This is the suggested sequence to use during the horse project. We found
this order to be the best way to cover all the material involved with the
project.
1. What do you know about Horses?
 Students list their previous knowledge of horses and discuss as
a class.
2. Horse Structure
 Use 2 student volunteers
 Use materials listed to “turn” these students into a horse
 Discuss the body parts and their functions:
 Mane/Tail – Mop Heads
 Ears – Large plastic cups
 Hooves – Buckets
 Nose – Big Clown Nose
 Teeth – Nutcracker
 Eyes – Glasses w/out forward vision
 Back – Flat board or 2 by 4
 Coat – Wool Blanket
 Muscular Twitch – Fly Swatter
3. Horse Classification
 Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
4. Horse Hoofs
 Use horse hoof prints in plaster to find psi of horse hoof.
5. Horse Behavior
 Warning Signals and Communication
6. Horse Diet
7. Horse Sounds
 Nay Contest
8. Equine Coat Color Information
 Talks about the variety and combination of colors that horses
coats express.
9. Genetics and Equine Vocabulary Practice
10. Heredity and Genetics Review
 Review of genetics vocab and punnett squares.
11. Should This Horse Called “Toby”?
12. Equine Characteristics Practice
 Genetic crosses between horses and the effects on their coat
color.
13. Horse Monohybrid Crosses
14. Horse Evolution
 Background information
15. Horse Power Point Presentation
 Will review horse genetics and thoroughly cover horse
evolution including: hoofs, legs, size, and teeth.
16. How do Fossils Show Change?
 Evolution of the horses hoof.
17. Horse Final Project