NATURE SCHOOL PROGRAMMES
The programme examples below are suggestions only and have been developed to complement the achievement objectives most commonly requested by teachers. We can adapt any programme to meet your specific learning outcomes. Where possible close up encounters, animal feeds and hands on activities are included. All programmes are conducted out in the Zoo in full view of the animals.
Bookings can be made via our online booking form or by:
Email: school@naturelandzoo.co.nz
Skype: natureschool1
Telephone: 03 548 6166
Fax: 03 548 6077
Science
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Suggested Year Level |
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Year 0-3 |
Year 4-6 |
Year 7-10 |
Yr 11-13 |
Beaks, Feet, Jaws and Claws |
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Body Parts and Special Features
Living World
Level 1/2: Life Processes
Level 1/2: Ecology |
Students will identify the body parts of live animals and their function, and the special features that help them to survive in their environment. |
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Feathers, Fur, Scales or Slime? |
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Classification
Living World
Level 1-4: Evolution 1
Level 3/4: Life Processes |
Having trouble fitting a giraffe into your classroom? During this programme students can classify real animals into groups. |
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Mad about Mammals |
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Classification
Living World
Level 1-4: Evolution 1
Level 3/4: Life Processes
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Students will observe and interact with live animals while they learn about the features of mammals. |
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No Place Like Home |
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Habitats
Living World
Level 1-4: Ecology
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As they explore a range of animal habitats students will discover where animals live and why. |
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Caring for Creatures |
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Animal needs
Living World
Level 1-4: Life Processes |
Mealworms, pineapple, rabbit, fish, hay, honeyed water, carrots and more! What a shopping list! Students will discover how we look after our animals at Natureland as they learn about what animals need to stay alive. |
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Survivor Animal Style |
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Adaptations
Living World
Level 3-5: Life Processes
Level 3/4: Ecology |
Through examining a broad array of different exotic and native species students will observe a variety of behavioural, structural and physiological adaptations and discuss the reasons for their development. |
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Going, Going, Gone! |
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Endangered species
Living World
Level 3-5: Ecology
Level 1-4: Evolution 2
Planet Earth and Beyond
Level 1/2, 5: Interacting Cycles |
Introducing a wide range of animals from all over the world faced with extinction, students will identify threats to animals in the wild and discuss what they can do to help them. |
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Treasures of Tane |
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New Zealand native animals
Living World
Level 1-4: Ecology
Level 1-5: Evolution 2
Planet Earth and Beyond
Level 1/2, 5: Interacting Cycles |
Focusing on Aotearoa New Zealand's native fauna, students will learn about what makes our wildlife so unique in the world, problems they face and ways people can help native species. |
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Can I eat you? |
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Food Chains and Food Webs
Living World
Level 5: Ecology |
This programme gives students the opportunity to observe real living communities and construct food chains and webs using examples of real animals. |
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The Circle of Life |
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Life Cycles
Living World
Level 5: Ecology |
Look at the different phases of life animals go through and discuss different parenting styles. |
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Level 2/3 |
Level 4/5 |
Level 6-8 |
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Biology
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Suggested Year Level |
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Year 0-3 |
Year 4-6 |
Year 7-10 |
Yr 11-13 |
Communities & Ecology |
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Level 6: AO 1(a)
Level 7: AO 1(a) |
Using real captive communities students investigate interspecific and intraspecific relationships. |
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Animal Behaviour |
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Level 8: AO 1(a), 1(b)
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Engaging examples of behaviour are used to illustrate how animals respond to abiotic and biotic environmental factors. |
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The Primates |
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Level 8: AO 2(c) |
Did you know Natureland has one species of primates (two if you include humans!), representing new world monkeys and apes? This programme provides a base for looking at human evolution as students compare primate species and observe their characteristics. |
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Level 1/2 |
Level 2/3 |
Level 4/5 |
Level 6-8 |
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Approximate Curriculum Level |
Social Studies
Programme Name |
Suggested Year Level |
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Year 0-3 |
Year 4-6 |
Year 7-10 |
Yr 11-13 |
Going, Going, Gone! |
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Endangered Species
Place and Environment
Level 2: AO 1,2
Level 3: AO 1 |
Introducing a wide range of animals from all over the world faced with extinction, students will identify threats to animals in the wild and discuss what they can do to help them. |
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Working with Wildlife |
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Animal careers
Social Organisation
Level 1-4: AO 1,2
Resources & Economic Activities
Level 1-5: AO 2 |
Introduces the different jobs, both paid and voluntary within the Zoo, and their roles and responsibilities. Students will learn about the reality of working with animals and develop some of the skills required of a zookeeper. |
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Level 1/2 |
Level 2/3 |
Level 4/5 |
Level 6-8 |
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Technology
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Year 0-3 |
Year 4-6 |
Year 7-10 |
Yr 11-13 |
My Home, My Castle |
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Animal Enclosures
Tec Know & Understand, Tec Cap, and Tec & Soc.
Levels 2-8: AO 1,2,3
Levels 2-8: AO 5,6
Levels 2-8: AO 7,8 |
At Natureland we try to design an environment that will keep our animals and visitors happy. In this programme students will observe a variety of animals in their enclosures, consider the needs of a chosen animal and discuss how they could design an enclosure. Back in class its time to make it! |
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Animal Toy Shop |
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Animal Enrichment
Tec Know & Understand, Tec Cap, and Tec & Soc.
Levels 2-8: AO 1,2,3
Levels 2-8: AO 5,6
Levels 2-8: AO 7,8 |
Where can you buy toys for large animals? Our keepers often make their own or provide enrichment activities. Students will have the option of researching an animal and designing a suitable toy. This involves more than one visit to the zoo! |
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Level 1/2 |
Level 2/3 |
Level 4/5 |
Level 6-8 |
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Other
Programme Name |
Suggested Year Level |
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Year 0-3 |
Year 4-6 |
Year 7-10 |
Yr 11-13 |
Talk on the Wild Side |
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ESOL
Tailored to your objectives |
Natureland Zoo provides a fantastic stimulus for the development of English vocabulary and group discussion. |
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The Natureland Experience |
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Tourism
Tailored to your objectives |
Students will experience Natureland through a tourist's eyes as they learn about our points of difference, how we market our products and where we fit within the tourism sector. |
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Level 2/3 |
Level 4/5 |
Level 6-8 |
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