Primate Canopy Trails will consist of eight new outdoor homes for primates – lemurs, Old World monkeys and New World monkeys – adjacent to the Primate House.
New Zealand’s broad range spread of landscapes is now replicated at Te Wao Nui, the New Zealand precinct at Auckland Zoo.
The zoo needs help! Students work cooperatively to design an animal habitat and enclosure for the zoo! In this STEM project, students use their imagination and creativity to build an animal habitat and enclosure designed to meet their animal's needs. A fabulous way to integrate science standards for animals into your classroom! Students work in collaborative units to design a proper animal habitat for their chosen animal. Their animal enclosures must meet the project requirements to be safe for the animals, the zoo keepers, and the visitors. The improvement phase of this project includes students giving helpful feedback to other groups. The students love using the peer reflection checklists! This animal enclosure zoo project utilizes the principles of Project and Problem- Based Learning and STEM. A book and video list, step-by-step posters and handouts, certificates of achievement, student examples, and rubrics are included. This resource includes zoo and gorilla book lists, video links, and research links. This pack resource includes: List of Zoo books List of Gorilla books Video links for Zoos and Gorillas Research links for Zoo animals and Gorillas Project Tips Materials and Preparation Tips Pictures of completed student projects Animal Name Cards Vocabulary Cards Vocabulary Posters and Handouts Illustration vs. Diagram Poster Problem Poster Ask and Question Poster Research Pre-activity Challenge Poster Project Limits Things to Think About Poster Imagine Poster Budget Challenge for Differentiation Make a Plan and Create Posters Improve through Peer Review Posters Peer Review Checklist Compliments and Suggestions Poster Peer Feedback Poster Improvements Poster Sequencing Handout Student Handouts for planning and materials Project Summary Project Rubric Project Certificate of Achievement Want to extend this project into a whole cross-curricular unit? Check out my other Animal Enclosure projects! Reading Response Sheets: Zoo Animals Persuasive Writing Project: Zoo Animal Enclosure What Other Teachers Like You Said About this Project: Buyer said, “This is just what I was looking for to help further the development of the animal standards for my grade level. The students had so much fun! The activities were challenging and engaging. So much detail and so thorough! Wish I had bought the bundle...maybe I still will!” Buyer said, “My students loved this and they had so much fun! Great project to teach habitats. Very organized and easy to follow. I especially loved the peer feedback sections. My students had very thoughtful feedback for each other. Worth every penny!” Kimberlie said, “Love the links provided for such a wonderful unit of work that my students loved and I will use again with my whole team.” Chalk and Apples said, “Such a complete resource for teaching our animal habitat standards. Getting the opportunity to rate each others' projects and work cooperatively was very powerful for my students. Thank you!!” ___________________________________________________ You may also like: Project Based Learning Bundle: Little Red Riding Hood 3 Little Pigs Literacy and Project Based Bundle Pirate Project Based Learning Activities/ STEM and Persuasive Writing Project _____________________________________________________ Connect with me at: Tech Crazy Teacher Blog _____________________________________________________ Having difficulty with a file? Visit the FAQs section, submit a help ticket, or ask a question on the Q& A tab before leaving feedback. _____________________________________________________ Copyright © Tech Crazy Teacher, Amy Wendel. Permission to copy for single classroom use only. Please purchase additional licenses if you intend to share this product.
Completed in 2010 in Seattle, United States. Images by Lara Swimmer. The new Woodland Park Zoo West Entrance replaces the old north and west entrances providing amenities and services in an arrangement that allows...
On Saturday, the Sequoia Park Zoo held the grand opening of its newest exhibit, Watershed Heroes. As the result of a $2.3 million grant, river otters returned in a snazzy new habitat. Eventually, there will be three kinds of native salmon and a bald eagle aviary.
