ZOO SCHOOL PROGRAMMES

The programme examples below are suggestions only and have been developed to complement the achievement objectives most commonly requested by teachers. We can adapt any programme to meet your specific learning outcomes. Where possible close up encounters, animal feeds and hands on activities are included. All programmes are conducted out in the Park in full view of the animals.

• Science
• Biology
• Social Studies
• Technology
• Other

Bookings can be made via our online booking form
or by: Email: school@oranawildlifepark.co.nz
Telephone: 03 359 7109
Fax: 03 359 4330p

Science

Programme Name	Suggested Year Level
	Year 0-3	Year 4-6	Year 7-10	Yr 11-13
Beaks, Feet, Jaws and Claws
Body Parts and Special Features Living World Level 1/2: Life Processes Level 1/2: Ecology	Students will identify the body parts of live animals and their function, and the special features that help them to survive in their environment.
Feathers, Fur, Scales or Slime?
Classification Living World Level 1-4: Evolution 1 Level 3/4: Life Processes	Having trouble fitting a giraffe into your classroom? During this programme students can classify real animals into groups.
Mad about Mammals
Classification Living World Level 1-4: Evolution 1 Level 3/4: Life Processes	Students will observe and interact with live animals while they learn about the features of mammals.
No Place Like Home
Habitats Living World Level 1-4: Ecology	As they explore a range of animal habitats students will discover where animals live and why.
Caring for Creatures
Animal needs Living World Level 1-4: Life Processes	Mealworms, pineapple, rabbit, fish, hay, honeyed water, carrots and more! What a shopping list! Students will discover how we look after our animals at Orana as they learn about what animals need to stay alive.
Survivor Animal Style
Adaptations Living World Level 3-5: Life Processes Level 3/4: Ecology	Through examining a broad array of different exotic and native species students will observe a variety of behavioural, structural and physiological adaptations and discuss the reasons for their development.
Going, Going, Gone!
Endangered species Living World Level 3-5: Ecology Level 1-4: Evolution 2 Planet Earth and Beyond Level 1/2, 5: Interacting Cycles	Introducing a wide range of animals from all over the world faced with extinction, students will identify threats to animals in the wild and discuss what they can do to help them.
Treasures of Tane
New Zealand native animals Living World Level 1-4: Ecology Level 1-5: Evolution 2 Planet Earth and Beyond Level 1/2, 5: Interacting Cycles	Focusing on Aotearoa New Zealand's native fauna, students will learn about what makes our wildlife so unique in the world, problems they face and ways people can help native species.
Can I eat you?
Food Chains and Food Webs Living World Level 5: Ecology	This programme gives students the opportunity to observe real living communities and construct food chains and webs using examples of real animals.
The Circle of Life
Life Cycles Living World Level 5: Ecology	Look at the different phases of life animals go through and discuss different parenting styles.
	Level 1/2	Level 2/3	Level 4/5	Level 6-8
	Approximate Curriculum Level

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Biology

Programme Name	Suggested Year Level
	Year 0-3	Year 4-6	Year 7-10	Yr 11-13
Communities & Ecology
Level 6: AO 1(a) Level 7: AO 1(a)	Using real captive communities students investigate interspecific and intraspecific relationships.
Animal Behaviour
Level 8: AO 1(a), 1(b)	Engaging examples of behaviour are used to illustrate how animals respond to abiotic and biotic environmental factors.
The Primates
Level 8: AO 2(c)	Did you know Orana has four species of primates (five if you include humans!), representing prosimians, new world monkeys and apes? This programme provides a base for looking at human evolution as students compare primate species and observe their characteristics.
	Level 1/2	Level 2/3	Level 4/5	Level 6-8
	Approximate Curriculum Level

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Social Studies

Programme Name	Suggested Year Level
	Year 0-3	Year 4-6	Year 7-10	Yr 11-13
Going, Going, Gone!
Endangered Species Place and Environment Level 2: AO 1,2 Level 3: AO 1	Introducing a wide range of animals from all over the world faced with extinction, students will identify threats to animals in the wild and discuss what they can do to help them.
Working with Wildlife
Animal careers Social Organisation Level 1-4: AO 1,2 Resources & Economic Activities Level 1-5: AO 2	Introduces the different jobs, both paid and voluntary within the Park, and their roles and responsibilities. Students will learn about the reality of working with animals and develop some of the skills required of a zookeeper.
	Level 1/2	Level 2/3	Level 4/5	Level 6-8
	Approximate Curriculum Level

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Technology

Programme Name	Suggested Year Level
	Year 0-3	Year 4-6	Year 7-10	Yr 11-13
My Home, My Castle
Animal Enclosures Tec Know & Understand, Tec Cap, and Tec & Soc. Levels 2-8: AO 1,2,3 Levels 2-8: AO 5,6 Levels 2-8: AO 7,8	At Orana we try to design an environment that will keep our animals and visitors happy. In this programme students will observe a variety of animals in their enclosures, consider the needs of a chosen animal and discuss how they could design an enclosure. Back in class its time to make it!
Animal Toy Shop
Animal Enrichment Tec Know & Understand, Tec Cap, and Tec & Soc. Levels 2-8: AO 1,2,3 Levels 2-8: AO 5,6 Levels 2-8: AO 7,8	Where can you buy toys for large animals? Our keepers often make their own or provide enrichment activities. Students will have the option of researching an animal and designing a suitable toy. This involves more than one visit to the zoo!
	Level 1/2	Level 2/3	Level 4/5	Level 6-8
	Approximate Curriculum Level

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Other

Programme Name	Suggested Year Level
	Year 0-3	Year 4-6	Year 7-10	Yr 11-13
Talk on the Wild Side
ESOL Tailored to your objectives	Orana Wildlife Park provides a fantastic stimulus for the development of English vocabulary and group discussion.
The Orana Experience
Tourism Tailored to your objectives	Students will experienceOrana through a tourist's eyes as they learn about our points of difference, how we market our products and where we fit within the tourism sector.
	Level 1/2	Level 2/3	Level 4/5	Level 6-8
	Approximate Curriculum Level

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