Earthsounds (Apple TV+, 2024) - Episode 12: Listening to Our Planet — Animal Sounds Worksheet, Answer Key & Google Forms Quiz

A one-period fill-in-the-blank worksheet for Earthsounds (Apple TV+, 2024) - Episode 12: Listening to Our Planet, the documentary about Animal Sounds, plus answer key. Scientists use sound to study and protect wildlife: Bernie Krause's recordings of a California park's fading birdsong, Guardian recorders in Puerto Rico's forest, an ocean probe tracking humpback whale song from Hawaii, acoustic collars on African wild dogs, and walrus calls drowned out by shipping noise in the Arctic. Designed to be completed during the 34-minute episode runtime. Print, hand out, and you're set. Ready as a no-prep sub plan, emergency sub plan, or movie-day lesson.

• Worksheet: 1 page, 15 fill-in-the-blank questions in transcript order

• Answer key: 1 page, simple numbered list

• 34-minute runtime — fits one class period

• PDF format, two-sided printable, low-ink

• Life Science, grades 6-12

• A self-grading Google Forms quiz - auto-graded the moment students submit

• Multiple choice, built from the same questions as the printable worksheet

• Assign paperless through Google Classroom, or by link - works on any device

• One-click access: the last page of the PDF carries a "make a copy" link that copies the quiz straight into your own Google Drive

• Use the printable worksheet, the digital quiz, or both

ALSO WORKS FOR

• Emergency sub plans - leave the episode and this worksheet; a sub needs no prep and no subject knowledge.

• First week of school - a low-stakes, self-contained assignment while routines are still settling.

• Movie day with accountability - students have something to complete while the documentary runs.

• No-prep days - print and go, or assign the PDF digitally.

WHERE TO WATCH

This series streams on Apple TV (subscription). Streaming lineups change, so check your own access before you plan the lesson.