An African Adventure

The Africian Savanna

Lesson Plan #112

Teacher: Miss Katherine Victoria VanAnderland,

Original Copy

Date: 07/20/2020

Overview & Purpose

Are you thinking about taking your class to the local zoo? Kids of all ages love visiting exotic animals in order to learn about biodiversity, habitat, and animal adaptations. Here is a 44-page activity guide that provides educators with a wide variety of pre-trip activities intended to enhance the overall field trip experience. Each activity is hands-on and involves reading, research, creative thinking, and collaboration to facilitate interest and a deeper understanding of the curriculum. For example, one activity provides children with the opportunity to create a cheetah diorama.

Education Standards

1. Reading Comprehension

2. Research Skills

3. Creative Thinking

Objectives

1. Read through the 44 page activity guide

2. Use the extra websites to answer questions

3. Do your own Research on the Africian Savanna

Materials Needed

1. https://lessonplanet.com/goto/the-african-savanna-1st-5th

2. http://www.statenislandzoo.org/pdfs/AfricanSavannah.pdf

3. http://zooatlanta.org/wp-content/uploads/Explore-Guide-4th-Grade-African-Savanna-Food-Webs.pdf

4. https://www4.esc13.net/uploads/science/docs/manipulatives/african%20grassland.pdf

5. https://www.hilarispublisher.com/open-access/biodiversity-and-the-african-savanna-problems-of-definition-and-interpretation.pdf-2332-2543.1000116.pdf

6. https://www.witpress.com/Secure/elibrary/papers/ECOSUD97/ECOSUD97024FU.pdf

7. For To do, To do:

https://kidszoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/africazap.pdf

https://www.hoglezoo.org/wp-content/themes/hoglezoo/docs/safari/2014_spring.pdf

http://www.supercoloring.com/coloring-pages/tags/safari-animals

http://www.supercoloring.com/sections/coloring-pages

https://kids.sandiegozoo.org/stories/spectacular-savannas

Verification

Steps to check for student understanding

1. Read through packets

2. Complete packets

3. Write a Essay about your favorite Animal and things about it

Activity

Describe activity that will reinforce the lesson

Pretend that you are going to Africa and you are on a Safari and you have some research to do, take a look at what animals inhabit this area and write things about them underneath the pictures.

1. What do they eat

2. What do they do

3. What kind of History can you find on them

4. Characteristics of their Behavior

Have fun with it. Just do a study on the Animals and tell a little about them as you understand the information. Use Material #7 to be the investigator for the unit.