Life in the savanna is all connected! Step into the African savanna with Chester Zoo and discover what happens when plants, herbivores, and predators all depend on one another to survive. Meet some of the animals that make this ecosystem their home and uncover the important role each plays in keeping the food web in balance.
Start by following energy as it moves through a food chain — from plants to the animals that eat them and on to predators. Then investigate what happens when one part of the chain changes. What might happen to the rest of the ecosystem if an animal disappears? And why are predators so important to a healthy savanna?
Use real African wildlife to explore these connections, build your own food chains, and think like a zoologist as you investigate the interdependence of life on the savanna. By the end, you'll see that in a healthy ecosystem, every living thing has a role to play.
Don't miss the food chain cards that go with this lesson!
Discover the Heart of Africa! From sweeping savannas and deserts to forests, mountains, and mighty rivers, Africa is home to an incredible variety of landscapes — and an equally incredible variety of wildlife. Travel across the continent with Chester Zoo to explore some of its most fascinating habitats and discover how geography shapes the animals and people who live there.
Explore the countries and landscapes that make up Africa, identify different habitats, and see what makes each one unique. Then zoom in on the savanna to investigate its climate and discover what life is like in one of the world's most iconic ecosystems.
But the savanna is changing. Learn how shifts in climate are affecting this landscape and the wildlife that depends on it, and discover ways people can help protect these important habitats. Along the way, you'll build your geography skills while seeing Africa — and its wildlife — in a whole new way
Don't miss the geography worksheets that go with this lesson!
Math meets wildlife conservation! How do you know if a population of animals is growing or shrinking? And how can numbers help protect species in the wild? Join Chester Zoo to explore the African savanna and discover how conservationists use data to understand what is happening to wildlife populations.
Meet some of the animals that call the savanna home, then find out how Chester Zoo and its conservation partners monitor animals such as northern giraffes. You'll see how cameras, trackers, and other methods can help scientists gather information about animals in the wild — and why collecting accurate data matters.
Then become a conservation data detective! Work with real wildlife population data to spot trends and turn numbers into bar charts, line graphs, and pie charts. You'll investigate what different kinds of graphs can tell us and consider why scientists and conservation organizations need to communicate their findings clearly.
Finally, take what you've learned beyond the numbers. Use data to think about how people can make choices that help wildlife, collect information from your own class, and turn your findings into a message that could inspire others to take action.
Don't miss the graph worksheets that go with this lesson!
What can English language skills teach us about protecting wildlife? Head to the African savanna with Chester Zoo and discover the lives of the people working on the front lines of conservation. Start with a close-up look at a rhino, then explore real-life stories from rangers who protect animals and their habitats.
Read about the challenges rangers face and the incredible encounters they have, from tracking poachers and finding snares to caring for newborn animals and following the clues left behind by elephants. Along the way, you'll discover how vivid, descriptive language can help readers picture a place, understand an experience, and connect with the people and animals at the heart of a story.
Then it's your turn! Use the African savanna as inspiration to experiment with descriptive language, imagine what happens next, and create your own account of an encounter in the wild.
Don't miss the descriptive writing worksheets that go with this lesson!
Predators and prey. Producers and consumers. They're all part of food chains! With this worksheets, you'll get the opportunity to sort African savanna species into groups (producers, primary consumer, and secondary consumers) and learn a lot about interdependence along the way. The cards include amazing savanna species like:
- Aardvark
- Yellow mongoose
- Red spitting cobra
- Acacia tree
- And more!
These worksheets accompany a Chester Zoo interactive lesson on food chains.
Did you know that Africa is the second largest continent in the world? Or that the equator runs right through the middle? Get an introduction to Africa through its amazing geography. With these worksheets, you'll:
- Identify different types of Afrrican habitats using map of the continent
- Compare the average rainfall and temperature in Uganda and the UK
- Write your own weather report for Murchison Falls in Uganda
These worksheets accompany a Chester Zoo interactive lesson on habitats and weather.
Monitoring animal populations is important to assess if the animal is endangered or threatened, to meausre biological diversity, and to examine the effects of human actions. And it's something our friends at the Chester Zoo do a lot! Try your hand at it with giraffe data and learn some important math skills on the way. Compare giraffe populations in different Ugandan national parks using:
- Bar charts
- Line graphs
- Pie charts
These worksheets accompany a Chester Zoo interactive lesson on graphs.
Ranger tales! Our friends at the Chester Zoo have put together some written accounts of real-life rangers' animal encounters. Read about:
- Waiting to catch a poacher
- Setting a snare
- Finding an elephant
- And more!
Then you'll use those to reflect on how descriptive writing can enhance storytelling and eventually write your own!
These worksheets accompany a Chester Zoo interactive lesson on descriptive writing.
Vultures are the unsung heroes of Africa's ecosystems, playing a vital role in keeping the environment clean and healthy. With their incredible eyesight, enormous wingspans, and remarkably powerful digestive systems, these expert scavengers help prevent the spread of disease by safely consuming animal carcasses that other animals avoid.
In this fact file video from Chester Zoo, discover the amazing adaptations that make vultures so important to the natural world, learn about the critically endangered hooded vulture and how it raises its young, and explore the challenges these remarkable birds face in the wild. You'll also see why protecting vultures is essential for healthy ecosystems and how conservation efforts are helping safeguard their future.
Rhinos are among the oldest groups of mammals on Earth, with ancestors that roamed the planet millions of years before humans. Today, however, these iconic animals are among the world's most endangered species.
In this fact file video from Chester Zoo, discover the remarkable adaptations of the eastern black rhinoceros, from its iconic double horns and swiveling ears to its unique prehensile lip that helps it feed on leaves and branches. Learn how these solitary giants communicate, care for their calves, and survive in the grasslands and savannas of eastern Africa, while exploring the conservation efforts working to protect this critically endangered species from extinction.
Meet some of the most recognizable birds in the world — flamingos! With their long legs, graceful curved necks, and vibrant pink feathers, these iconic birds are perfectly adapted for life in wetlands across Africa, Asia, and Europe.
In this fact file video from Chester Zoo, discover how greater flamingos use their remarkable sieve-like beaks to find food, learn why their feathers are pink, explore how they work together to raise their young, and uncover the challenges they face in the wild. You'll also see why protecting wetlands is so important for the future of these fascinating birds and the many other species that share their habitat.
Built for speed, endurance, and teamwork, African wild dogs are among the most successful hunters in the animal kingdom. Their incredible stamina allows them to chase prey across the grassy plains and woodlands of Africa, while their close-knit packs work together with remarkable coordination to raise young, defend one another, and survive in challenging environments.
In this fact file video from Chester Zoo, discover how these fascinating predators use their unique adaptations to thrive, explore the important role they play in African ecosystems, and learn why conservation efforts are critical to protecting this endangered species for future generations.
Life in the savanna is all connected! Step into the African savanna with Chester Zoo and discover what happens when plants, herbivores, and predators all depend on one another to survive. Meet some of the animals that make this ecosystem their home and uncover the important role each plays in keeping the food web in balance.
Start by following energy as it moves through a food chain — from plants to the animals that eat them and on to predators. Then investigate what happens when one part of the chain changes. What might happen to the rest of the ecosystem if an animal disappears? And why are predators so important to a healthy savanna?
Use real African wildlife to explore these connections, build your own food chains, and think like a zoologist as you investigate the interdependence of life on the savanna. By the end, you'll see that in a healthy ecosystem, every living thing has a role to play.
Don't miss the food chain cards that go with this lesson!
Discover the Heart of Africa! From sweeping savannas and deserts to forests, mountains, and mighty rivers, Africa is home to an incredible variety of landscapes — and an equally incredible variety of wildlife. Travel across the continent with Chester Zoo to explore some of its most fascinating habitats and discover how geography shapes the animals and people who live there.
Explore the countries and landscapes that make up Africa, identify different habitats, and see what makes each one unique. Then zoom in on the savanna to investigate its climate and discover what life is like in one of the world's most iconic ecosystems.
But the savanna is changing. Learn how shifts in climate are affecting this landscape and the wildlife that depends on it, and discover ways people can help protect these important habitats. Along the way, you'll build your geography skills while seeing Africa — and its wildlife — in a whole new way
Don't miss the geography worksheets that go with this lesson!
Math meets wildlife conservation! How do you know if a population of animals is growing or shrinking? And how can numbers help protect species in the wild? Join Chester Zoo to explore the African savanna and discover how conservationists use data to understand what is happening to wildlife populations.
Meet some of the animals that call the savanna home, then find out how Chester Zoo and its conservation partners monitor animals such as northern giraffes. You'll see how cameras, trackers, and other methods can help scientists gather information about animals in the wild — and why collecting accurate data matters.
Then become a conservation data detective! Work with real wildlife population data to spot trends and turn numbers into bar charts, line graphs, and pie charts. You'll investigate what different kinds of graphs can tell us and consider why scientists and conservation organizations need to communicate their findings clearly.
Finally, take what you've learned beyond the numbers. Use data to think about how people can make choices that help wildlife, collect information from your own class, and turn your findings into a message that could inspire others to take action.
Don't miss the graph worksheets that go with this lesson!
What can English language skills teach us about protecting wildlife? Head to the African savanna with Chester Zoo and discover the lives of the people working on the front lines of conservation. Start with a close-up look at a rhino, then explore real-life stories from rangers who protect animals and their habitats.
Read about the challenges rangers face and the incredible encounters they have, from tracking poachers and finding snares to caring for newborn animals and following the clues left behind by elephants. Along the way, you'll discover how vivid, descriptive language can help readers picture a place, understand an experience, and connect with the people and animals at the heart of a story.
Then it's your turn! Use the African savanna as inspiration to experiment with descriptive language, imagine what happens next, and create your own account of an encounter in the wild.
Don't miss the descriptive writing worksheets that go with this lesson!
Predators and prey. Producers and consumers. They're all part of food chains! With this worksheets, you'll get the opportunity to sort African savanna species into groups (producers, primary consumer, and secondary consumers) and learn a lot about interdependence along the way. The cards include amazing savanna species like:
- Aardvark
- Yellow mongoose
- Red spitting cobra
- Acacia tree
- And more!
These worksheets accompany a Chester Zoo interactive lesson on food chains.
Did you know that Africa is the second largest continent in the world? Or that the equator runs right through the middle? Get an introduction to Africa through its amazing geography. With these worksheets, you'll:
- Identify different types of Afrrican habitats using map of the continent
- Compare the average rainfall and temperature in Uganda and the UK
- Write your own weather report for Murchison Falls in Uganda
These worksheets accompany a Chester Zoo interactive lesson on habitats and weather.
Monitoring animal populations is important to assess if the animal is endangered or threatened, to meausre biological diversity, and to examine the effects of human actions. And it's something our friends at the Chester Zoo do a lot! Try your hand at it with giraffe data and learn some important math skills on the way. Compare giraffe populations in different Ugandan national parks using:
- Bar charts
- Line graphs
- Pie charts
These worksheets accompany a Chester Zoo interactive lesson on graphs.
Ranger tales! Our friends at the Chester Zoo have put together some written accounts of real-life rangers' animal encounters. Read about:
- Waiting to catch a poacher
- Setting a snare
- Finding an elephant
- And more!
Then you'll use those to reflect on how descriptive writing can enhance storytelling and eventually write your own!
These worksheets accompany a Chester Zoo interactive lesson on descriptive writing.
Vultures are the unsung heroes of Africa's ecosystems, playing a vital role in keeping the environment clean and healthy. With their incredible eyesight, enormous wingspans, and remarkably powerful digestive systems, these expert scavengers help prevent the spread of disease by safely consuming animal carcasses that other animals avoid.
In this fact file video from Chester Zoo, discover the amazing adaptations that make vultures so important to the natural world, learn about the critically endangered hooded vulture and how it raises its young, and explore the challenges these remarkable birds face in the wild. You'll also see why protecting vultures is essential for healthy ecosystems and how conservation efforts are helping safeguard their future.
Rhinos are among the oldest groups of mammals on Earth, with ancestors that roamed the planet millions of years before humans. Today, however, these iconic animals are among the world's most endangered species.
In this fact file video from Chester Zoo, discover the remarkable adaptations of the eastern black rhinoceros, from its iconic double horns and swiveling ears to its unique prehensile lip that helps it feed on leaves and branches. Learn how these solitary giants communicate, care for their calves, and survive in the grasslands and savannas of eastern Africa, while exploring the conservation efforts working to protect this critically endangered species from extinction.
Meet some of the most recognizable birds in the world — flamingos! With their long legs, graceful curved necks, and vibrant pink feathers, these iconic birds are perfectly adapted for life in wetlands across Africa, Asia, and Europe.
In this fact file video from Chester Zoo, discover how greater flamingos use their remarkable sieve-like beaks to find food, learn why their feathers are pink, explore how they work together to raise their young, and uncover the challenges they face in the wild. You'll also see why protecting wetlands is so important for the future of these fascinating birds and the many other species that share their habitat.
Built for speed, endurance, and teamwork, African wild dogs are among the most successful hunters in the animal kingdom. Their incredible stamina allows them to chase prey across the grassy plains and woodlands of Africa, while their close-knit packs work together with remarkable coordination to raise young, defend one another, and survive in challenging environments.
In this fact file video from Chester Zoo, discover how these fascinating predators use their unique adaptations to thrive, explore the important role they play in African ecosystems, and learn why conservation efforts are critical to protecting this endangered species for future generations.