Pony Express Lesson Plan

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April 3, 2007

History
On this day in 1860, the pony express was started. Learn more about it here:

http://www.helium.com/tm/250331/discovery-california-increasing-political

Discussion Questions:

1. What year was gold discovered in California?

2. Why was the pony express developed?

3. How old was the youngest pony express rider?

Journal
1. Design a Pony Express recruiting flyer.
2. Write an exciting story about one of your journeys as a Pony Express rider. Make it full of detail and adventure.
Language Arts

Edit the Passage Below:
Before the days of planes trains and trucks, mail traveled by horse back. "Pony Express" riders galloped from station to station. A rider, who was usually a teenage boy change horses several times before passing on mail to the next rider. Using this "express mail," it took 10 days for a letter to travel from missouri to california? The Pony Express gone out of business when people was able to send messages a cross the country by telegraph.
Correct answer: http://www.education-world.com/a_lesson/edit/edit1319.shtml

Is your horse hoarse? Learn more about homonyms here: http://www.rhlschool.com/eng3n15.htm


Geography
Use the information here: http://www.xphomestation.com/xpdrive-ca-mo.html

to draw the pony express route on this map of the US:
http://www.eduplace.com/ss/maps/pdf/us_nl.pdf

Science

Study the anatomy of a horse here: http://www.classbrain.com/artmovies/uploads/horse_anatomy.pdf

Then take this quiz:
http://www.classbrain.com/artmovies/uploads/horse_anatomy_quiz.pdf

Don’t Forget the Math Challenge!
http://homeschoolingthemiddleyears.blogspot.com/2007/04/math-challenge-april-3.html

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