Horse Science Live
I have loved horses my entire life and they have provided me with so much joy over the years.
One day I was pottering around my stables with my children and I thought, "Wow, there is so much here that can is relevant to Key Stage Three (Lower Secondary) science!", I should really write a course! And so Horse Science was born. Read below for more....
So what is “Horse Science”?
Horse Science is the Key Stage Three (lower secondary) science curriculum taught through the lens of horses. Clearly, the biology part is pretty simple as we relate that to horses and humans, but my eldest (studying physics at uni) said,
“But how will you teach electricity?!”
“Electric fences.”
“But momentum?”
“Falling off.”
“Ok, but how about pressure?”
“Saddles.”
“Levers?!”
“Bits.”
“Ah! Specific heat capacity?!”
“Strictly speaking, that’s not KS3 but actually GCSE, but I have an introduction to it in rugging…”
“Hmpf – you’ve thought of everything.”
“Not quite, but I have tack cleaning and fire safety for chemistry and field management for soils and pH, so I can cover most topics.”
I try to interweave the topics so that there is not too much chemistry and physics in one go, but the idea behind the course is that it should leave students with a really good jumping off spot to start IGCSE Biology and a pretty good base if they wish to start the Chemistry and Physics IGCSE curriculums.
Lessons are in small groups of a maximum of 7 students and hosted on google classroom. They are an hour long and we have a 5 minute catch up at the beginning of the session where we talk about horses (we have everyone from those who have their own horses to those who just occasionally pat horses over a fence), 45 minutes of teaching (very interactive!) and a 10 minute fun blooket quiz at the end. All lessons are recorded so that those who miss them can watch the lesson on catch up. There are optional homework tasks for those who choose to do them.
Lessons are £5 each. There are 35 lessons in a year (term time only) and these can either be paid for upfront at a cost of £175, or by subscription (£17.50 a month over 10 months). You can cancel the subscription at any time, although you will then lose access to the classroom.
Please click here to book (if nothing shows on that page, there are currently no courses to book, but please check back as September starting courses go up in June).