Equine EvolutionEquine Evolution

Photos taken from the Photos taken from the Washington Natural History Washington Natural History

MuseumMuseum

Created by A LammimanCreated by A Lammiman

ObjectiveObjective

Explain significant changes along Explain significant changes along each stage of equine evolution.each stage of equine evolution.

VocabularyVocabulary

Key Vocab:Key Vocab: EquusEquus Equus caballusEquus caballus EquineEquine EvolutionEvolution

Draw for a PartnerDraw for a Partner

Move your name tag and your stuff Move your name tag and your stuff to sit with your partner.to sit with your partner.

The modern day HorseThe modern day Horse

What What skills skills does it does it have?have?

Why does it have these Why does it have these skills?skills?

Who is this?Who is this?

Why was there change?Why was there change?

What is evolution?What is evolution?

The The accumulataccumulation of ion of changes changes over over generatiogenerationsns

How did the change How did the change happen?happen?

Evolution of horsesEvolution of horses

With you partner go online and With you partner go online and search google web under the search google web under the terms…terms… Equine EvolutionEquine Evolution Horse EvolutionHorse Evolution

Write down a few of the article names Write down a few of the article names and what they are about.and what they are about.

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

Analyze Analyze this this diagram diagram with your with your partnerpartner

On the chart I On the chart I gave you gave you trace the trace the major major players. Use players. Use a highlightera highlighter

What could What could have caused have caused some of these some of these genus, genus, species and species and subspecies to subspecies to die out?die out?

STORY TIME!STORY TIME!

Story RequirementsStory Requirements Must be in a book form with a titleMust be in a book form with a title At least one illustration or cartoon (drawn by you)At least one illustration or cartoon (drawn by you) You may only use the images in this powerpoint You may only use the images in this powerpoint

for your story NO OTHER SOURCESfor your story NO OTHER SOURCES Must read like a bedtime story for a little foalMust read like a bedtime story for a little foal Try to explain major changes and reasons for Try to explain major changes and reasons for

themthemGrading I am grading based on the entire product. I Grading I am grading based on the entire product. I

will consider the above list and creativity. This will consider the above list and creativity. This will be a 40 point grade.will be a 40 point grade.

***Any story I choose to read to the class will ***Any story I choose to read to the class will receive 10 points extra credit.receive 10 points extra credit.

Note Note the size the size of the of the info info cardcard

Time to write your storyTime to write your story

HomeworkHomework

Fritzy’s family treeFritzy’s family tree

SpongeSponge

Finish and submit your story. You Finish and submit your story. You have 10 minutes.have 10 minutes.

Have out Fritzy’s Family Tree so I Have out Fritzy’s Family Tree so I can stamp it.can stamp it.

STORY TIME!STORY TIME!

Homework: Check your Homework: Check your ideasideas

With your book you and your partner With your book you and your partner search the internet to see if your ideas search the internet to see if your ideas were correctwere correct

Make changes to your story, or add Make changes to your story, or add missing details with a different color. missing details with a different color. Turn this in for a 10 point grade.Turn this in for a 10 point grade.

You could use the following sites:You could use the following sites: http://www.critters-2-go.com/prehistoric/prehi

storic_horses.htm http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/horses/horse_e

vol.html#part6 Or find you ownOr find you own

In your Cornell NotesIn your Cornell Notes

List some of the changes you List some of the changes you observed.observed.

Discuss reasons for these changes Discuss reasons for these changes and include the reasons in your and include the reasons in your notesnotes

Fritzy’s Family TreeFritzy’s Family Tree

DiscussDiscuss Define: Equus, Equus caballus, Define: Equus, Equus caballus,

EquineEquine