main/content/wp/en/thumb/d/d1/180px-GenevieveNnaji.jpg,

Slide 13: http://nm.onlinenigeria.com/articlefiles/7234-rita.jpg, http://generationnubian.blogspot.com/, http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5330/2956/1600/ramsey.jpg, http://www.omotola.tv/omotola_photos.php?page=0&product_id=190&cat_id=63

ReflectionI enjoyed putting the constructivist Power Point together. Many topics came

tomind during the creation, but the topic of Nigeria is most unique and profound.

Even though students can learn about different cultures by exploring the Internet,

this Power Point provides a quick reference guide to the main facts about thiscountry and its culture. The Power Point slide is for grade levels of

kindergarten tothird grade. Students will find this Power Point colorful and full of pictures tohighlight the different topics about Nigeria. Also this slide can be used as a ice

breaker for students learning about world studies.

When putting together a constructivist Power Point it is important to have an idea of what you want your students to learn, how much information you

want to put in the slide so that it does not become boring, cover main points of the topic, and be creative with pictures. In other words, know your

audience and don’t over power them with too much information or words, but invite them to learn with pictures they can relate to or understand.