In this Activity, students will learn that wild horses and burros live in Herd Management Areas (HMAs) across all 10 Western states.  Some of these HMAs overlap with desert regions.  Students will also learn that there are 177 HMAs the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) manages.  
 
Contents in order of use: 
1. Activity 2 Pre-assessment
2. Activity 2 Herd Management Areas 
3. Activity 2 Herd Management Areas Template Book 
4. Activity 1 Information Resources 
5. Activity 2 Post-assessment
6. Activity 2 Rating 
 
Subject domains: 
Reading (Informational Text): Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative, connotative, and technical meanings; and integrate information presented in different media of formats (e.g., visually, quantitatively) as well as in words to develop a coherent understanding of a topic or issue.  
Writing (Production and Distribution of Writing): Use technology, including the internet, to produce and publish writing and to interacts and collaborate with others; and conduct short as well as more sustained research projects based on focused questions, demonstrating understanding of the subject under investigation.  
Speaking and Listening (Comprehension and Collaboration): Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 6th-8th topics, texts, and issues, building on others' ideas and expressing their own clearly.  
Science (Heredity: Inheritance and Variation of Traits): Variations of inherited traits between parent and offspring arise from genetic differences that result from the subset of chromosomes (and therefore genes) inherited (MS-LS3-2).  
 
Skills: 
Students will review and delve deeper into terms and concepts in this Activity.
For example, students will explore a Herd Management Area (HMA) in depth: 
The HMA is located in which of the 10 Western states? 
What is the herd's lineage? 
What are the horses' color, size (how many hands), weight, etc? 
Does the HMA overlap with a desert region? 
What types of plants/animals live in this particular HMA region?
What does AML stand for?  What does it mean? How is this number determined?