Highschool cultural workshop
Workshops for high school can be delivered to the level and topic that is required by the students. Please include the topic and stage of students when enquiring about this program.
PROGRAM RESOURCES
PLAN YOUR EXCURSION
Children will need appropriate clothing for weather conditions. This could include a raincoat, hat, and sun protection.
Organising teachers please check in with our admissions team upon arrival.
AVAILABILITY
Monday to Friday (during school term)
THEMES
Indigenous perspectives
Traditional weaving
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples have utilised natural materials from their local environment using skill and innovation for many thousands of years. Students will explore how a wide variety of woven designs were used for fishing, gathering, and storing food, and carrying water. This practical workshop will teach students how to weave with natural materials using traditional methods.
LEARNING OUTCOMES
DT4-1 DT4-3
PROGRAM RESOURCES
PLAN YOUR EXCURSION
Children will need appropriate clothing for weather conditions. This could include a raincoat, hat, and sun protection.
Organising teachers please check in with our admissions team upon arrival.
AVAILABILITY
Monday to Friday (during school term)
THEMES
Indigenous perspectives, technology, design
ADDITIONAL COST
This program incurs an additional $2 fee for cost of take-home project materials
Aboriginal Astronomy
NEW SYLLABUS program
This workshop introduces students to Aboriginal knowledge of astronomy, focusing on how Aboriginal peoples use the stars to predict seasonal changes and followed the moon’s phases for time keeping and sustainability. Through storytelling, students will develop an understanding of the deep scientific knowledge embedded in Aboriginal cultures and leave with a broader appreciation for how First Nations knowledge of space continues to thrive today.
LEARNING OUTCOMES
SC4-OUT-01
PROGRAM RESOURCES
PLAN YOUR EXCURSION
Children will need appropriate clothing for weather conditions. This could include a raincoat, hat, and sun protection.
Organising teachers please check in with our admissions team upon arrival.
AVAILABILITY
Monday to Friday (during school term)
THEMES
Indigenous perspectives, Astronomy
Classification of Living Things
NEW SYLLABUS program
Take your students beyond the classroom and into the wilds of the zoo as they explore how scientists classify living things. This interactive program brings the new syllabus to life with thermal camera technology, hands-on activities, from using dichotomous keys to investigating adaptations in Australian species. Students will discover the diversity of life, learn why classification matters, and see real examples of how animals survive in their environments all while enjoying an unforgettable zoo experience.
LEARNING OUTCOMES
SC4-CLS-01 SC4-WS-01
PROGRAM RESOURCES
Stage 4 teacher toolkit
Stage 4 booklet
Planning resources
Sydney Zoo map
PLAN YOUR EXCURSION
The workshop will run for just over 90 minutes and explore the Australian precinct and Aquarium. Before and/or after your workshop, you can explore the Asia and Africa precinct.
This NEW program utilises technology to best engage students as they navigate the zoo with their Sydney Zoo teacher. Students are asked to bring a set of cabled headphones with a standard 3.5mm jack (not apple product headphones). One can be borrowed by students that do not have one.
Students will need appropriate clothing for weather conditions. This could include a raincoat, hat, and sun protection.
AVAILABILITY
Monday to Friday (during school term)
Workshop times: 9.45AM or 11.45AM
THEMES
Animal classification adaptations, dichotomous keys
Zoo of Poo Field Lab
Get hands on with microbes and poo at the zoo!
Quantal Bioscience and Sydney Zoo have partnered in a world first.
Students:
- Collect fecal samples from hindgut fermenters at Sydney Zoo and learn about their diet from zoo experts.
- Quantal Bioscience scientists complete a lab session with students to extract DNA from the samples and analyse the results. This program is impacting the REAL WORLD as data gathered by students helps inform zoo keepers and nutritionists about the health and wellbeing of species at the zoo.
PLAN YOUR EXCURSION
This program is booked through Quantal Bioscience – please click the link below be taken to their enquiry page.
Students need to be prepared to walk on uneven ground. Students will need to wear appropriate clothing and footwear for the conditions which includes closed shoes, and may need a raincoat, hat and sun protection. The workshop will run for just over 90 minutes.
AVAILABILITY
Monday to Friday (during school term)
THEMES
Investigation Science, Biology, Adaptions, Microbes, DNA
Microbe mysteries NEW Data Science program
NEW SYLLABUS program
Get hands on with data! This unique program will take your students on a journey into the gut health of some of the most iconic animals at Sydney Zoo! Hindgut fermenter species rely on microbes to digest their food and keep them healthy. How do we use DNA analysis and data to monitor the health of these species?
During this workshop students will:
- Gain an understanding of the importance of types of food for certain species and digestive systems
- Learn about the microbiome of hindgut fermenters and how data is collected
- Collect behavioural data
- Learn about the impact of data science on conservation
When booking this workshop - your school will receive a discount code to purchase a year’s access to Quantal Bioscience’s BIG DATA. This data set has been collected as part of the Zoo of Poo program with Sydney Zoo zookeepers and is organised to be accessible to high school students learning data science. The access includes teacher training in how to use the data sets.
LEARNING OUTCOMES
SC4-WS-06 SC4-WS-07
PROGRAM RESOURCES
Additional resources will be available in the new year.
Planning resources
Sydney Zoo map
PLAN YOUR EXCURSION
This NEW program utilises tour guiding technology to best engage students as they explore the zoo with their Sydney Zoo teacher. Students are asked to bring a set of cabled headphones with a standard 3.5mm jack (not apple product headphones). One can be borrowed by students that do not have one.
AVAILABILITY
Monday to Friday (during school term)
Workshop times: 9.45AM and 11.45AM
THEMES
Data Science, Adaptations, Microbes, DNA