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Educational Programs
Now offering educational, interactive programs for school and specialty groups. Each program is designed with learning in mind and is tied to Oklahoma State PASS* science standards. Programs are only $1 for each participant (in addition to regular or group admission fee. Sorry, but we can not accept coupons when scheduling programs). Program lengths vary from 30 minutes to one hour. All programs must be scheduled and are only offered for groups of 15 or more. To learn more about these exciting programs or to schedule, please call 405-814-0006.
*Priority Academic Student Skills
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Pre-K & Kindergarten
Tale of the Tooth
Tale of the Tooth starts with the students being read a story about the different kinds of teeth animals have, and what they do with those teeth. After story time, students will participate in a hands-on activity to decide whether specimen teeth belong to a carnivore or an herbivore.
DOWNLOAD PRE-VISIT: Tale of the ToothLocomotion: Move Like an Animal
Locomotion: Move Like an Animal will introduce students to various types of animal locomotion. The participants will observe the skeletal features that define a particular type of movement, and then mimic the movement of different types of animal locomotion.
1st & 2nd Grade
To Tell the Tooth
To Tell the Tooth will enable students to discover tooth adaptations that allow mammals to survive in a variety of ecosystems. Through the hands-on investigation of specimens your students will study the teeth of herbivores, carnivores and omnivores.
Locomotion: How Animals Move
Locomotion: How Animals Move will familiarize students with a key feature to animal survival; locomotion. Much can be learned from observing the bones associated with motion: diet, predator-prey relationships, etc. The participants will observe the skeletal features that define a particular type of movement, and then name and imitate that movement.
"What Animal is That?"
Animal classification is the emphasis in this program as we discuss the difference between invertebrates and vertebrates as well as looking at the characteristics of the major vertebrate classes (mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians and fish).
3rd - 5th Grade
Tooth and Eye "Dentification"
Tooth and Eye “Dentification” will enable students to discover dentition and vision adaptations that allow mammals to survive in a variety of ecosystems. Through the hands-on investigation of specimens your students will study the teeth and eyes of herbivores, carnivores and omnivores.
Tracks: Mystery in the Mud
Tracks: Mystery in the Mud will introduce students to the idea that you do not always have to have bones to identify animals or their behavior. The program begins with the basic identification of various animal tracks, both predator and prey. Then the students will be divided up into teams to create animal track ways. The other teams will then try to solve the mystery in the mud by analyzing the tracks and communicating the evaluation process to the class.
Locomotion and Skeletal Adaptation
Locomotion and Skeletal Adaptation will familiarize students to six modes of animal locomotion through hands-on observation of various skeletal specimens. The participants will then work in teams to evaluate a skeletal specimen to define a particular type of movement, and then communicate their finds to the class.
Bones About It ... Why Birds Can Fly
Bones About It ... Why Birds Can Fly! introduces students to the various skeletal adaptations that enable birds to soar the sky. Working in teams, participants will gain hands-on experience observing and comparing various skeletal specimens, and then communicate their findings to the class.
Amazing Animal Adaptations
All animals have adaptations. Some help them to eat, while others help them from being eaten. In this hands-on class we will look at various osteological and external adaptations that help animals survive.
6th - 8th Grade
Keys to Identification
In the Keys to Identification program, students will work in teams to locate and measure various skull features. Then using dichotomous keys and rulers, the team members will identify various types of animals including but not limited to: mink, striped skunk, gray squirrel, bobcat, beaver, gray fox, opossum, rabbit, and raccoon. Emphasis will be placed on the student’s ability to verbally communicate the identification process.
Pathology
The Pathology program introduces students to the world of forensic science. After a basic introduction, students will break-up into teams to evaluate (hands-on) the pathology of a specimen(s) as to the possible cause(s) of the abnormality. After the analysis is completed, the team will report their finds to the class.
Locomotion: Steps to Survival
In the Locomotion: Steps to Survival program, students will work in teams to locate and identify various skeletal foot bones. Then using a dichotomous key, the team members will classify various types of animals as to one of three stances. Emphasis will be placed on the scientific process and the student’s ability to verbally communicate their findings.
9th - 12th Grade
Pathology
The Pathology program introduces students to the world of forensic science. After a basic introduction, students will break-up into teams to evaluate (hands-on) the pathology of a specimen(s) as to the possible cause(s) of the abnormality. After the analysis is completed, the team will report their finds to the class.
Forensic Osteology: Human Skulls
Forensic Osteology: Human Skulls is a crime lab-based program focusing on the forensic investigation of various types of trauma to the human skull. After a basic introduction to skull osteology and lab procedures, students will break-up into teams using a variety of tools from their forensic science kit to evaluate and document key evidence to support their results. They will then defend their findings to the class. Museum quality replicas of human skulls—from actual crime scenes—are used in this program.
Space is limited to a maximum of 16 students.
*Due to the lab-based nature of this program, the fee for Forensic Osteology is $50, plus admission.
All Ages
OERB Reading the Rocks: The Story of Oil
Reading the Rocks: The Story of Oil takes students on a journey to the past where they will examine life during the Carboniferous period. Hands-on investigation will allow participants to discover how sediment accumulates over time to form rocks and trap oil. Students will experiment with core samples and observe how a rock can contain a fluid.
