Test Your Planet Earth Knowledge!
16 resources16 quizzes based on clips from the acclaimed BBC seriesWho doesn't love animal facts? Invite your Grade 3–8 students to watch wildlife videos from the award-winning BBC series Planet Earth, in which Sir David Attenborough takes them up close and personal with incredible animals across awe-inspiring landscapes. Then, they can see how much they learned with one of these are 16 engaging quizzes (we're big fans of our guess the image question type!). The videos are linked under each quiz page. Assign one or assign them all!
Quizzes: Birds of a Feather
It's a bird with a beak longer than its body! First watch The Swordbill Hummingbird's Specialized Beak, a short clip from the award-winning BBC series Planet Earth. Sir David Attenborough takes you deep into Ecuador, where over 100 species of hummingbirds compete for limited nectar in flowers.
Once your students have watched the video, invite them to check for understanding with this quick, 8-question quiz!
Welcome to the tropics! First watch The Seabirds of the Seychelles, a short clip from the award-winning BBC series Planet Earth. Sir David Attenborough explains how seabirds like fairy terns and noddies face unique survival challenges. Learn how predatory birds and the infamous "bird catcher tree," the Pisonia tree, affect these seabirds.
Once your students have watched the video, invite them to check for understanding with this quick, 8-question quiz!
Forget rats — you've never seen city wildlife like this before! First watch Peregrine Falcons Thrive in New York City, a short clip from the award-winning BBC series Planet Earth. Sir David Attenborough highlights how the peregrine falcons living in New York City adapted well to their urban habitat. The ledges of tall buildings provide a place to nest and from which to soar.
Once your students have watched the video, invite them to check for understanding with this quick, 8-question quiz!
Welcome to Zavodovski — a volcanic island that lives in the icy waters north of Antarctica. First watch Volcanic Islands Create a Penguin Sanctuary, a short clip from the award-winning BBC series Planet Earth. Sir David Attenborough introduces you to the world’s largest chinstrap penguin colony, which thrives despite (and in some cases, because of) its treacherous seas and active volcano.
Once your students have watched the video, invite them to check for understanding with this quick, 8-question quiz!
It's a bird with a beak longer than its body! First watch The Swordbill Hummingbird's Specialized Beak, a short clip from the award-winning BBC series Planet Earth. Sir David Attenborough takes you deep into Ecuador, where over 100 species of hummingbirds compete for limited nectar in flowers.
Once your students have watched the video, invite them to check for understanding with this quick, 8-question quiz!
Welcome to the tropics! First watch The Seabirds of the Seychelles, a short clip from the award-winning BBC series Planet Earth. Sir David Attenborough explains how seabirds like fairy terns and noddies face unique survival challenges. Learn how predatory birds and the infamous "bird catcher tree," the Pisonia tree, affect these seabirds.
Once your students have watched the video, invite them to check for understanding with this quick, 8-question quiz!
Forget rats — you've never seen city wildlife like this before! First watch Peregrine Falcons Thrive in New York City, a short clip from the award-winning BBC series Planet Earth. Sir David Attenborough highlights how the peregrine falcons living in New York City adapted well to their urban habitat. The ledges of tall buildings provide a place to nest and from which to soar.
Once your students have watched the video, invite them to check for understanding with this quick, 8-question quiz!
Welcome to Zavodovski — a volcanic island that lives in the icy waters north of Antarctica. First watch Volcanic Islands Create a Penguin Sanctuary, a short clip from the award-winning BBC series Planet Earth. Sir David Attenborough introduces you to the world’s largest chinstrap penguin colony, which thrives despite (and in some cases, because of) its treacherous seas and active volcano.
Once your students have watched the video, invite them to check for understanding with this quick, 8-question quiz!
Quizzes: Magnificent Mammals
Introducing the grassland's small but mighty hunter! First watch The Serval's Hunt, a short clip from the award-winning BBC series Planet Earth. Sir David Attenborough takes you up close and personal with the serval which uses its long legs and radarlike ears to hunt with precision in the African savanna. The serval’s ability to hear the smallest sounds helps it track its prey, like the vlei rat, even in tall grass.
Once your students have watched the video, invite them to check for understanding with this quick, 8-question quiz!
Monkeys in the middle of the city? It's just part of everyday life in Jodphur, India. First watch The Langur Monkeys of Jodphur Quiz, a short clip from the award-winning BBC series Planet Earth. Sir David Attenborough narrates an exciting fight between an alpha langur monkey and a troop of bachelors across the rooftops of Jodphur. With help from humans, these monkeys are thriving!
Once your students have watched the video, invite them to check for understanding with this quick, 8-question quiz!
Join one of the greatest gatherings on Planet Earth! First watch The Desert Locust Finds New Feeding Grounds, a short clip from the award-winning BBC series Planet Earth. Sir David Attenborough takes you on an incredible journey as caribou calves embark on their first migration across the Arctic tundra. Watch their determination and resilience as they encounter predators and navigate the difficulties of their surroundings.
Once your students have watched the video, invite them to check for understanding with this quick, 8-question quiz!
Meet these incredible climbers! First watch Ibex Mountaineers, a short clip from the award-winning BBC series Planet Earth. Sir David Attenborough takes you up into the steep mountains of the Arabian Peninsula where Nubian ibex face predators. Will the nimble babies outfox the fox?
Once your students have watched the video, invite them to check for understanding with this quick, 8-question quiz!
Introducing the grassland's small but mighty hunter! First watch The Serval's Hunt, a short clip from the award-winning BBC series Planet Earth. Sir David Attenborough takes you up close and personal with the serval which uses its long legs and radarlike ears to hunt with precision in the African savanna. The serval’s ability to hear the smallest sounds helps it track its prey, like the vlei rat, even in tall grass.
Once your students have watched the video, invite them to check for understanding with this quick, 8-question quiz!
Monkeys in the middle of the city? It's just part of everyday life in Jodphur, India. First watch The Langur Monkeys of Jodphur Quiz, a short clip from the award-winning BBC series Planet Earth. Sir David Attenborough narrates an exciting fight between an alpha langur monkey and a troop of bachelors across the rooftops of Jodphur. With help from humans, these monkeys are thriving!
Once your students have watched the video, invite them to check for understanding with this quick, 8-question quiz!
Join one of the greatest gatherings on Planet Earth! First watch The Desert Locust Finds New Feeding Grounds, a short clip from the award-winning BBC series Planet Earth. Sir David Attenborough takes you on an incredible journey as caribou calves embark on their first migration across the Arctic tundra. Watch their determination and resilience as they encounter predators and navigate the difficulties of their surroundings.
Once your students have watched the video, invite them to check for understanding with this quick, 8-question quiz!
Meet these incredible climbers! First watch Ibex Mountaineers, a short clip from the award-winning BBC series Planet Earth. Sir David Attenborough takes you up into the steep mountains of the Arabian Peninsula where Nubian ibex face predators. Will the nimble babies outfox the fox?
Once your students have watched the video, invite them to check for understanding with this quick, 8-question quiz!
Quizzes: Radical Reptiles
Introducing the incredibly acrobatic flat lizard! First watch Meet the Flat Lizard, a short clip from the award-winning BBC series Planet Earth. Sir David Attenborough takes you up close and personal with the multi-colored lizards who flaunt their bellies during territorial disputes. Watch as the lizards leap to eat a blackfly rising from the surface of water.
Once your students have watched the video, invite them to check for understanding with this quick, 8-question quiz!
Meet one of the world's strangest reptiles — the seagoing iguana! First watch Marine Iguanas in the Galápagos Quiz, a short clip from the award-winning BBC series Planet Earth. Sir David Attenborough explains how these unique lizards have adapted to graze on underwater algae, a critical food source on this young, volcanic island in the Galápagos.
Once your students have watched the video, invite them to check for understanding with this quick, 8-question quiz!
Introducing the incredibly acrobatic flat lizard! First watch Meet the Flat Lizard, a short clip from the award-winning BBC series Planet Earth. Sir David Attenborough takes you up close and personal with the multi-colored lizards who flaunt their bellies during territorial disputes. Watch as the lizards leap to eat a blackfly rising from the surface of water.
Once your students have watched the video, invite them to check for understanding with this quick, 8-question quiz!
Meet one of the world's strangest reptiles — the seagoing iguana! First watch Marine Iguanas in the Galápagos Quiz, a short clip from the award-winning BBC series Planet Earth. Sir David Attenborough explains how these unique lizards have adapted to graze on underwater algae, a critical food source on this young, volcanic island in the Galápagos.
Once your students have watched the video, invite them to check for understanding with this quick, 8-question quiz!
Quizzes: Incredible Insects
Welcome to Death Valley! First watch The Desert Locust Finds New Feeding Grounds, a short clip from the award-winning BBC series Planet Earth. Sir David Attenborough introduces you to the desert locust, whose eggs can hatch after being in the ground for 20 years! Traveling in massive swarms, these creatures communicate with each other in massive swarms.
Once your students have watched the video, invite them to check for understanding with this quick, 8-question quiz!
Around the world, over one-third of the grass that grows will be harvested by insects! First watch The Industrious Insects of the Grasslands, a short clip from the award-winning BBC series Planet Earth. Sir David Attenborough introduces you to grass cutter ants, who harvest grass to feed underground fungus that they feed upon, and termites, who can digest grass and in turn become food for the giant anteater.
Once your students have watched the video, invite them to check for understanding with this quick, 8-question quiz!
Welcome to Death Valley! First watch The Desert Locust Finds New Feeding Grounds, a short clip from the award-winning BBC series Planet Earth. Sir David Attenborough introduces you to the desert locust, whose eggs can hatch after being in the ground for 20 years! Traveling in massive swarms, these creatures communicate with each other in massive swarms.
Once your students have watched the video, invite them to check for understanding with this quick, 8-question quiz!
Around the world, over one-third of the grass that grows will be harvested by insects! First watch The Industrious Insects of the Grasslands, a short clip from the award-winning BBC series Planet Earth. Sir David Attenborough introduces you to grass cutter ants, who harvest grass to feed underground fungus that they feed upon, and termites, who can digest grass and in turn become food for the giant anteater.
Once your students have watched the video, invite them to check for understanding with this quick, 8-question quiz!
Quizzes: Beautiful Biodiversity
Get ready to step into one of the toughest places on Earth! First watch The Animals of The Gobi Desert, a short clip from the award-winning BBC series Planet Earth. Sir David Attenborough takes you deep into the Gobi Desert, where summers scorch at 122°F and winters freeze at –40°F. You’ll meet the incredible Bactrian camels who survive here by slurping water straight from snow — yes, snow — in the desert!
Once your students have watched the video, invite them to check for understanding with this quick, 8-question quiz!
It's summer in the Arctic, and its predators are hungry after a long winter. First watch Predators and Prey in the Arctic, a short clip from the award-winning BBC series Planet Earth. Sir David Attenborough explains how an Arctic fox stashes eggs, and while wolves hunt for caribou.
Once your students have watched the video, invite them to check for understanding with this quick, 8-question quiz!
Step into a place like no other. First watch The Biodiversity of Madagascar, a short clip from the award-winning BBC series Planet Earth. Sir David Attenborough takes you into Madagascar, home to many species that aren’t found anywhere else on Earth. Meet indri, ringtail, bamboo, and sifaka lemurs, some of the over 100 different types of lemur that have evolved from a common ancestor.
Once your students have watched the video, invite them to check for understanding with this quick, 8-question quiz!
There's no place like the Gobi. First watch The Formation of The Gobi Desert, a short clip from the award-winning BBC series Planet Earth. Sir David Attenborough explains the origins of this singular place on the planet. Its lack of green coverage means it's actually visible from space!
Once your students have watched the video, invite them to check for understanding with this quick, 8-question quiz!
Get ready to step into one of the toughest places on Earth! First watch The Animals of The Gobi Desert, a short clip from the award-winning BBC series Planet Earth. Sir David Attenborough takes you deep into the Gobi Desert, where summers scorch at 122°F and winters freeze at –40°F. You’ll meet the incredible Bactrian camels who survive here by slurping water straight from snow — yes, snow — in the desert!
Once your students have watched the video, invite them to check for understanding with this quick, 8-question quiz!
It's summer in the Arctic, and its predators are hungry after a long winter. First watch Predators and Prey in the Arctic, a short clip from the award-winning BBC series Planet Earth. Sir David Attenborough explains how an Arctic fox stashes eggs, and while wolves hunt for caribou.
Once your students have watched the video, invite them to check for understanding with this quick, 8-question quiz!
Step into a place like no other. First watch The Biodiversity of Madagascar, a short clip from the award-winning BBC series Planet Earth. Sir David Attenborough takes you into Madagascar, home to many species that aren’t found anywhere else on Earth. Meet indri, ringtail, bamboo, and sifaka lemurs, some of the over 100 different types of lemur that have evolved from a common ancestor.
Once your students have watched the video, invite them to check for understanding with this quick, 8-question quiz!
There's no place like the Gobi. First watch The Formation of The Gobi Desert, a short clip from the award-winning BBC series Planet Earth. Sir David Attenborough explains the origins of this singular place on the planet. Its lack of green coverage means it's actually visible from space!
Once your students have watched the video, invite them to check for understanding with this quick, 8-question quiz!