Year 7 Science Zoo Trip2014

Name: ____________________________

Core Group Teacher: ___________________________

Group members:___________________________________________________

Timetable for the day8.45am Meet at the flagpole (Cornerstone College). Board bus.

10.00am Arrive at Zoo. (Short talk by Zoo staff member).

10.10am Panda Viewing

10.45am Session 1 - Sort into groups and begin tour (Vertebrates).

11.30am Leave teacher and complete work in small groups.

12:30pm Feeding Time for students. (Check in with teacher at the rotunda).

1:00pm Back to work.

2:05pm Meet at the gate.

2:15pm Board bus.

3:15pm Arrive back at Cornerstone College.

FINDING YOUR WAY AROUND THE ZOO

Booklet Section Animals/Area Map Reference

Vertebrates(centre-fold)

PenguinSea LionAfrican Wild DogSumatran TigerSun BearAsiatic LionLungfish (or other fish)PheasantRing-tailed LemurBarn OwlBarbary SheepAlligatorGreen FrogAnacondaGiant TortoiseHippopotamusFlamingo

U13S9Q7P3, M5L6K4G4 (Nocturnal House)H5F4G8C11C13 (Reptile House)C13 (Reptile House)C13 (Reptile House)C13 (Reptile House)E14M10

Section A: Reptiles Reptile House C13 (Reptile House)

Section B: Birds Barn OwlCockatooCassowaryCormorantStiltPenguin

G8K9 or K11L9M12M12U13

Section C: Living in the Water PenguinSea LionOtter

G8S9E12 or G6

Section D: Food Chains/Webs Your choice of animals

Section E: Naming Animals Your choice of animals

SECTION AREPTILESThere are many different types of reptiles. In the Reptile House observe the animals listed. Sort them into four groups.Alligator Giant Tortoise Mata Mata Fijian Iguana

Crocodile Woma Anaconda Red-eared Terrapin

Ridge-tailed Monitor Death AdderHosmer’s Skink

List the features that you used to sort the Reptiles into groups.GROUP 1 ______________________

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GROUP 2 ______________________

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GROUP 3 ______________________

Group 1 Group 2

Group 3 Group 4

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GROUP 4 ______________________

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________________________SECTION BBIRDSGather information about each of these bird species. The first column is done for you as an example.

Flying/Flightless

Beak Shape

Feet Shape Diet Habitat

Finch flying H 1. seeds & insects trees, scrub in semi arid area

Cockatoo

Cassowary

Cormorant

StiltBarn Owl

Penguin

BEAKS

VERTEBRATESThe animals listed in the following table are all classified as Vertebrates. This means that they all have a backbone. In fact, most, if not all of the animals on display in the zoo are Vertebrates. Observe the animals listed here closely. Complete the table, recording their features. The first row is completed for you as an example.

Body Covering Colour Diet

(What does it eat?)

Limbs(wings, legs,

flippers)Tail Habitat

(Where it lives)

European Carp wet scales silver-grey water plants,

insects fins yes, fan like creek, ponds

Penguin

Sea Lion

African Wild Dog

Sumatran Tiger

Sun Bear

Asiatic Lion

Lungfish (or other fish)

Pheasant

Ring-tailed Lemur

Barn Owl

Barbary Sheep

Alligator

Green Frog

Anaconda

Giant tortoise

Hippopotamus

Flamingo

SECTION CLIVING IN THE WATERLiving in water can be quite difficult. Animals, which spend a lot of their time in the water, have to cope with the cold, be able to float and dive, and be able to move quickly enough to catch food and avoid predators.In the following exercise you are to observe how three different animals move through the water. Describe how each moves –does it use a tail, or feet, or front flippers, or back legs, etc? Try to be as observant and as detailed as possible.

Observe a penguin swimming.Describe how it moves through the water._________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Draw a simple diagram to show the shape ofthe penguin swimming.

Observe a sea lion swimming.Describe how it moves through the water.___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Draw a simple diagram to show the shape ofthe sea lion swimming.

Observe the otters swimming. How are they similar to the way a sea lion moves?________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________In what ways do they move differently?

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SECTION DFOOD CHAINS AND FOOD WEBS

CREATE YOUR OWN FOOD CHAINS/WEB INCLUDING SOME ANIMALS YOU HAVE OBSERVED HERE AT THE ZOO:

SECTION E

NAMING ANIMALS

In the space below write at least 10 SCIENTIFIC and COMMON NAMES for animals that you see.Remember to use italics and include both the Genus and species parts for the names.

Example: Humans = Homo sapiens