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African Savanna Habitat Diorama Craft ActivityAfrican Savanna Habitat Diorama Craft Activity
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African Savanna Habitat Diorama Craft

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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 instructions are easy to follow and provide printable animal images that your class can color. All you need is a shoe box and a big imagination.

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Concepts

african animals, animals, africa, habitats

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cheetah diorama, african animals, habitat diorama, habitat activity, science

Pros

  • The activity is simple and comes with printable materials, which means anyone can do it
  • The diorama can become the topic or focus of an inquiry-based discussion to kick off a lesson or unit on animal habitats 

Cons

  • Because everything is included, the project does not lend itself to creative thinking the way it would if students had to create animals on their own

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