Africa s Giants. In this resource pack. Glossary Quiz Planet Colouring Activity: Giraffe

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1 esources Pack frica s Giants n this resource pack p1 p3 p5 Glossary Quiz Planet Colouring ctivity: Giraffe p6 p8 p9 Science xperiment: Solar ven Big Wild Sleepout Nature Project: Mud Faces Shark wareness Day Poster p10 Find the Difference p11 nimal Zigzag p12 nswers p13 ecokidsplanet.co.uk 41 Claremont d, Barnet, N

2 Glossary frica s Giants vory (noun) The hard white substance from which elephants tusks are made it s often used to make ornamental objects. Keratin (noun) strong natural protein that forms hair, nails, horns and feathers. Matriarch (noun) female who is the head of a family or tribe. Megafauna (noun) The large animals of a particular place. Poacher (noun) Someone who hunts animals illegaly. Primates (noun) The group of mammals that includes apes, monkeys and humans. Primatologist (noun) scientist who studies primates. ampage (verb) To go through an area in an uncontrolled manner, causing damage. Savannah (noun) big area of flat, grassy land without many trees. Perish (verb) To die, especially in an accident, or to be destroyed. Vital (adjective) xtremely important.

3 Glossary Sentences Use the words below to complete these sentences. 1 Why did so many frican giants survive, when others around the world? 2 ur oldest known human ancestor goes back at least six million years. Their home was frica s rich. 3 frica s include, among others, lions, giraffes, elephants, hippopotamuses, buffalos and rhinoceroses. 4 n breeding season, elephants can through villages and trample crops. 5 frican rhinos are hunted for their curved horns, and a terrifying 30,000 elephants are killed every year for their was a record year, with 1,338 rhinos killed by. 7 hino horns are made of the same material as our hair and nails! 8 From 2004, Cleve icks and his team spent over two years in the forest, studying giant chimps. 9 ur mother, Cinnamon, is the of the family, which means she is the boss of everyone! 10 hinos have been around for millions of years and play a role in their ecosystem. rampage perished ivory primatologist savannahs vital matriarch keratin megafauna poachers

4 Quiz Planet Giant frican Crossword cross 3. llegal killing of animals 5. Cows and bulls that are kept for their milk or meat 9. What are rhino horns made from? 10. lephants, giraffes, lions, hippopotamuses, rhinos 11. group of elephants 13. big area of flat, grassy land without many trees 15. Low woody plants with rounded shapes 16. lephant s nose Down 1. Number one threat to baby elephants 2. type of rhino 3. large frican snake 4. long period when there is no rain 6. The world's biggest land mammal 7. country in Central frica where Bili apes are found 8. The female leader in a group of elephants 12. What are an elephant s tusks made from? 14. long, pointed tooth of an elephant True or False White rhinos are named after their light colour T F lephants have been around on arth for 60 million years T F lmost 100 white rhinos are killed every day! T F The rock python smells with its tongue T F

5 Spy Using only two straight lines, divide the binocular window into four areas, with each area containing one lion, one elephant and one rhino. The lines must cross from one edge of the circle all the way to another edge. The lines need to cross each other in order to divide the window into four areas. These pictures show the footsteps of various frican savannah animals, but can you guess what they all are? Jokes Corner Q: What do elephants and trees have in common? : They both have big trunks! Q: What is an elephant s favourite sport? : Squash. Toddlers in the wild Teacher: "Name six wild animals." Pupil: "Four elephants and two lions!" Q: What is as big as a rhino but weighs nothing? : ts shadow! Scared of a mouse!

6 Giraffe Did you know? Giraffes have beautiful spotted coats. While no two individuals have exactly the same pattern, giraffes from the same area appear similar. Female giraffes give birth standing up. nfants can stand within half an hour of birth and can run with their mothers ten hours after birth!

7 Build a Solar ven Summer Science xperiment We re going to build a very easy solar oven to cook delicious snacks! Take your solar oven on a picnic or camping trip, and use the sun's energy to make tasty s mores. Pretty cool! ow to build an oven: ur oven is like a super-greenhouse. t traps some of the sun s energy to make the air inside the box really hot. But be careful, it can heat up to 200 degrees! You will need: Cardboard box with attached lid (a pizza box or a toy box, for example). Box should be at least 7-8cm deep. Box knife or scissors (with adult help!) luminium foil Clear plastic wrap Glue stick Clear tape Stick to prop open reflector flap (a skewer or ruler, for example). 1. sk an adult to help you cut a threesided flap out of the top of the box, using a box knife or scissors. Leave about a 3cm border around the three sides. 2. Cover the bottom (inside) of the flap with aluminium foil. Spread a coat of glue on to the cardboard and make the foil as smooth as possible.

8 3. Line the inside of the box with aluminium foil, again glueing it down and making it as smooth as possible. 4. nsulate your oven with newspaper, so it holds in more heat. oll up sheets of newspaper and tape them to the bottom of the box, around its borders. Now You're Cooking! To make s mores, you will need: Crackers Marshmallows Plain chocolate bars luminium or paper pie dish Place a few crackers, with a marshmallow on each, in the pie dish. Place the dish in the preheated solar oven. Prop up the flap to reflect the sunlight into the box. 5. Tape two layers of plastic wrap across the opening you cut one layer on the top and one layer on the bottom side of the opening. Wait for the marshmallows to get squishy. Depending on how hot the day is, it might take 30 to 60 minutes. Then, open the oven lid and place a piece of chocolate on top of each marshmallow, and another cracker on top of the chocolate. Press down gently to squash the marshmallow. 6. Test the stick you will use to prop the lid up. You may have to use tape or figure out another way to make the stick stay put. 7. Set the oven in the direct sun, with the flap propped open to reflect the light into the box. The best hours to set up your solar oven are from 11am to 3pm, when the sun is overhead. Preheat the oven for at least 30 minutes. Close the lid of the solar oven and let the sun heat it up for a few minutes more to melt the chocolate. njoy!

9 Monthly nature project Big Wild Sleepout This summer, we invite you to take part in the SPB Big Wild Sleepout on July The event takes place over the last weekend in July. t is a simple, free, fun activity for people of all ages to take part in. Thousands of children and their families will be pitching their tents and rolling out their sleeping bags for the fifth year running. Discover which night-time creatures you have on your own doorstep by sleeping out in your garden or outdoor space! Don t have a garden? Not to worry! The SPB is also organising sleepout events across the UK in some truly inspiring locations! There are special night-time activities, from food and stories around the campfire to a night-time stroll. very event is different and a full list is available on the SPB website. For lots of fun ideas, activities and tips to help you have a wild night out, go to: Plus, check out our monthly competition on the next page, for a chance to win an ultimate Big Wild Sleepout Kit!

10 monthly Competition Mud Faces This month, have some messy fun creating silly faces using mud and different things you find in nature! 1. Collect bits and pieces from your garden, a local park or a camping site. Use leaves, flowers, feathers, pebbles, twigs, berries anything! 2. Mix some mud using soil and water. 3. Spread the mud on to a surface. t could be a tree, a wall or a flat stone. 4. Now, use the bits and pieces you collected to make your silly mud face!

11 Goblin shark Thresher shark Basking shark Nurse shark Lemon shark Leopard shark Whale shark Tiger shark Great hammerhead shark Blacktip reef shark Tasselled wobbegong shark Great white shark Shark wareness Day 15th July

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13 NML ZGZG Word search Puzzle G P L K K N T U B F F P P Z C P Y T S L N N B C T C C C N P N D T M L G N P P N Z F L M C U This is a zigzag word search puzzle. Words go left, right, up and down, not diagonally, and can bend at a right angle. There are no unused letters in the grid, and every letter is used only once. FND LL T WDS FM T WD LST: CT CMPNZ CCDL LPNT FLMNG GFF PP KKBU LN STC PCUPN PYTN N ZB

14 Glossary Sentences: NSWS 1. perished 2. savannahs 3. megafauna 4. rampage 5. ivory 6. poachers 7. keratin 8. primatologist 9. matriarch 10. vital Coral Crossword l i b o l p o a c h i n g d a y r c a t t l e C o k h l m o u o k e r a t i n m e g a f a u n a p t g h h e r d o t i a i s a v a n n a h o t r r c t y s h r u b s s t r u n k True or False F T F T Spy! Cheeta Leopard ippo Lion hino lephant Find 10 differences nimal Zigzag