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African Savanna Habitat Diorama Craft
Set the stage for a unit or lesson on the African savanna by creating a cute habitat diorama. Cheetahs, lions, zebras, and elephants are all present in a shoe-box-sized craft that requires your learners to color, cut, and paste. These...
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Am I Taller than an Antelope
Students investigate biology by examining body sizes of different animals. In this antelope measurement lesson, students research the physicality of Antelopes and other large animals that inhabit Earth. Students create a model Antelope...
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Seas of Grass
Students view a video clip about grasslands. They identify threats to grasslands and describe cultures which have adapted to grassland conditions. They discuss possible solutions to preserve grasslands as well.
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Lesson 6: Biomes and Landscapes
Aside from the amazing animals in Gorongosa National Park, what else is there to discover? The sixth installment in an eight-part themed series contains an interactive map where scholars can learn more about the geographic features of...
Lee & Low Books
First Come the Zebra Teacher’s Guide
Accompany a reading of First Come the Zebra written and illustrated by Lynne Barasch with a teacher's guide equipped with before reading, vocabulary, and after reading activities. Additional social studies,...
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Exploring Biomes
For this biology worksheet, students watch a movie about various land biomes. Then they use the word list to the right to complete each of the statements. Students also complete the brief quiz about the movie that follows.
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Apes To Man
Students study primates and their evolution history. In this role play lesson students view a video on evolution then demonstrate how primates walked and other observations they noticed in the film.
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Survival
Young scholars identify characteristics of Australia, Africa and Antarctica and compare and contrast them to each other. They work together to identify adaptations that animals have used to survive. They also practice classifying animals.
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In the Freshwater Aquarium-Triva Quiz
In this online quiz instructional activity, learners answer a set of questions about freshwater aquarium fish. Answers may be submitted for review by clicking a link at the bottom of the page.
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Elephants
Students study elephants and the features they have that help to keep them cool. In this elephants lesson students research a feature of the elephant.
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Earth Day
Students participate in activities that familiarize them with what Earth Day is, why it is important, and why it is a celebration.
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Fearsome Creatures 1
In this wild animals worksheet, students fill in the blanks or choose the correct words to sentences about wild animals. Students complete 47 blanks.
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Ecosystems
In this ecosystems activity, students complete a crossword puzzle with 35 questions about the different types of ecosystems and organisms in them.
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The Basics: Life Science
Students develop an understanding of the different fields of study that are encompassed by the term, life science. They view and discuss a video on the topic. In small groups they focus on on of the examples shown in the video to create...
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The Basics:Life Science
Pupils explore concepts in life science using segments drawn from Discovery Channel. In this life science lesson, students participate in discussions about the food chain. Pupils create a poster to illustrate a predator and...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Grassland Elephants
This video segment from Nature features a greeting ceremony by grassland elephants in Kenya.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Animals for Kids: African Wild Dog
Kids learn about the African Wild Dog. How these endangered predators of the savanna hunt larger animals and live in a pack.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Cheetahs
What are cheetahs? Kids find out about the big cat that is the fastest of the land mammals and lives in Africa.
Wonderville Media
Wonderville: Cheetahs
The cheetah is the fastest land animal on the planet. It typically hunts during the day, chasing prey at speeds up to 70 miles per hour. Cheetahs live in eastern and southwestern Africa and parts of the Middle East. They reside in vast...