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A Little Horse Sense Lesson PlanA Little Horse Sense Lesson Plan
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A Little Horse Sense

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How have horses evolved over time? How do horse skulls reveal this evolution? How have the roles horses play changed over time? What kind of social structure do horse herds have? How should wild horse populations be managed? To find the answers to these and many other questions, young zoologists explore horse-related web sites to find answers.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

horses, animal classification, scientific classification

Additional Tags

kentucky derby, science

Instructional Ideas

  • Have class members research independently or in groups and prepare a presentation of their findings

Classroom Considerations

  • Some of the videos require RealPlayer
  • Presumes researchers have experience using the Internet, know how to evaluate web sites, and now to compile their findings

Pros

  • Links are provided to web sites rich in horse history

Cons

  • No detailed lesson plan is included

Common Core

RI.6.1 RI.7.1 RI.8.1

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