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Animal Adaptations - Years 0-2
Year 0 - 8 | Animals and Welfare
Feathers, fur or scales: which is best? Using interactive activities, explore how animals' distinctive features and needs differ from species to species and help them survive in their unique environments.
Activities on this day
What features do animals have that help them find food, find friends, and stay safe? Learn how different adaptations help different animals survive and thrive in their unique habitats.
Learning Outcomes
Give examples of what animals require in order to survive.
Name an adaptation of an animal and explain how it helps it to survive in its habitat.
NZ Curriculum
Science: Living World
• Life processes Level 1-2: Recognise that all living things have certain requirements so they can stay alive;
• Ecology Level 1-2: Recognise that living things are suited to their particular habitat;
• Evolution Level 1-2: Recognise that there are lots of different living things in the world and that they can be grouped in different ways.
• Participating and Contributing Level 2: Explore and act on issues and questions that link their science learning to their daily living.
• Life processes Level 3-4: Recognise that there are life processes common to all living things and that these occur in different ways.
• Ecology Level 3-4: Explain how living things are suited to their particular habitat and how they respond to environmental changes, both natural and human-induced.
Animal Adaptations - Years 3-4
Year 0 - 8 | Animals and Welfare
Feathers, fur or scales: which is best? Using interactive activities, explore how animals' distinctive features and needs differ from species to species and help them survive in their unique environments.
Activities on this day
What features do different animals need to survive in their different habitats? We will compare the features of different animals and discover how they are uniquely suited to help them in different ways.
Learning Outcomes
• Discuss how a feature an animal has helps it to survive in its habitat.
• Give an example of a common life process that occurs differently in different animals.
NZ Curriculum
Science: Living World
• Life processes Level 1-2: Recognise that all living things have certain requirements so they can stay alive;
• Ecology Level 1-2: Recognise that living things are suited to their particular habitat;
• Evolution Level 1-2: Recognise that there are lots of different living things in the world and that they can be grouped in different ways.
• Participating and Contributing Level 2: Explore and act on issues and questions that link their science learning to their daily living.
• Life processes Level 3-4: Recognise that there are life processes common to all living things and that these occur in different ways.
• Ecology Level 3-4: Explain how living things are suited to their particular habitat and how they respond to environmental changes, both natural and human-induced.
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Year 0 - 8 | Animals and Welfare
Students will take part in interactive activities and explore the Zoo to enhance their understanding of how we keep animals happy and healthy and what they can do at home to help care for animals.
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Year 0 - 8 | Animals and Welfare
Students will learn how they can be kaitiaki (caretakers) of New Zealand animals as they visit both native and introduced species.
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Year 0 - 8 | Animals and Welfare
Conservation is at the heart of everything we do at Wellington Zoo. Students will explore what actions Wellington Zoo takes as conservation leaders, and how the students can help protect animals in the wild and their environments.
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Year 0 - 8 | Animals and Welfare
Through a variety of hands-on activities, demonstrations and animal interactions, students will explore how animals' distinctive features and needs differ from species to species and how animals have adapted to their environments.
Activities on this day
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Learning Outcomes
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NZ Curriculum
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