What are the features of operations management for a zoo?
Students will be introduced to the operations of Sydney Zoo and how the zoo markets itself. A moving tour of the essential parts of the zoo makes this an immersive lesson in business operations.
LEARNING OUTCOMES
P1 P6 P7
PROGRAM RESOURCES
Operating a zoo teacher toolkit
Operating a zoo student booklet
Planning resources
Sydney Zoo map
PLAN YOUR EXCURSION
This workshop will run for just over 90 minutes.
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.
Organising teachers please check in with our admissions team upon arrival.
AVAILABILITY
Monday to Friday (during school term)
THEMES
Business operations, marketing
How do adaptations increase the organism’s ability to survive?
Students conduct a practical investigation in teams to examine the adaptations of organisms that increase their ability to survive in their environment.
At school, prior to their visit, students will research adaptations and natural environments of their chosen species. Students then develop, and create enrichment items for their chosen species that target one or more adaptations. Students bring these creations to Sydney Zoo for zoo keepers to assess and to place on habitat to see how well their enrichment designs engage the species and the chosen adaptation. The research and design will be species specific with resources supplied upon booking to guide student design.
LEARNING OUTCOMES
BIO11/12-1 BIO11/12-2 BIO11/12-7 BIO11/12-10
PROGRAM RESOURCES
PLAN YOUR EXCURSION
Students 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
Wednesdays only.
SPECIES AVAILABLE
Meerkats
Aquarium species (water dragon, archer fish, pig-nosed turtle)
THEMES
Biology, adaptations, scientific investigations
We believe that education is a key part of a modern zoo. It promotes awareness and an affinity with animals, ensuring communities value and protect wildlife and habitats around the globe.
All encounter participants must:
Please note: your booking is not confirmed until the indemnity form is signed.
