Edinburgh Zoo

This week we are going on a virtual school trip to the zoo. Why not start your trip by having a look around.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FEhKASdZxyk&safe=active

Monday

Task 1: In order to get in to the zoo, we will need tickets.

Design your own ticket for the zoo. Include date, time, a picture and of course the zoo name.

I’ve included some examples…

It costs money to enter the zoo.

There are 76 children, Miss Dobson, Mrs Munro, Mrs Sheikh, Mrs Gaw and Mrs McDougall going on the trip.

How much will it cost in total for us all?

Task 2: Each day we will be researching an animal to find out facts.

Today’s animal is a Panda

Watch the live webcam of the pandas at Edinburgh Zoo by following the link.

https://www.edinburghzoo.org.uk/webcams/panda-cam/

Now, it is live so they might not be very active when we need them to be. I have attached another video of a live cam so you can definitely see some action if the Edinburgh ones are sleeping.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qoQwONTbi8k –pandas

Research pandas and find out 3 interesting facts then post them to Teams for everyone to see 🙂

Complete the Panda Passport! Pandas come from China so these pandas have travelled very far and of course how can they travel without a passport!?

Either print the document or draw your own on paper.

Passport for panda

Tuesday

Task 1: We need a clear plan of action for our day!

Use the map to figure out what the best route is to see the following animals:

Pandas, Meerkats, Rhinos, Wildcat, Monkeys, Hippos, Vultures, Otters, Zebras

We will enter the zoo where it says ‘Zoo Entrance’. Where should we go first? What is the best and quickest way to see all of these animals? Use this map:

Map

Either draw a plan on the map, or upload the animals in a list of first visited to last 🙂

Task 2:

Today’s animal is a Penguin

Watch the live webcam of the penguins at Edinburgh Zoo by following the link.

https://www.edinburghzoo.org.uk/webcams/penguin-cam/#penguincam

https://www.edinburghzoo.org.uk/webcams/rockhopper-penguin-cam/#rockhopperpenguincam

Now, it is live so they might not be very active when we need them to be. I have attached another video of a live cam so you can definitely see some action if the Edinburgh ones are sleeping.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9vrFE0SFYw –penguins

Research penguins and find out 3 interesting facts then post them to Teams for everyone to see 🙂

Wednesday

Task 1: We won’t be able to visit the gift shop, so we are going to make our own souvenir from our day.

Design your own animal mask and upload a picture! The links below may help you.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAU-0lFo48Y

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBSKr-F8RCs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZzL-JV4BBA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_CJZjUx_zY

Task 2:

Today’s animals are a Tiger and Lion

Watch the live webcam of the lions and tigers at Edinburgh Zoo by following the link.

https://www.edinburghzoo.org.uk/webcams/tiger-cam/#tigercam

https://www.edinburghzoo.org.uk/webcams/lion-cam/#lioncam

Now, it is live so they might not be very active when we need them to be. I have attached another video of a live cam so you can definitely see some action if the Edinburgh ones are sleeping.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-BrOF5HgaQ –tiger

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vveg5TTbFW8 –lions

Research tigers and lions and find out 3 interesting facts about each one then see if you can find out 3 things tigers love to eat! Post them to Teams for everyone to see 🙂

Thursday

Task 1: Do Edinburgh Zoo have your favourite animal? Why not?

Today we are going to be designing a poster to persuade Edinburgh Zoo to get in a new animal of your choice. Make sure you check they don’t already have this animal.

Posters should include:

Name of animal
Description of animal
Why should the zoo get it?
Pros of having the animal
Picture

Task 2:

Today’s animal is a Koala

Watch the live webcam of the Koalas at Edinburgh Zoo by following the link.

https://www.edinburghzoo.org.uk/webcams/koala-cam/#koalacam

Now, it is live so they might not be very active when we need them to be. I have attached another video of a live cam so you can definitely see some action if the Edinburgh ones are sleeping.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vB6QfskliAg –koalas

Research koalas and find out 3 interesting facts about each one then post them to Teams as normal for everyone to see 🙂

Friday

Virtual bus trip

No bus journey is complete without some music! Share your favourite song for a bus journey on Teams.

Favourite animal

You now have some free time to visit your favourite animal! There are a range of animals below for you to choose from, then comment on the post what you watched and why 🙂

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nq2ZRuHJN24 –wolf pups

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lu3KN7529UE –bear

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggPQKaOpZ4s –sloth

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kwNRmiRmW0 –lynx

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMIJHRBMBJo –sea lions

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1ZlzEABWIQ –tortoise

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3cdsfgmq6YU –polar cam

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0VcLTSaVfE –elephant

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8gzJhxS371k -hippo

This week we are going on a virtual school trip to the zoo. Why not start your trip by having a look around.