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.Adamawa
3.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 Languagesone 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, 1960
Country 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 Artist
Do 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&C
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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/elementpics/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.imagesamazon.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
Reflection
I enjoyed putting the constructivist Power Point together. Many topics came to
mind 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 this
country and its culture. The Power Point slide is for grade levels of kindergarten to
third grade. Students will find this Power Point colorful and full of pictures to
highlight 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.