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Geological Morphology of Oklahoma

Mission Rock

The study of rocks in Southeast and Southwest Oklahoma.

   Our Mission

• To  learn more about the geological history of Southeast and Southwest Oklahoma. 
• To study the biotic and abiotic factors.
• To  learn about the rocks and minerals that are found in the three parts of Oklahoma.
• To gain a better understanding of the Geology of Oklahoma in order to write curriculum to use in the classroom.
• To explore where no one has explored before. 

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Explorers:

• Jack Hanna - Administrative Facilitator
• Anne Beede
• Gerry Castleberry
• Kathy Craft
• Phil Dennis
• Matt Lewis
• Linda McGee

Task:

• Creat and produce an informational/instruction video, at Great Plains State Park.                                                                 
• Creat a virtual field trip video of an assigned location,comparing granite to bryolite.     
• Creat and produce an informational video at Beavers Bend State Park.

Informational/ Instruction Video at Great plains Wildlife Refuge         

 Virtual Field Trip video

Informational/ Instruction Video at  Beavers_Bend_Resort_Park 

During the first two weeks of June, our team  researched  at Great Plains Wildlife Refuge, in SW Oklahoma and Beavers Bend in SE Oklahoma.  We explored both areas to find the types of rocks our enviromantal  specalist,  Claudine Daniels, Jack Tyler, Larry Dipprey and  rock scientist  from Cameron University, Dr Koll and Dr Bryan,  taught us about during the first week of our study. We were in search to find if the same types of rock could be found in southeast oklahoma as in  southwestern oklahoma.

Week one,

Southwest, Oklahoma

The first day we spent in the field was at Fort Sill, Lawton, Oklahoma. At this site is a "Tar Pit".  Surprisingly, many flowers grow in the rocks in this area. The followong pictures are at the tar pit location.

 

 

 

 

Great Plains Wildlife Refuge history

Once upon a time, millions of years ago, it is said that all land was one huge  supercontinent, which broke up in time. The Great Plains Wildlife Refuge was once an ocean on the equator.

The following picture was taken of one of the overheads presented to our class at Cameron University by Dr Koll and Dr Bryan.

 

 

 

Pictures from Great Plains Wildlife Refuge 

 

 

 

 

          Week 2                                                      

Pictures taken during are field day at Southeast, Oklahoma.

State Park Near Davis, Ok                   

                                                     

 

Beavers Bend State Park     

 

      

 

Flow Rate Experiment at Beavers Bend   

 

 

  

 

 

 

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