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Handout
Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Dogon

For Students 9th - 10th
The Dogon are a group of about 250,000 people who live primarily in the districts of Bandiagara and Douentza in the western African nation of Mali. They are primarily agriculturists, their principal crops being millet, sorghum, rice,...
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Handout
Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Bakhtiari

For Students 9th - 10th
The term "Bakhtiari" refers to a group of people and the area they occupy. The Bakhtiari inhabit the central Zagros Mountains of Iran. The Bakhtiari are traditionally nomadic pastoralists who make their winter encampments in the low...
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Handout
Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Anuak

For Students 9th - 10th
The Anuak live in a region straddling the border of the southern Sudan and Ethiopia. The Anuak language is most closely related to Shilluk. Together, the two languages comprise a subfamily within the larger classification of Nilotic....
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Handout
Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Afar

For Students 9th - 10th
The Afar occupy an area of Djibouti and northeastern Ethiopia, sometimes called the Afar Triangle. There is a long history of hostility between the Afar and the surrounding groups; the Afar are often considered fierce and warlike. The...
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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Shearing Shrek

For Teachers 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about Shrek, a wild sheep that provided sixty pounds of wool with one shearing. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Other

Cyber Space Farm: Spring Lambs

For Students 9th - 10th
This photo essay contains pictures and a brief description of lambs, their rearing, and procedures followed by farmers. A link to cattle, swine, and other wildlife is featured on the top of the page.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Agricultural Revolution in England, 1500 1850

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Illustration of a Southdown sheep.
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Primary
University of California

Ucb: Careers in Domestic Animal Farming

For Students 9th - 10th
This page gives information about various careers in domestic animal farming. Near the bottom of the page, you will find a brief description of the job of a sheep shearer.
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Interactive
American Museum of Natural History

American Museum of Natural History: O Logy: All About Cloning

For Students 3rd - 8th
Learn what cloning is, how it works, what animals have been cloned, and about Dolly, the first mammal (a sheep) to be cloned from an adult cell. Click on the links to see flash cards on the topics.
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Website
Ducksters

Ducksters: Animals for Kids: Border Collie Dog

For Students 1st - 9th
Kids learn about the Border Collie dog, most intelligent energetic work and sheep dog that can make a great pet.
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Interactive
Other

Footprints Science: Cloning

For Students 9th - 10th
This interactive demonstrates the cloning of the sheep Dolly.
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Article
Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies

Mocomi: What Is Cloning?

For Students 2nd - 8th
Defines cloning and how it works. Learn about the cloning of Dolly the sheep and other interesting facts.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Web Gallery of Art: Cattle and Sheep in a Stormy Landscape

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "Cattle and Sheep in a Stormy Landscape", created by Paulus Potter in 1647 (Oil on panel, 46 x 38 cm).
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Graphic
Curated OER

Web Gallery of Art: Flock of Sheep in the Campagna

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "Flock of Sheep in the Campagna", created by Claude Lorrain in 1656 (Oil on canvas, 35 x 45 cm).
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Graphic
Curated OER

Web Gallery of Art: Cows and Sheep at a Stream

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "Cows and Sheep at a Stream", created by Karel Dujardin from 1655-56 (Oil on canvas, 52 x 43 cm).
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Graphic
Curated OER

Web Gallery of Art: Sheep and Lamb

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "Sheep and Lamb", created by Jacopo Bassano, c. 1560 (Oil on canvas).
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Graphic
Curated OER

Web Gallery of Art: Landscape With Shepherds and Sheep

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "Landscape with Shepherds and Sheep", created by Pietro Paolo Bonzi, c. 1621 (Oil on canvas, 47 x 64 cm).
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Graphic
Curated OER

Web Gallery of Art: Landscape With a Flock of Sheep

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "Landscape with a Flock of Sheep", created by Balthazar Paul Ommeganck, c. 1800 (Oil on panel, 68 x 83 cm).
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Graphic
Curated OER

Web Gallery of Art: A Goat, Sheep and a Dog Resting in a Landscape

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "A Goat, Sheep and a Dog Resting in a Landscape", created by Philipp Peter Roosz (Oil on canvas, 102 x 98 cm).
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Graphic
Curated OER

Web Gallery of Art: Cow, Goats and Sheep in a Meadow

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "Cow, Goats and Sheep in a Meadow", created by Willem Romeijnz (Oil on canvas, 66 x 90 cm).
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Graphic
Curated OER

Web Gallery of Art: Landscape With Cows and Sheep

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "Landscape with Cows and Sheep", created by Anthonie Van Borssomz (Oil on canvas, 67 x 64 cm).
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Graphic
Curated OER

Web Gallery of Art: Italianate Landscape With a Goat and Sheep

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "Italianate Landscape with a Goat and Sheep", created by Philipp Peter Roosz (Oil on canvas, 84 x 104 cm).
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Graphic
Curated OER

Web Gallery of Art: A Cow and Three Sheep

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "A Cow and Three Sheep", created by Adriaen Van De Veldez (Red chalk, 195 x 310 mm).
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Graphic
University of Wisconsin

The Why Files: Scottish Sheep Shocker! New Pair of Genes

For Students 9th - 10th
This article provides a discussion of DNA and how it replicates. Includes a chromosome map of a human male, a close-up of chromosomes just before cell division and a close up of a DNA molecule.

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