Age Suitability: Secondary 1 - 6
Location: Edinburgh Zoo
Lesson Duration: 110 minutes
Maximum Class Size: 180
What to expect:
A blended introduction to the variety of reproductive strategies found across the animal kingdom. We start with an exploring the influence of behaviour, anatomy, hormones, fertility treatments and zoo animal husbandry on successful reproduction in ex-situ breeding programmes. And taking this further through visits to some of our animal ambassadors, highlighting examples of reproductive adaptions and strategies in real life context.
Curriculum links:
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BGE:
HWB 3-51a/ 4-51a
SCN 3-14a
SCN 4-14a
SCN 4-14b -
National 3/4/5 Biology:
Nat 3: Unit 2.1
Nat 4:Unit 2.1 & 2.4
Nat 5: Unit 2.4 -
Higher/Advanced Higher Biology:
Higher Unit 2.1
Adv. Higher Unit 2.3 & 2.4 -
Higher Human Bio: Unit 2.1; 2.2; 2.3 & 2.4
Learning for sustainability goals:
- 3. Good Health and Wellbeing
- 4. Quaility Education
- 9. Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
- 15. Life on land
