STEM Years 7-8

This Levels 7-8 Science and Design & Technologies program deepens students’ STEM capability by exploring real-world wildlife conservation challenges through creativity, problem-solving and Design Thinking. Students research a conservation challenge, then return to school to work in teams to design, prototype and test a solution. There’s an opportunity to submit their ideas to zoo staff through Zoos Victoria’s Padlet.

Students will learn

• How animal adaptations inform wildlife conservation technologies
• Interactions between species within an ecosystem and how human impacts can affect them
• Challenges that scientists and zoo keepers face in wildlife conservation
• STEM skills including scientific observation, engineering and Design Thinking
• Creative thinking and problem-solving skills

Support for teachers

• Great day at the zoo - access to trails and scheduled keeper talks 
• Teacher resources with classroom and excursion activities
• Pre-visit information to support planning and preparation
• Opportunity to celebrate learning and become a Fighting Extinction School

Choose your zoo experience

This program is delivered at Healesville Sanctuary, Kyabram Fauna Park, Melbourne Zoo and Werribee Open Range Zoo, with each offering a different focus and experience.

Teaching guides include more information about the excursion experience and curriculum links.