Primary School
Explore an array of hands-on learning experiences to connect your students with wildlife, nature and conservation to inspire them to act for wildlife.
Primary School
We have an exciting array of hands-on learning experiences to connect your students with wildlife, nature and conservation to inspire them to act for wildlife.
Our education programs are tailored for students from Kindergarten through to Year 6 with clear links to the Western Australian curriculum.
Explore our range of learning experiences below:
Learn about the six Noongar seasons and the changing bushland habitat.
- Kindy to Year 2
- Curriculum links: Science | Humanities and Social Science
Take action for conservation and explore wildlife habitats and threats.
- Kindy to Year 6
- Curriculum links: Science | Humanities and Social Science
Make links between keeping healthy and how to care for Zoo animals.
- Kindy to Year 6
- Curriculum links: Science | Humanities and Social Science | Health and Physical Education
Overview
Happy, Healthy & Thriving engages students from Kindy to Year 6 through a multisensory approach with captivating footage from our keepers and incredible items to interact with and investigate.
This 45-minute experience will take place in a Discovery Room and your students will;
- Investigate the many ways we care for animals at the Zoo and the similarities and differences with their own person healthcare
- Be surprised to learn of some of the important vet work that happens onsite
- Have fun determining what mystery health care items are and the who, how and why they are used at the zoo
- Share interesting findings with the class
This program is suitable for all year levels and abilities. Sessions will be multi-level and easily adaptable to suit the participating year level.
View the Curriculum Links.
Classifications
Identify and classify the different wetland species.
- Years 3 to 6
- Curriculum links: Science
Adaptations
Find answers as to why animals look and behave the way they do.
- Years 3 to 6
- Curriculum links: Science
Understand the very important work wild protectors undertake.
- Years 4 to 6
- Curriculum links: Science | Humanities and Social Science
Explore the science and creativity behind habitat design.
- Years 4-6
- Curriculum links: Science | Humanities and Social Science | Design and Technologies
Creature Quest!
Celebrate the end of another great year at Perth Zoo!
- Kindy to Year 6
- November and December dates available
To enquire more about our programs, please contact the Discovery and Learning team.