Earthsounds (Apple TV+, 2024) - Episode 7: African Deserts — Animal Sounds Worksheet, Answer Key & Google Forms Quiz

A one-period fill-in-the-blank worksheet for Earthsounds (Apple TV+, 2024) - Episode 7: African Deserts, the documentary about Animal Sounds, plus answer key. In the deserts of southern Africa, meerkats use alarm calls that name predators and their urgency, the Namib's dunes hum, elephants keep in touch with low rumbles and listen to lion roars, bat-eared foxes hear termites beneath their feet, and ostrich parents listen to chicks inside their eggs. Designed to be completed during the 30-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

• 30-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.