Resources For Educators: The Horse

Part of the Horse exhibition.

The Horse examines the powerful and continuing relationship between the horse and humans. The exhibition explores the origins of the horse family, extending back over more than 50 million years. This comprehensive guide will help you explore the exhibition with your students. 

Educators Guide and Materials

Cover of Educator's Guide titled "The Horse" featuring images of a horse, a sculpture of a horse and rider on wheels, and a cave painting of horses.

Horse Educator's Guide

Get an advance look at the exhibition's major themes and what your class will encounter This eight-page guide for K-12 educators includes a Map of the Exhibition, Essential Questions (important background content), Teaching in the Exhibition (self-guided explorations), Come Prepared Checklist, Correlation to Standards, and Glossary.

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More Resources for Educators

Use these resources to further explore themes presented in The Horse exhibition.

Compare Hoof and Tooth Fossils

More than 35 million years ago, horses thrived in wet forests. Take a close look at horse fossils to see what paleontologists can learn from studying an extinct animal’s bones and teeth.

 

Compare Hoof & Tooth Fossils

Calculate Horsepower

Most car enthusiasts can tell you the horsepower of their favorite vehicle. But what does that measurement really mean? And what does it have to do with horses? Find out with this mathematical challenge.

 

Calculate Horsepower
Reading All About Horses Explore amazing facts about horse breeds. Find out about their colors, body types, and where in the world they come from. Hands-on Horse Gaits Flipbooks: Walk, Trot, and Gallop! How many hooves of a trotting horse leave the ground at the same time? What about a walking horse or a galloping horse? Find out... Reading Tree of Life Explore this family tree of living things on Earth. Hands-on Dress Up a Horse Throughout time, people have dressed horses in different ways—sometimes for practical reasons, other times to reflect status or wealth.... Reading The Quest for the Perfect Tomato Find out how scientists are using genetics to change the food you eat.

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The Evolution of Horses Horses and Hunters Domesticating Horses The Nature of Horses How We Shaped Horses, How Horses Shaped Us An Enduring Bond Epilogue Meet the Curators Fast Facts Multimedia Collaborators