Equine Science
Chapters 31, 32, and 34
Tuesday, May 14, 2024
Objective: To identify the evolution of horses
Leading Question: Give an example of an evolutionary ancestor of the horse.
Take dairy cattle assessment
View evolution and domestication of a horse on slides 1-12 on the horse ppt.
Watch the Modern Marvels Horse video and complete the worksheet that goes with it.
Wednesday, May 15, 2024
Objective: Identify color patterns in horses
Leading Question: What color patterns do horse come in?
View slides 13-48 on colors of horses found on the Horse PPT.
Complete the coloring worksheet related to horse colors found below.
Thursday, May 16, 2024
Objective: Identify the major face and leg markings
Leading Question: What are 3 common face markings?
View slides 49-51 on face and leg markings of a horse on the Horse ppt.
Color the face and legs worksheet attached below.
Complete the horse unit questions using your textbook.
Friday, May 17, 2024
Objective: Collect information related to your SAE project and format it according to expectations
Leading Question: What are 3 common leg markings?
Complete a course journal for this week
Complete an experience journal for this week
Continue work on SAE project according to expectations provided in google classroom.
Foundational: Agricultural Literacy worksheet due today
CDE: 100 question written final test due today
Immersion: Photo captions and supplemental pages due today
Agriscience: Display board due today
Monday, May 20, 2024
Objective: Identify breeds of horses
Leading Question: What is the most common breed of horse in the United States?
Identify the pictures on the tables of the breeds of horses.
View slides 52-93 on breeds of horses on the Horse PPT.
Choose 5 warmblood, 5 coldblood breeds and 2 ponies to make flashcards on. These are the same flashcards you did for all the other breeds, but the last time you will need to do them. Please include all components as before, but also label whether they are a light, draft or pony.
Tuesday, May 21, 2024
Objective: Identify major terms in the equine industry
Leading Question: What is the difference between warmblood and coldblood breeds of horses?
Complete the horse terminology worksheet.
View slides 94 to the end of the Horse ppt. These slides will have more on breeds.
Finish making the horse flashcards.
Review horse breeds.
Wednesday, May 22, 2024
Objective: Identify the parts of horses the different gaits.
Leading Question: What is a 3-beat gait in horses called?
Complete the horse gaits and conformation worksheets.
Go to the website on natural and artificial gaits of a horse and watch the video in that website to see how the gaits are different.
Take the quiz on horses found in google classroom.
Review horse breeds
Thursday, May 23, 2024
Objective: Describe how to properly feed horses
Leading Question: What do horses most commonly eat?
Horse breeds and colors quiz
Watch the nutrition video on iCEV.
Read through Ch. 32 if you have not already. This will review nutrition and tack that you viewed in the videos.
Jeopardy Review
Go over the parts of a horse
Complete the Review matching sheet
Friday, May 24, 2024
Objective: Assess on horse unit
Leading Question: If you could have learned about one thing in animal science what would it be?
Go over the review matching sheet
Turn in your questions of the day for the horse unit.
Take the Horse unit test. This concludes the FVTC Animal Science course.
Monday, May 27, 2024
No School
Tuesday, May 28, 2024
Objective: Design housing for a horse
Leading Question: What is important about designing housing for horses?
Watch Equine management psychology and handling
Design housing for a horse.
Wednesday, May 29, 2024
Objective: Design housing for a horse
Leading Question: What is floating?
Horse Farm Tour and Cost to Build video
Design housing for a horse
Thursday, May 30, 2024
Objective: Design housing for a horse
Leading Question: What is mouthing?
Complete your design housing for a horse - this is due today.
Review page 571 on aging a horse and the diagrams of teeth on page 572 of the textbook.
Complete the Mouthing a Horse worksheet.
Collect textbooks
Friday, May 31, 2024
Objective: Describe the importance of the horse racing industry
Watch Seabiscuit
Monday, June 3, 2024
Objective: Describe the importance of the horse racing industry
Watch Seabiscuit
Tuesday, June 4, 2024
Objective: Describe the importance of the horse racing industry
Watch Seabiscuit
Wednesday, June 5, 2024
Cleanup Ag room