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Playful Prairie Dog Pups

In Playful Prairie Dog Pups witness prairie dog pups who explore and play whilst sentinels keep watch. Danger in the form of an American badger approaches, but a burrowing owl, who also has young to protect, defends its territory. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Seven Worlds, One Planet, a series featuring remarkable animal behavior from all seven continents.

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Wildlife, Climate, and the Power of Rewilding the American Prairie

In Wildlife, Climate, and the Power of Rewilding the American Prairie, host Simon Reeve teams up with Shawn at the American Prairie Reserve to explore how rewilding efforts are bringing back wildlife like buffaloes, prairie dogs, and hawks while helping the planet tackle climate change. Shawn’s mission is clear: protect the land, restore nature’s balance, and show the world that preserving prairies is just as important as turning a profit. This video is excerpted from BBC’s The Americas With Simon Reeve, in which Simon Reeve explores the landscapes, cultures, and wildlife of North and South America.

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Teach the Grasslands Ecosystem

Take your students on a romp through the grasslands! From the African savanna to the Great Plains of North America grasslands are nature’s wide-open playground.

Perfect for Grades 3–8, here’s what you need to bring ecosystems to life:

  • Iconic BBC Video: Share the clips on this page to introduce the location, plants, animals, and climate of the grasslands. (Don't miss the giraffes and bison!) Brought to you by world-class BBC programs such as Planet Earth, The Americas With Simon Reeve, and Seven Worlds, One Planet. 
  • Free Printable: Use the Grasslands Brochure Template to help students pull it all together in an ecosystem report with facts they’ve learned (and a little extra research).

It’s everything you need to make ecosystems easy to teach and truly memorable for your students.

 

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Get This Free Printable Grasslands Ecosystem Brochure Template

Invite your students on an adventure across the world’s amazing grasslands! From the roaring lions of the African savanna to the thundering bison of the Great Plains, these ecosystems are bursting with life. After watching our videos, challenge your students to become ecosystem experts by creating their own colorful report filled with fascinating facts. (They’ll need to dig deeper with extra research, too!) Inside the brochure, students will uncover and share:

  • Location of the ecosystem on a world map
  • Adjectives that describe the ecosystem
  • Three animals that live in the ecosystem
  • Three plants that grow in the ecosystem
  • The climate of the ecosystem
  • What makes the ecosystem important
  • Their favorite fun facts

Your students will summarize the most important details in their own words while keeping it clear and easy to understand. As they choose what to include, they’ll sharpen their ability to evaluate and combine information from different sources. Best of all, they’ll show off their creativity and communication skills by designing a brochure that’s as fun to read as it is informative!