Photos taken from the Washington
Natural History Museum
Created by A Lammiman

Objective
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Explain significant changes along each stage of equine evolution.

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Key Vocab:
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Equus
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Equus caballus
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Equine
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Evolution
Vocabulary

Draw for a Partner
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Move your name tag and your stuff to sit with your partner.

The modern day Horse
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What skills does it have?

Why does it have these skills?

Who is this?

Why was there change?

What is evolution?
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The accumulation of changes over generations

How did the change happen?

Evolution of horses
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With you partner go online and search google web under the terms…
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Equine Evolution
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Horse Evolution
Write down a few of the article names and what they are about.

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The fossils in this sequence came from different areas of the world at different times

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Analyze this diagram with your partner

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On the chart I gave you trace the major players. Use a highlighter
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What could have caused some of these genus, species and subspecies to die out?

STORY TIME!

Story Requirements
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Must be in a book form with a title
At least one illustration or cartoon (drawn by you)
You may only use the images in this powerpoint for your story
NO OTHER SOURCES
Must read like a bedtime story for a little foal
Try to explain major changes and reasons for them
Grading I am grading based on the entire product. I will consider the above list and creativity. This will be a 40 point grade.
***Any story I choose to read to the class will receive 10 points extra credit.

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Note the size of the info card

Time to write your story

Homework
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Fritzy’s family tree

Sponge
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Finish and submit your story. You have 10 minutes.
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Have out Fritzy’s Family Tree so I can stamp it.

STORY TIME!

Homework: Check your ideas
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With your book you and your partner search the internet to see if your ideas were correct
Make changes to your story, or add missing details with a different color. Turn this in for a 10 point grade.
You could use the following sites:
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 http://www.critters-2go.com/prehistoric/prehistoric_horses.htm
http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/horses/horse_evol.html#p art6
Or find you own

In your Cornell Notes
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List some of the changes you observed.
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Discuss reasons for these changes and include the reasons in your notes

Fritzy’s Family Tree
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Discuss
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Define: Equus, Equus caballus, Equine