STEM DESIGN CHALLENGECARING FOR ANIMALS RESEARCH GUIDE

STEM DESIGN CHALLENGE1. Keepers need a variety of enrichment ideasto care for Ring-tailed Lemurs.

2. Keepers need a variety of enrichment ideasto care for Meerkats.

WHAT TO DO AT AN ENCLOSURE

Step 1. Practice quiet scientific observation skills to gather information. Watch the animal, look at its enclosure and read any signage.

Step 2. Share what people already know and what they now know about the animal.

Step 3. Understand' discussion questions:• What are the features of this animal?

Hint: look at its head, ears, teeth, legs• What was the animal doing?

Hint: sitting, lying, walking, socialising• What makes this animal interesting?

Hint: personally connect with the animal• What enrichment did you see?• How does this enrichment help animals to

use their senses, move their bodies orbehave in natural ways?

WHAT ENRICHMENT LOOKS LIKE• Uneven logs and rocks• Browse (leafy branches)• Raised platforms• Wood wool (looks like straw)• Ropes, toys and games• Heat lamps and heat pads• Waterways and ponds

GROUP 1 & 2 ITINERARY

Here is a suggested itinerary for your group. Use the map and Research Guide to build understanding about animal enrichment.

GROUP 1

10:00 Educator Welcome and Introduction

10:15 STEM Education WorkshopLearn about the challenges for the Meerkats and Ring-tailed Lemurs

11:00 Snack + Gorilla Rainforest Research

12:00 Lunch

12:30 Lion Talk

12:45 Lion Gorge Research

1:15 Further Research Around the Zoo

GROUP 2

10:00 Educator Welcome and Introduction

10:15 Lion Gorge Research

11:00 STEM Education WorkshopLearn about the challenges for the Meerkats and Ring-tailed Lemurs

11:45 Lunch

12:30 Gorilla Talk

12:45 Gorilla Rainforest Research

1:30 Further Research Around the Zoo

Workshop Meeting Point is on the map

GROUP 3 & 4 ITINERARY

Here is a suggested itinerary for your group. Use the map and Research Guide to build understanding about animal enrichment.

GROUP 3

10:00 Educator Welcome and Introduction

10:15 Trail of the Elephants Research

11:30 Seal Talk

11:45 STEM Education WorkshopLearn about the challenges for the Meerkats and Ring-tailed Lemurs

12:30 Lunch

1:15 Further Research Around the Zoo

GROUP 410:00 Educator Welcome and Introduction

10:15 Gorilla Rainforest Research

10:45 Trail of the Elephants Research

11:00 Elephant Talk

11:45 Lunch

12:30 STEM Education WorkshopLearn about the challenges for the Meerkats and Ring-tailed Lemurs

12:45 Gorilla Rainforest Research

1:30 Further Research Around the Zoo

Workshop Meeting Point is on the map

Workshop Meeting Point is on the map

KEEPER TALKS

Giant Tortoises10.30am

Koalas10.30am

Baboons11.00am

Elephants11.00am, 2:00pm

Seals11.30am

Orang-utans12.00pm

Gorillas12.30pm

Meerkats1.00pm

Giraffe11.30am, 1.30pm

Lord Howe Island Stick Insect10.45am, 11.30am & 1.00pm

LION GORGE40 Minute Loop

AUSTRALIANBUSH

40 Minute Loop

TRAIL OF THE ELEPHANTS40 Minute Loop

GORILLA RAINFOREST40 Minute Loop

MAIN GATE

RAIL GATESchool Entrance

Tiger

PelicansSeals

AmazonAviary

Coatis

Platypus

Zebra

Baboons

WaterRecyclingPlant

TapirPeccaries

Emus

Kangaroos

Kookaburras

Great Flight Aviary

Elephants

Bong SuFunctionCentre

Otters

Gorillas

Lemurs

PygmyHippopotamus

Tree-top Apes& Monkeys

Koalas

ForestHarvest

Wombats

Orange-belliedParrots

Wild Dogs

WILD SEA20 Minute Loop

Penguins

Orang-utans

ButterflyHouse

Siamangs Red Pandas

Keeper Kids

MeerkatsGiantTortoises

Carousel Park

JapaneseGarden

GiantTortoises

TasmanianDevils

Cat Alley

SnowLeopards

Digest-ed

Lions

Giraffe

Tiger

FROGS &REPTILES

Gorilla RangerStation

PhilippinesCrocodile

TasmanianDevil

Lord Howe Island Stick Insect Discovery

Helmeted Honeyeaters

School StorageArea

Classroom

Classroom

Classroom

SouthernCorroboree Frogs

Growing WildClassroom

Unsupervised Area

School StorageArea

Unsupervised Area

STEM DESIGN CHALLENGECARING FOR ANIMALS

MAP KEY

Toilet

Changing Places Toilet

Accessible Toilet

Food and Drink

Drinking Water

First Aid Should you require first aid, please alert a staff member.

Workshop Meeting PointMeet outside the meerkats opposite the Zoo Shop

Recommended Snack Spot

Zoo safety: In the interests of visitor and animal safety, please keep to the pathways, stay behind the safety barriers and do not feed the animals or free-roaming birds.

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THE DESIGN THINKING FRAMEWORK

1. UNDERSTAND the challenge2. IDEATE possible solutions3. PROTOTYPE an idea4. TEST AND REFINE a prototype

Teams of up to 6 students are also welcome to enter the STEM Design Challenge competition.