Zoo School

Make the most out of your visit to the zoo. Join education staff in one of the zoo's classrooms for 45 minutes of hands on-activities and animal presentations. Then take your new knowledge out on the zoo grounds for your own self-guided safari. Presentations must be booked 2 weeks in advance. Available: Monday-Friday at 9:30, 10:30 and 11:30. Duration: 45 minutes Group Size: 30 students max. Cost: $50 per program For Reservations call 503-220-2781 Presentations Available in 2007-2008 FOR GRADES 2- 3 Critter Coverings Feathers for flying, scales for slithering and fur for fluffing?. Discover how all these different body coverings help these animals survive. Includes a raptor, reptile and mammal (at least one animal will be touchable) and touchable biofacts. Oregon Benchmarks: Life Sciences/Organisms, Life Sciences/Diversity & Interdependence Washington EALRs: Science 1.1 Home Sweet Habitat Compare your home with animal homes. What do you have in common? What is different? With help from some animals, discover what all living things need to survive. Includes a raptor, reptile and mammal (at least one animal will be touchable) and touchable biofacts. Oregon Benchmarks: Life Sciences/Organisms, Life Sciences/Diversity & Interdependence, Washington EALRs: Science 1.3 FOR GRADES 4-5 Adaptations Learn how feet, teeth, fur and feathers help animals find enough food. Discover special adaptations of predators and prey that help them eat and avoid being eaten by others. Includes a raptor, reptile and mammal (at least one animal will be touchable) and touchable biofacts. Oregon Benchmarks: Life Sciences/Organisms, Life Sciences/Diversity & Interdependence Washington EALRs: Science 1.3 Northwest Animals Learn how to look for signs of animals at your school, in your yard and in the forest. Discover how tracks, scat and other animal signs can tell a story. Once you become expert trackers, go out and explore the new Cascade Canyon Trail and see the bears, bobcats and cougars that have recently returned to the Oregon Zoo. Oregon Benchmarks: Life Sciences/Organisms, Life Sciences/Diversity & Interdependence Washington EALRs: Science 1.3