Age Suitability: Any
Availability: Edinburgh Zoo, Highland Wildlife Park, Virtual
Duration of lesson: 50 minutes
Maximum Class Size: 33
Lesson Outline:
Looking for something a bit different? Try a "Themed Tour". If you want us to link our onsite storytelling to the topic you are currently studying, just specifiy a theme you would like for your tour and our staff will do their best to lead you on a tour of our site to fit in with your current area of study. Not sure what theme you want? Leave the theme blank and you can simply join our staff on a guided tour of our zoo to see our highlights, discover our hidden gems and hear about our latest developments on site.
Learning Outcomes:
- Appreciation of different types of animals.
- Appreciation of the fact that animals can be endangered and knowledge of the work that zoos and each of us can do to help protect them.
- Additional learning objectives may be added depending on whether there is a specific theme.
Curriculum for Excellence Experiences and Outcomes:
- HWB 0-48a ‘I recognise that we have similarities and differences but are all unique.’
- SOC 0-17a ‘I make decisions and take responsibility in my everyday experiences and play, showing consideration for others.’
- SOC 0-08a ‘I explore and appreciate the wonder of nature within different environments and have played a part in caring for the environment.’
- SCN 2-01a ‘I can identify and classify examples of living things, past and present, to help me appreciate their diversity. I can relate physical and behavioural characteristics to their survival or extinction.’
