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Okie School of Adventure
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Добавлен 26 апр 2021
Part unschooling, part homeschooling, part virtual schooling - we call it Adventure Learning and we invite you to come along and explore the world and make learning fun and engaging.
About Us:
Alex is a bright, creative, adventurous, passionate kid. He also happens to have autism. We homeschool Alex and as part of his education, we put an emphasis on experiences beyond traditional classwork.
See the Facebook link below to see more of our adventures and activities.
About Us:
Alex is a bright, creative, adventurous, passionate kid. He also happens to have autism. We homeschool Alex and as part of his education, we put an emphasis on experiences beyond traditional classwork.
See the Facebook link below to see more of our adventures and activities.
How Buildings are Constructed Series (Episode 2): Utilities, Earthwork and Piers
On our second trip to the Bethany Children's Outpatient Tower construction project, managed by Manhattan Construction, we saw the progress made and learned about several construction aspects. That included site safety training, utilities, earthwork, soils, and piers.
If you have questions about the project that we didn't answer, leave them in the comments.
Thank you for joining us on our homeschool learning adventures!
Relevant Links:
Bethany Children's Health Center: www.bethanychildrens.org
Manhattan Construction: manhattanconstructiongroup.com/manhattan-construction-company/
REES Architects: rees.com
Storyland Studios: www.storylandstudios.com
Some stock footage under license from Envanto Elem...
If you have questions about the project that we didn't answer, leave them in the comments.
Thank you for joining us on our homeschool learning adventures!
Relevant Links:
Bethany Children's Health Center: www.bethanychildrens.org
Manhattan Construction: manhattanconstructiongroup.com/manhattan-construction-company/
REES Architects: rees.com
Storyland Studios: www.storylandstudios.com
Some stock footage under license from Envanto Elem...
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Видео
How Buildings are Constructed Series (Episode 1): Project Introduction and Pre-Construction Phase
Просмотров 12028 дней назад
This video is launching a new learning adventure series on building construction. Follow along with as we watch the progress of the new outpatient building for Bethany Children's Health Center. Along the way, we will see different construction trades, meet the people on the construction team, find out about their different roles, see construction techniques, learn about project management and f...
A Fly Fishing Adventure in Southwest Oklahoma - Resources for Beginners and Pros
Просмотров 353Месяц назад
Our homeschooling adventures take us all sorts of unexpected places and introduces us to all sorts of fascinating people. That’s been particularly true while working on Alex’s goal of catching a fish in every county in Oklahoma. That’s how we met Shanon Olson of I’ve Got Bugs.I’ve Got Bugs is in Jackson County and when we were having trouble finding a place to fish, Shannon stepped in and helpe...
Like a Kid-Hosted Dirty Jobs: Okie School of Adventure
Просмотров 5022 месяца назад
When we get new people tuning in to Okie School of Adventure (and Charm!) they sometimes have trouble figuring out what exactly we do. So we decided to create a video that shares a little bit of how we got started and what's in it for our audience. One explanation came from when Alex met Mike Rowe and the channel was described as a kid-hosted version of Dirty Jobs. We explain it as practicing t...
Kimray, Inc. Manufacturing Tour and Company Culture
Просмотров 1982 месяца назад
Join us on our tour of the Kimray manufacturing facility where they have been making processing equipment for the oil and gas industry since 1948. Headquartered in Oklahoma City, the company also has ten stores located throughout the country in production areas. Not only will you see sophisticated manufacturing, but you will also get a glimpse at the culture that makes this company special. Som...
Deploying Shelbyville Fish Habitats with the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation
Просмотров 4412 месяца назад
We spent the morning with fishery biologists from the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation (ODWC) deploying fish habitats on the Twin Lakes in Shawnee, Oklahoma. Also called fish attractors, these artificial structures provide fish with shelter, cover, shade, and food. The design deployed in this video is called the Shelbyville design. Much of the money for these attractors came from sm...
How Do They Forecast Severe Weather? A visit to the Storm Prediction Center
Просмотров 3563 месяца назад
Ever wonder how storm chasers know where to go? Here in Oklahoma, we take weather seriously. If a 7-day outlook says there is a chance of storms, you better start paying attention. We wondered how they were able to make these severe weather forecasts so far in advance, so we visited the Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Oklahoma to find out. We learned about observational weather data, models,...
Shearing Sheep at Shepherd's Cross in Claremore, OK
Просмотров 4003 месяца назад
We love our agriculture adventures and learning where our food and clothes come from. It was another great experience at Shepherd's Cross in Claremore, Oklahoma. We visited to learn about sheep shearing - and we did - but we saw so much more! Shepherd's Cross is working ranch and a Christian mission. They have a herd of 700 sheep that a breed they developed over 30 years that is specifically su...
Farmrail Railroad Tour - A Western Oklahoma Short Line Track
Просмотров 8 тыс.3 месяца назад
Everyone from train newbies to the most serious rail fan will find something new in this adventure. When we toured Farmrail, we got a great look at the daily operations of a short line railroad, learned about safety, delivered cars to a customer, got to try a super realistic train simulator, saw the maintenance and repair shop, visited the track maintenance crew, and learned about the importanc...
Visiting a Worm Farm - Composting, Fishing, and Castings
Просмотров 7354 месяца назад
We set out to visit a worm farm to learn where our worms as fishing bait comes from and we ended up learning about composting and castings - worm poop! - while we were at it. We took those lessons home and created our our own worm tower and set up a flow-through worm composting bin, too. We aren't sponsored or paid for these links, but wanted to share them so that you could learn more about eac...
Concrete Mania! Tour Dr. Tyler Ley's Research Lab
Просмотров 4844 месяца назад
We've been on a few concrete learning adventures, so when we found out a world leading concrete expert had a lab right here in Oklahoma, we wanted to see it! Join us as Dr. Tyler Ley of Oklahoma State University not only shows us around his lab, but shows us some of the latest technology in the world off concrete. You will see the BAM - the Box Auger Method for printing concrete walls; hear abo...
RAM Manufacturing Tour - 21st Century Manufacturing for Agriculture
Просмотров 3844 месяца назад
RAM Manufacturing manufactures equipment, parts, and brushes for the cotton industry and other agribusiness processes. Their approach is to modernize and streamline the manufacturing process with versatile and high end manufacturing machines. This helps them innovate new solutions and improve delivery times. Join us as we tour their manufacturing plant and see metal laser cutters, turret punche...
Explore the National Ranching Heritage Center with Hank Cowdog
Просмотров 4776 месяцев назад
The National Ranching Heritage Center has been a great place to visit for over 50 years, but its latest addition makes it even better. They have renovated to add a new learning and discovery area - the Cash Family Ranch Life Learning Center featuring Hank the Cowdog. It's an amazing educational space where you will learn how cows get nutrition from grass, discover careers in the cattle industry...
Cotton Classing - Discovering Why, What and How Cotton is Graded at the Lubbock Classing Office
Просмотров 5336 месяцев назад
We toured the USDA Cotton Classing Office in Lubbock, Texas to see why and how they test cotton. We also learned more about what all they test. Every bale of cotton grown in the U.S. has a sample sent to a classing office so that it can be graded on properties like color, leaf, length, strength, uniformity, micronaire, and extraneous matter. This gives the cotton buyer more confidence in what h...
Finding Inspiration at John Joseph Mathews Blackjacks Cabin
Просмотров 1806 месяцев назад
Known for its conservation of prairie life and habitat, the Joseph H Williams Tallgrass Prairie Preserve is also home to another special preservation effort - the John Joseph Mathew's cabin. Mathew's is a renowned author, born and raised in Pawhuska, Oklahoma. Part Osage, much of his work documents and preserves the culture of his people and tells their story. A renaissance man of various inter...
A Sea Port in Landlocked Oklahoma? Tulsa Port of Catoosa
Просмотров 2,1 тыс.7 месяцев назад
A Sea Port in Landlocked Oklahoma? Tulsa Port of Catoosa
Batch Ice Cream Making at Boom Town Creamery's Production Kitchen
Просмотров 8267 месяцев назад
Batch Ice Cream Making at Boom Town Creamery's Production Kitchen
How Concrete is Made - Dolese Concrete Batch Plant Tour
Просмотров 7017 месяцев назад
How Concrete is Made - Dolese Concrete Batch Plant Tour
Buying Our First Fishing Kayak - Learning From a Local Kayak Store
Просмотров 1698 месяцев назад
Buying Our First Fishing Kayak - Learning From a Local Kayak Store
Legend and Tour of the Giant's Causeway
Просмотров 41910 месяцев назад
Legend and Tour of the Giant's Causeway
What is Food Science? - at the Food and Agricultural Products Center at Oklahoma State University
Просмотров 18011 месяцев назад
What is Food Science? - at the Food and Agricultural Products Center at Oklahoma State University
That’s A LOT of Ice Cream! - Blue Bell Ice Cream Factory Tour
Просмотров 4,4 тыс.11 месяцев назад
That’s A LOT of Ice Cream! - Blue Bell Ice Cream Factory Tour
Gators Eat Rocks and Other Alligator Surprises
Просмотров 20111 месяцев назад
Gators Eat Rocks and Other Alligator Surprises
How Cowboy Hats are Made - Custom Hats at Catalena Hatters
Просмотров 4,1 тыс.11 месяцев назад
How Cowboy Hats are Made - Custom Hats at Catalena Hatters
Cookshack Factory Tour: Manufacturing Residential and Commercial Smokers, Grills, and Pizza Ovens
Просмотров 930Год назад
Cookshack Factory Tour: Manufacturing Residential and Commercial Smokers, Grills, and Pizza Ovens
Which Fishing Lures Will Sink and Which Will Float? - A Science Lab on Displacement and Density
Просмотров 156Год назад
Which Fishing Lures Will Sink and Which Will Float? - A Science Lab on Displacement and Density
How Fiberglass Fishing Boats are Made - A Tour of the Blue Wave Boats Factory
Просмотров 1,2 тыс.Год назад
How Fiberglass Fishing Boats are Made - A Tour of the Blue Wave Boats Factory
How Wind Helps Camouflage Anglers - What Fish See in Windy vs Calm Waters
Просмотров 422Год назад
How Wind Helps Camouflage Anglers - What Fish See in Windy vs Calm Waters
Can we make a Steel Boat That Floats? Exploring Displacement
Просмотров 221Год назад
Can we make a Steel Boat That Floats? Exploring Displacement
Great video! I want to try making a worm farm now!
Great job there dad! I can and have fixed and built many different things because of the teaching and of my dad.
Oh minerals
Great video. We need to encourage our kids' curiosity to take things apart, though I did hear my dad telling me [50+ years ago] not to use a screwdriver as a lever! I have a Truper submersible pump similar in design. I suspect its float switch connection is bad so I am trying to disassemble it. Mine has Triwing screws where yours had torx. Triwing is like Philips head but with three points, where Philips has four. I had to find and buy some Triwing drivers, for the first time in my life!
Thanks for checking it out and the feedback. The next project that involves prying, I'll let him know there are better practices!
@@OkieSchoolofAdventure Mostly likely a screwdriver will just bend. If it snaps, you could do more damage!
I'd really love to listen but have absolutely no audio on any of your videos.
Sorry the playback isn’t working. Must be a new glitch only affecting some users because up until now all our videos had audio and playback is working on other devices. Hope it gets resolved and you are able to give us another shot.
I came across your channel researching salt plains park. I saw mike Rowe and had to click the video. This is how all kids should learn. Loved this video.
Thanks for checking us out and for taking the time to share such an encouraging comment!
Beautiful story about a Norcal treasure! Thank you so much for!
@@terez1inmorocco thanks for checking it out!
Is that a feaces pump for a septic tank
No. We previously used it in a drainage basin in our yard in an area that collected lots of water.
So cool!!
Thanks for watching!
I love this. First video I found of the inside of a sump pump. The previous home owner must’ve pulled the power cord out of the sump pump.. so I had bare wires showing.. and my capacitor was blown..
glad it helped!
I work at the pool next door and I hope you enjoy your visit
Thanks for checking out our channel. We had a great visit!
Great fishing trip for the young man to fly fish and land fish too, thumbs up and greetings form Kiwiland,, Tony.
thanks for checking it out!
Looks really stupid the people in the advertising wearing a ball cap advertising for cowboy hats
Shouldn't that little spokes person for the company be wearing a cowboy hat and not A ball cap
We aren't affiliated with the company at all - they were just kind enough to let us visit and see how hats are made as part of a school project. A few months later, we did return and buy him a hat though! Thanks for watching!
I love your channel! We also try to include adventure and nurture curiosity in our home school. Keep up the good work! (And congrats on the Mike Rowe recommendation!!)
Thanks for watching and the kind words!
Appears to be a top notch company!
We were impressed on our visit and since publishing the video we have had several Kimray customers tell us so many positive things about them.
@@OkieSchoolofAdventure That's great!
What wonderful inflection in that narrative. Well done. (we already got the makings of a good trial attorney here ;)
Thanks so much!
I bought a small smoker 20 years ago and I love the smoke flavor it produces. I also bought a pellet smoker from Trager 6 years ago and I was never happy with the smoke flavor it produced in the food, I finally gave it away because I was so unhappy with it. I'll never buy another pellet smoker they just don't put enough smoke flavor in the meats. Cookshack makes a great product.
They are definitely passionate about what they do! Thanks for watching
They are beautiful, I just got a few cannas from your farm. Want so many more.
😄👍Good To Know, Great Tips
Thanks for watching!
glad to know when i add that 5 dollars ever year it goes to something good.great content guys
Thanks for watching and thanks for supporting Oklahoma fisheries!
Wow awesome video,and job Alex,and parents!
Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment!
very informational content . nice seeing places in Oklahoma i normally would not have know about
Thanks for watching. If you visit them, they aren’t far from Will Roger’s birthplace which worth visiting, too!
Alex...you make me proud to say I'm from Oklahoma. I learned about you from Mike Rowe, and I will be watching all of your videos. Good job.
What a compliment. We love Oklahoma and our fellow Okies. The encouragement we have received has been amazing.
If you want to watch mighty machines at the train yard, that will help you as well with safety
Thanks for the recommendation and thanks for watching!
What an absolutely beautiful and instructive video. Very cleanly done and wholesome. Made me feel good just to watch it. The narrator was simply superb!
What kind comments. Thank you! Hope you enjoy some of our other videos, too!
Mention by Mike Rowe brought me here. Being in the food manufacturing industry myself, this is very cool. Keep up the good work!
Awesome! We have some other food videos. The pecan shelling video and pecan harvesting videos were in this series. We also have some food science videos from Oklahoma State and North Dakota State. Cheese making in Maryland. Ice cream - both large scale and batch. Hope you like those, too! Thanks for stopping by!
Totally cool! Our kids are our future!
Thanks for checking out our channel. Glad you like it!
Farmrail exist because class 1 railroads sold off marginal lines, or went bankrupt. They operate on former ATSF, BN and Rock Island lines. Always looking for them when I go out west.
That's one of the things we found fascinating...how the companies evolved to specialize in long hauls or short lines. Thanks for watching!
This is brilliant. Your son is so fortunate to have these learning opportunities. He will undoubtedly have a rich educational experience.
Thanks for watching and the feedback. This channel started because my wife pointed out lots of kids don't get these opportunities and that we should share them. Hoping many other kids (and adults!) enjoy learning along with us on these adventures.
Where is that sim located at
It’s a mobile training trailer that visits different short lines all over the country. I believe it’s home base is in Iowa.
@@OkieSchoolofAdventure oh ok thank you been driving simulators all my life always wondered where one is located but that’s far from me here in texas
Sharing trains to kids with safety, engaging with the community. What a Class Act Farm rail is..
Indeed!
I so love watching this neurodivergent 10 year-old Learn and thrive in this environment.Thank you to the #farmrail system for taking the time
Thanks for watching!
Awesome video!
Thanks for checking us out. You might like the other pecan videos on our channel. Hope so!
That's awesome, getting to drive/ operate a diesel locomotive. That simulator would be neat to try also. Thanks for another great video.
The simulator was very impressive. So realistic that they can use it to certify engineers.
@@OkieSchoolofAdventure Neat! Looks better than the driving (car) simulator I tried at the Illinois State Fair, once. They said it was what people up in Chicago used to learn and practice driving. I wasn't good at it. Wasn't real enough in my opinion.
You rock young man!
Thanks!!!!
Great video! Thank you for coming to my worm farm and letting me show you around. 😊
Thanks for spending time with us and teaching us so much. We had a great time and are having a great time with our worms.
@@OkieSchoolofAdventure Thank you for the video!! By chance did they mention. How many worms are in an egg? And if you have adult breeders in great conditions. How often will they lay an egg? One every month or two? Thank you in advance!!
I believe it was every 21 days and the number of worms each cycle depends on the species…the nightcrawlers were only 1 per time. The red wrigglers are at least 3, but can be more. I think she said up to 7. Thanks for watching and commenting!
@@OkieSchoolofAdventure Thank you so much! Wonderful content!!
@@OkieSchoolofAdventure Thank you so much!! I want to do this as well! But it looks like so many are getting unto this. That I don't know how successful I would be. So am looking to gain as much knowledge as possible. Before I take the leap. The best thing. Is that this buisness is scalable. Can start small and see where it goes!! Thank you for your thoughtful reply and informative video!!
Thank you!
Thanks for watching!
That was the best video ever! I played pan in Trinidad from 1991 to 2007 only missing 3 years in that whole time, the first band I ever practiced with was Phase II in 1991 only to return home to San Diego before Carnival because of the Gulf war and flights were being canceled. I was there last year the same as you guys 2023 to listen to Phase II practice and your video brought me wonderful feelings to see and hear it all again! Thank you!
Thanks for watching and sharing your story!
Brother, this has been the greatest video I’ve ever seen on the internet. You’re a great Dad!
Thanks for watching!
Awesome big guy ! 🤘🏾🔥
Thanks for watching!
Another great video! Nice to hear of a smaller company doing well.
Thanks for watching and for the support!
Tool cool Kid, keep fixing stuff, it will become your therapy as it does to me. Kudos !
Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment!
We loved learning about your adventure! Fantastic research--we all picked up a thing or two :)
That’s means a lot to us. Thanks for all you do!
Thanks, Julie! I watched with interest this beautiful, informative video. Your young narrator did a great job. Kris Erickson
We have been reading Hank the Cowdog stories every night since we visited the Ranching Heritage Center and Alex's mind is blown that the author's wife not only watched the video, but took the time to leave a comment. You made his day (mine too)! Thanks!
The narrator and the demonstrator did an excellent job at explaining all fiber properties.
Thanks for watching and thanks for taking the time to leave a comment!
Excellent. Lots of useful information. And...such a kindly gentleman instructor.
Danny was a great guide and him making it hands on for Alex really made it special.
I am sure they have tours every day at The Blue Bell Ice Cream Factory Tour I Brenham, Tx., I love Blue Bell Ice cream.
Thanks for watching!
Amy tips for cleaning all of the scale inside and out of the pump? Not sure if submersing it in a vinegar water sultion woukd be aafe
If I remember correctly, the impeller is made out of rubber. Whatever you use, make sure it’s a safe for that and rubber seals and then rinse well.
@@OkieSchoolofAdventure ok thanks looks like my impellers are cast iron, but yeah the seals might not like it
Can’t wait to add these to our homeschool
We love hearing our videos are a helpful resource. Thanks for watching and commenting!