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1 Food Webs Create a food chain of consumers, producers and decomposers in the circles below. Then explain in the space below how the food web works.

2 Meerkats True or False Meerkats are carnivores they only eat animals. Some of their favorite foods include fruits, insects and lizards. Meerkats use their short arms for balance. They stand two feet tall. These animals live in underground tunnels called burrows. The whole clan helps to take care of pups by babysitting and feeding them. A Meerkat is a small mammal that lives in Africa. Meerkats are part of the cat family. Meerkats play an important role in the desert, because they help to keep insect and rodent populations under control. Meerkats are also a very important food source for animals such as eagles and jackals.

3 Cultural Connections After watching the YouTube video and reading the article about the Maasai people singing and dancing, answer the following questions: 1. What types of rhythms and moves are expressed in this type of dance? 2. Maasai people are called nomads. What are nomads? 3. Why do the young men perform the jumping dance? 4. Tell one or two reasons Maasai people perform dances. 5. Tell something specific about the motions of a Maasai dance.

4 Where in the World Is the Serengeti? Read the article about the Serengeti then write or draw about the following: MAIN IDEA: DETAILS ABOUT THE LANDSCAPE: DETAILS ABOUT THE ANIMALS: DETAILS ABOUT THE CLIMATE:

5 Food Webs Answer Key Create a food chain of consumers, producers and decomposers in the circles below. Then explain in the space below how the food web works. plants or greenery things like grasshoppers or other bugs things like snakes fish or rats things like hawks, raccoons or sharks The food chain is the example of how each living thing gets food and nutrients and energy, and how it is passed from animal to animal and so on. Some organisms use the sun which produces sun light for plants. Another example is a grasshopper who receives nutrients from the grass then is eaten by the frog a second consumer and so on down the food chain. It all starts that way - one consumer or animal eating another then another and so on down the food chain. The food chain is made up of herbivores, carnivores, omnivores, and decomposers. The animals in the food chain are called consumers and there many levels. Humans are consumers they are at the top of the food chain.

6 Meerkats Answer Key True or False Meerkats are carnivores they only eat animals. Some of their favorite fruits, insects, and lizards. (F) Meerkats use their short arms for balance. They stand two feet tall. (F) (F) These animals live in underground tunnels called burrows. The whole clan helps to take care of pups by babysitting and feeding them. A Meerkat is a small mammal that lives in Africa. Meerkats are part of the cat family. (F) Meerkats play an important role in the desert, because they help to keep insect and rodent populations under control. Meerkats are also a very important food source for animals such as eagles and jackals.

7 Cultural Connections Answer Key The Nation s Favorite Fun Family Newspaper After watching the YouTube video and reading the article about the Maasai people singing and dancing, answer the following questions: 1. What types of rhythms and moves are expressed in this type of dance? It is called the adumu, the jumping dance. 2. Maasai people are called nomads. What are nomads? People that roam the country looking for fresh food for their flocks rather than living in a house. 3. Why do the young men perform the jumping dance? To show their strength and stamina as warriors. 4. Tell one or two reasons Maasai people perform dances: For special occasions or just for fun 5. Tell something specific about the motions of a Maasai dance: It s a lot of bending, but other than jumping, their feel usually stay on the ground.

8 Where in the World Is the Serengeti? Answer Key MAIN IDEA: The Serengeti is not a country; it is an ecosystem that spans two countries and several reserves and national parks in Africa. DETAILS ABOUT THE LANDSCAPE: students should draw or write something with the following details: It is a large lush landscape of open grasslands bordered by harsh rocky hills. It is mostly plains, but acai trees also grow and provide food and shade for many of the animals. DETAILS ABOUT THE ANIMALS: students should draw or write something with the following details: It is home to many different species of animals such as lions, elephants, gazelles, zebras and hyenas. DETAILS ABOUT THE CLIMATE: students should draw or write something with the following details: The weather can be extremely harsh. It is a very warm and dry climate.

Let s learn about ANIMALS. Level : School:.

Let s learn about ANIMALS. Level : School:. Let s learn about ANIMALS Name: Level : School:. 1. CLASSIFICATION OF ANIMALS There are many different animals and we can classify them according to: Their skeleton: Vertebrates have a skeleton but Invertebrates