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A girl crouching between two large logs looks into a grass nest which holds an Eastern Barred Bandicoot.
Wild Explorers
Melbourne Zoo | Early Childhood
Children will become a Wild Explorer for the day, learning about three special endangered Australian animals through song, story and play.
Links to Victorian Early Years Learning and Development Framework (VEYLDF)
Three happy students looking at a tortoise on a wooden table.
Wild Explorers
Melbourne Zoo | Foundation – Year 2
Children will become a Wild Explorer for the day, learning about what makes animals special and meeting many along the way.
Links to Victorian Curriculum Levels F-2 Science and Ethical Capability
View child looking at a map in Keeper Kids.
Inclusive Learning
Melbourne Zoo | Foundation – Year 2, Year 3 & Year 4, Year 5 & Year 6, Year 7 & Year 8, Year 9 & Year 10, VCE
Melbourne Zoo’s flexible Inclusive Learning program offers a unique experience for students to engage with animals and take on personal challenges to discover more about our world.
Suitable for students of all ages with a range of needs
A young male student in a maroon uniform holding some sticks.
Wild Lab
Melbourne Zoo | Foundation – Year 2
Inspired by STEM-based inquiry learning, Wild Lab allows students to become a scientist for the day: explore nature, examine clues, investigate unique zoo-based resources, piece together puzzles, and solve problems in an interactive play-based setting.
Links to VEYLDF and Victorian Curriculum F-2 Science
Three students examine an animal skull at Melbourne Zoo. Animal skull has mouth open and students are looking at and feeling the sharp teeth.
Local Legends
Melbourne Zoo | Year 3 & Year 4
In this program, students will discover which animals are Local Legends and learn how they can become a hero in the lives of these unique creatures.
Links to Victorian Curriculum levels 3-4 Geography and Science and Critical and Creative Thinking and Ethical Capabilities
Group of four students scaning items at the Zoopermarket while on excursion. Sign on the left saying "I want the choice" which is in relation to palm oil labeling.
Ethics and Conservation (Self-Guided)
Melbourne Zoo | Year 3 & Year 4, Year 5 & Year 6, Year 7 & Year 8, Year 9 & Year 10
Is it fair that animals are treated differently from people?
Links to Victorian Curriculum Levels 3-10 Ethical Capability
A female zoo worker crouching and holding a torch while another woman looks out of a tent door flap.
Zoo Snooze Overnight Camp
Melbourne Zoo | Year 3 & Year 4, Year 5 & Year 6, Year 7 & Year 8, Year 9 & Year 10
Sleep overnight at Melbourne Zoo!
What happens at Melbourne Zoo after dark? Students will be engaged in an overnight “survival camp”, where they will get to know the animals of the Zoo as they have never known them before.
Meerkat profile with face looking at the camera. Picture has good definition of dark eyes, black ears and whiskers.
Caring for Animals | Terms 3 and 4 2019
Melbourne Zoo | Year 3 & Year 4
Develop your students’ STEM skills by finding solutions to real-life Zoo keeper problems.
Links to Victorian Curriculum Levels 3-4 Science, Design & Technologies, Mathematics and Creative & Critical Thinking
Animal Adaptations and Features
Melbourne Zoo | Year 3 & Year 4
Does this skull have sharp teeth for tearing apart its prey or large flat teeth for crunching and grinding on grass and leaves? The adaptation of living things comes alive when you witness a snow leopard’s skull and other artefacts…
Links to Victorian Curriculum Levels 3 -4 Science
Close up face view of a Rothschild Giraffe. He is looking towards the camera with a green background.
Caring for Animals | Terms 1 and 2 2020
Melbourne Zoo | Year 3 & Year 4
Year 3-4 students will grow their STEM skills and knowledge by designing solutions for Zoo animals.
Links to Victorian Curriculum Levels 3-4 Science, Design & Technologies, Mathematics and Creative & Critical Thinking