80 Animals and Habitats: Supplemental Guide 4A | Animals of the East African Savanna Habitat
- Evaluative How is the savanna the same and/or different from
the Arctic tundra? [Read and refer to the parts of the chart you
completed in the beginning of this lesson as an aid to student
recall.] (Answers may vary.) - Evaluative How is the savanna the same and/or different
from the desert? [Read and refer to the parts of the chart you
completed in the beginning of this lesson as an aid to student
recall.] (Answers may vary.) - Inferential What are some of the plants that live in the savanna?
(grass, acacia tree) Both the grasses of the savannas and the
acacia trees have deep root systems. How do these deep roots
helps these plants survive in the savannas? (During the hot and
dry summer season, when there is very little rain, the roots of
these plants can reach far underground where the soil is wetter
and dries out less quickly.) - Inferential How would you categorize the following animals:
giraffes, elephants, and zebras? (herbivores)
Show image 4A-11: Zebra - Inferential What animal is this? (zebra) How are zebras
adapted to living on the savanna? (stripes that camoufl age,
long legs for running fast from predators)
Show image 4A-12: Elephant - Inferential What animal is this? (elephant) How are elephants
adapted to living on the savanna? (thick skin protects from
sun and heat, fl ap ears as fans)
Show image 4A-9: Giraffe - Inferential What animal is this? (giraffe) How are giraffes
adapted to living in the savanna? (long necks; long, tough
tongues; long legs)
Show image 4A-10: Oxpecker on giraffe - Inferential How do the oxpecker and the giraffe coexist? (The
oxpecker eats the bugs that irritate the giraffe. The giraffe
provides food and protection for the oxpecker.)
[Please continue to model the Think Pair Share process for students,
as necessary, and scaffold students in their use of the process.]