Registration for this program includes a copy of the comprehensive curriculum. We want to facilitate a successful birth and prepare for the care and public viewing of the new baby. Using this project context, students discover a variety of jobs needed to run the Zoo by working their way through the work tasks that would be needed to accomplish the project. This program is aimed at middle and high school students. Students work on an individual or team task during the course of the teleconference, providing hands-on engagement and a focus for student learning.
Programs cover the title themes using a variety of zoo animals, both live and on pre-recorded video.
Participation is limited to two active classes at a time in order to facilitate questions and discussion between students and the zoo educator. Accompanying curriculum includes learning objectives, student work pages and background information for the classroom teacher. In a teleconference with the Zoo, students will learn about physical and behavioral characteristics that help animals survive in their specific habitats. Students will meet animals that are adapted to different climates, eat different foods, and have different strategies for defending themselves. Endangered Species Available for grades 4 - 12.