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Oklahoma State University: Breeds of Livestock Goats

For Students 9th - 10th
A good history of our use of goats and links to the major breeds of domesticated goats and their specific uses.
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Oklahoma State Univ: Breeds of Livestock Other Species

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a good overview of the use of "other species" that one would not immediately think of as a domesticated mammal. Examples include Buffalo and Llamas.
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Oklahoma State University: Breeds of Livestock Sheep

For Students 9th - 10th
A good account of the history of the use of domesticated sheep. Links to examples of specific breeds and their uses.
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Oklahoma State University: Breeds of Livestock Swine

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a good history of the use of pigs and their origins. It has links to specific examples of pigs and what they are used for.
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Handout
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Oklahoma State University: Chem 1215: Periodic Table

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains different sections of the periodic table, and how they are used.
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Oklahoma State University: Ionization Energy Trends

For Students 9th - 10th
Site that discusses trends in ionization energy across and down the periodic table. Apparent contradictions are explained using electron configurations.
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Activity
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Oklahoma State University: Ag in the Classroom: Hairy Heredity [Pdf]

For Students 3rd - 8th
A simulation where students flip coins to mimic how parents pass genetic traits to their offspring through heredity. This activity also illustrates the difference between dominant and recessive genes, and how they interact with each...
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Chronicles of Oklahoma: A Brief History of the Fort Sill Apache Tribe [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive description of the tribe which came from Warm Spring Apache Tribe, the Chiricahua Apache Tribe, and the Nednai Apache Tribe. The article provides details on these three tribes.
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Handout
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Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture: Oklahoma Territory

For Students 9th - 10th
A description of the Oklahoma Territory and its rapid growth in the late 19th century.
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Handout
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Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture: Farm Security Administration

For Students 9th - 10th
An overview of the ambitious goals of the Farm Security Administration as part of the New Deal. Find out the many ways the FSA wanted to help farmers help themselves. Because this article is from the Oklahoma Historical Society, special...
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Chronicles of Oklahoma: Chief Allen Wright

For Students 9th - 10th
An excerpt from a history of Oklahoma, this eight-page section covers the biography and accomplishments of Allen Wright. Among other notable accomplishments, Wright is credited with suggesting the name "Oklahoma" for the territories...
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Chronicles of Oklahoma: A History of the Quapaw [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
A historical description of a little known Native American tribe of the southeast United States, the Quapaw, who had contact with DeSoto.
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Handout
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Oklahoma Historical Society: General Douglas H. Cooper, c.s.a. [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
A scholarly biography of a Confederate General who fought against the Union in the area of Texas and utilized the various Indian nations to help in his cause.
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Primary
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Proceedings of the Oas: Early Granger Movement in the Southwest [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
An article from the 1941 journal of the Proceedings of the Oklahoma Academy of Sciences, which discusses the Granger Movement primarily in Oklahoma and Texas in the last half of the 19th century. Read about the Grange's support for...
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Oklahoma State University: Key Questions

For Students 9th - 10th
A quiz on chemical bonding and valence electrons.
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Oklahoma State University: Acid Base Overview

For Students 9th - 10th
Beginning with the example of the hydrangea, this page gives a good overview of acid-base chemistry.
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Primary
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Oklahoma State University: Treaty With the Delawares, 1804

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Oklahoma State University provides the text of the treaty made between the US government and the Delawares. This treaty was a response to the conditions made in the 1803 Treaty of Fort Wayne.
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Handout
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Oklahoma State University: Bonding Rules of Thumb

For Students 9th - 10th
Simple rules to help students identify types of chemical bonding.
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Lesson Plan
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Oklahoma State University: Ag in the Classroom: Lessons: How Germs Spread [Pdf]

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Ready-to-print PDF explaining how germs are spread, listing common contagions, and explaining the world-wide problems that can be caused by contagious diseases.