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Creating the "Perfect" Horse
Students examine horse biology and breeds while investigate the relationship between horses and riders. They research and analyze information found online in order to determine how to produce an all-purpose horse. They write position...
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Paint's Family Tree
Students sort and classify the genetic traits of horses. In this heredity and genetics instructional activity, students read dialogue in a skit in which specific physical traits of several horses are described and a horse family tree is...
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Horsey Terminology-Trivia Quiz
In this online quiz worksheet, students answer a set of trivia questions about horse terminology. Page has a link to submit answers for review.
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Just Horsin' Around-AGAIN! Quiz
In this online quiz activity, students answer a set of trivia questions about horses. Page has a link to submit answers for review.
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Do You Know Clydesdales?
In this online quiz instructional activity, students answer a set of trivia questions about Clydesdale horses. Page has a link to submit answers for review.
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The Magnificent Thoroughbred Quiz
In this online quiz worksheet, students answer a set of trivia questions about thoroughbred horses. Page has a link to answers.
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Paint's Family Tree
Fifth graders learn about hereditary traits and family trees. In this heredity instructional activity, 5th graders act out a family tree skit and complete a 'trait summary' worksheet. Students then complete the 'Paint's Family Tree'...
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Boy Scout Merit Badge: Horsemanship
In this boy scout merit badge: horsemanship worksheet, 8th graders research the topic using the websites listed, answer 11 detailed questions about safety, anatomy, breeds, saddles, diseases, care and feeding of horses, then...
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Genetic Engineering of Crop Plants
Students explore genetic engineering and it biological and ethical implications. By conducting experiments with genetically engineered corn and plain corn they determine the difference in taste. Students also discover the effects of...
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Benjamin Franklin Lesson Ideas
Bring Benjamin Franklin to life in the classroom with a set of five activities. Discover the type of person he was and his accomplishments through a study of his inventions and comments about life virtues.
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Children Resemble Their Parents
Gregor Mendel's work revolutionized agriculture from an art to a science. Explore Mendel's work with an interactive lesson that includes animations, video, and practice problems. The instruction describes the early discoveries that...
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Dictionary Skills
An online, interactive learning exercise provides plenty of practice with using the dictionary. Learners look up and complete or correct 22 compound nouns and adjectives. They connect definitions of words that have affixes to the...
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Wild West Book List
Are you teaching a unit on the Wild West and need a good book suggestion that ties in? You've just found an extensive book list that includes titles for both juvenile and advanced readers. Each title is about some aspect of the Wild West...
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The Haunted Palace
These reading comprehension questions are pointed to references in Edgar Allan Poe's poem "The Haunted Palace." Specific quotes paired with multiple-choice answers ask the reader to recall the poem. Receive answers when students submit...
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Evolution Number Two
Are you looking for evidence that your high schoolers are adapting to the concepts of natural selection and evolution? Assess their knowledge with a pretest and posttest. Naturally, you can select and adapt the activity to be the fittest...
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Animal Classification
In this animal classification worksheet, students read for information and comprehension. In this fill in the blank and multiple choice worksheet, students answer five questions.
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Working Like a Dog
Students consider ways animals help human beings with certain chores, then research more specific tasks dogs are trained to do. They create a help wanted ad enumerating the traits a dog should have before applying for a particular position.
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Ethan Frome Quiz
In this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 12 multiple choice questions about Wharton's Ethan Frome. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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The King of Ranches
In this The King of Ranches worksheet, students watch the video The King of Ranches and fill in the blanks to sentences about it. Students complete 11 sentences.
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The Lipizzaner Stallions Quiz
In this online quiz worksheet, students answer a set of multiple choice trivia questions about The Lipizzaner Stallions. Page has a link to answers.
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The Silk Road
Young scholars explore the Silk Road of Asia in this multi-day lesson plan that includes a "Silk Road roll play" and a mapping activity. This lesson plan can be used in a social studies or language arts classroom.
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: O Logy: Beautiful Breeds: Miniature Horse
American horse breed, miniture horses, are illustrated and facts about these mammals are provided. Choose Miniature Horse from the list on the right.
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: O Logy: Beautiful Breeds
There are many breeds of horses around the world. Eighteen breeds are featured in this reference resource. Understand how horses are measured, their coat colors, and body types.
Oklahoma State University
Oklahoma State University: Breeds of Livestock Horses
For a very good primer on horses, visit this site. It contains an alphabetized listing of different types of horses, and the pages include the history of various breeds and their physical features.