Habitats

Presented Using Drama

 Quick Facts
Definition: are large areas of flat land where grasses
about grow. They are located in both temperate and tropical
Grasslands: climates.

Types of grasslands found in Temperate

Climates:
- Prairies:Found in the United States and Canada
- Pampas: Found in South Africa
- Steppes: Found in Europe and Asia
- Velds:Southern Africa

Types of grasslands found in Tropical Climates:

- Savannas: Found near the equator in South America,
Australia, Africa, and India
"Grasslands." Biology and Life Sciences, Gale, 2016. Kids InfoBits Presents. Kids InfoBits, go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?p=ITKE&sw=w&u=lom_accessmich&v=2.1&id=GALE
%7CWMMSEF377128632&it=r&asid=a2beeebbec5c893dfc54b7c108a2628b. Accessed 20 May 2017.
Grasslands
(African
Savanna)
Start Video at 1:25, End at 3:20
Worksheet
1. Name the habitat your group is representing______________________

2. List the living things that you might find in your habitat and assign one student
to represent each living thing.

3. List the nonliving things that you might find in your habitat and assign one
student to represent each living thing.

4. Describe the climate of your habitat_________________________________.

5. Determine if one of your members will act as a narrator.

African
Savanna
Drama / skit
What Did We Observe?
- When we say go, please demonstrate one of the
LIVING elements you witnessed in the skit about
the African Savanna.
What Did We Observe?
- When we say go, please demonstrate one of the
NONLIVING elements you witnessed in the skit
about the African Savanna.
What Did We Observe?
- When we say go, please talk to the person next to
you and demonstrate, with your partner, one of
the INTERACTIONS you saw in the skit.
Worksheet Review
Grassland
1. Name the habitat your group is representing______________________

2. List the living things that you might find in your habitat and assign one student
to represent each living thing.
Wildebeest, Bugs, Lion, Antelope, Elephant, Grass, Trees, Giraffe,
Birds, Rhino, Tortoise, Warthog
3. List the nonliving things that you might find in your habitat and assign one
student to represent each living thing.

Wind, Rain, Rocks, Sun, Clouds, Water

Hot, with a rainy season

4. Describe the climate of your habitat_________________________________.

5. Determine if one of your members will act as a narrator.

Parts in Your Drama
- Each student should choose one living or nonliving thing from their
ecosystem to act out
- One student can choose to be the narrator instead
- At least one student must be a living thing
- At least one student must be a nonliving thing
- Each student must use their voice, body, or both to act out their
role
- Each student must act out at least one interaction with something
else in their ecosystem
- A narrators job would be to describe the interactions portrayed