Engaging lessons and learning resources that connect students to wildlife, ecology, and conservation, from Mpala to the world.
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Kenya Curriculum
Introduction to Kenya Curriculum2 lessonsThis collection of lessons and projects is designed to help Samburu and Laikipia Maasai children understand the connections between their environment, the wildlife around them, and their lives.
Unit 1: The Living World Around Us4 lessonsHow important are other living things on our planet? Observe, learn about, and appreciate connections between the plants, animals, and people that share the land. Help students understand how human activity can affect the balance created among all living things.
Unit 2: How Animals Work6 lessonsHow does each kind of animal adapt its behavior to survive? This unit explores how animals differ in what they eat, their patterns of movements, and how they communicate and interact with each other.
Unit 3: How Plants Work4 lessonsHow does each part of a plant contribute to sustaining life on Earth? This unit explores how plants are crucial players in all living systems on the planet.
Unit 4: How the World Works4 lessonsHow do Earth's major systems affect life on the planet? Learn the different phases of the water cycle and the roles of the wind, sun, and rain.
Unit 5: How Grasslands Work5 lessonsWhat is special about Africa's grasslands? Students will learn how each grass part works and contributes to life-sustaining properties that support people, their livestock, and wildlife.
Unit 6: Appendix4 lessonsExtended activities and extra games 
U.S. Curriculum
Unit 1: The Living World Around Us4 lessonsThe lessons in this guide are designed to help students understand how they are connected to the natural world and learn how people impact their environment and the wildlife that lives there.
Unit 2: How Animals Work5 lessonsHow do animals interact with the world? Learn how all animals—both wild and domestic—can be classified, and understand how each species adapts to its environment in order to survive.
Unit 3: How Plants Work4 lessonsWhat role do plants play in the world? Learn how plants of various kinds interact with animals, how they use the sun to live and grow, how they reproduce, and how they can be classified.
Unit 4: How the World Works4 lessonsStudents will learn how water, wind, sun, and rain work around and on plants and animals, and how humans can affect the delicate balance of each in understanding, using, and conserving their forces.
Unit 5: How Ecosystems Work6 lessonsHow are all forms of life interconnected in ecosystems? Students will learn about food chains, plant and animal interactions, energy transfer, and human actions in the wild. 
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