Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Kentucky Derby

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
The Kentucky Derby is the focus of this well-designed "Jeopardy" game. The game has five categories of questions that have to do with The Derby, and the sport and culture of horse racing in general. This would be a great activity to do...
Lesson Planet Article
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The Kentucky Derby and Horse Racing Provide Literature and Math Connections

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
The Kentucky Derby can provide a means to discuss literature, math, and history.
Activity
Education World

Every Day Edit - The Kentucky Derby

For Students 3rd - 8th
For this everyday editing learning exercise, students correct grammatical mistakes in a short paragraph about the Kentucky Derby. The errors range from punctuation, capitalization, grammar, and spelling.
Lesson Plan
National First Ladies' Library

The Sport of Kings: Horse Racing in America

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Pupils examine the history of horse racing. They discuss their experiences with horse racing and conduct Internet research. They select a topic related to the history of horse racing, write and present a report, and read and summarize a...
Worksheet
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Kentucky Derby

For Students 1st - 3rd
For this sports worksheet, students locate and circle ten key terms that are associated with horse racing in a word search puzzle.
Worksheet
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Kentucky Derby

For Students 2nd - 5th
In this sports worksheet, students find, locate and circle fourteen terms associated with the sport of horse racing in a word search puzzle.
Worksheet
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Kentucky Challenge

For Students 4th - 5th
In this state facts worksheet, students read the phrases about the state of Kentucky and select the best answer to complete the 10 statements.
Assessment
EngageNY

End-of-Module Assessment Task: Grade 8 Module 6

For Students 8th Standards
Test your knowledge of linear functions and models. The last installment of a 16-part module is an end-of-module assessment task. Pupils solve multi-part problems on bivariate data based on real-world situations to review concepts from...
Worksheet
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Momentum

For Students 9th - 12th
For this momentum worksheet, learners review the equations for finding momentum using the mass and speed. They solve eighteen problems using the equation for momentum to find the unknown.
Website
Vocabulary University

My vocabulary.com: Kentucky Derby

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This page offers vocabulary puzzles and activities using 40 vocabulary words pertaining to the Kentucky Derby. It also provides an extensive Vocabulary Word List for Kentucky Derby-Horse Racing and information about Kentucky Derbies.
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Finding Dulcinea: Horse Race

For Students Pre-K - 1st
A photo of a horse running a race.
Handout
Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: Willie Simms

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about American jockey, Willie Simms, who is the only African American to have won all three of the races that compose the Triple Crown of American horse racing: the Kentucky Derby, the Belmont Stakes, and the Preakness Stakes.