Features and Adaptations of Living Things at Symbio
Science
Syllabus Outcomes ST3-4LW-S
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$27.00
1x Teacher free per x15 students (Yr 1-6)
$38.00 per additional Teacher/Parent
+GST. As this program is an educational service, all GST charged can be reimbursed in its entirety by the Government. This price excludes transport. (Minimum charge of x35 students).
About
Ever questioned the difference between an alligator and crocodile? Or wondered why eagles fly silently? On this interactive and action-packed excursion, your students will embark on intimate guided tours discovering interesting and unbelievable facts examining how the environment affects the growth, survival and adaptation of living things. Get your students up close to wildlife as they pet possums, feel pythons and feed the wallabies at Symbio Wildlife Park! Students will examine the growth and survival of living things and how their adaptations suit their environment on two engaging walks through the park with our expert Rangers. They will think critically about how changing physical conditions in the environment affect the growth and survival of living things. They will experience native and exotic animal species up close in their custom enclosures, observing physical conditions of environments including wetlands, water lagoons, bushland, deserts and rainforests. Between animal encounters and interactive presentations, students will analyse how various conditions of the environment affect the growth and survival of living things and understand the structural and behavioural features of various wildlife in supporting their survival. Meeting a range of exotic and Australian animals, students will identify the adaptations of animals to their environments and discuss how the structural and behavioural features of living things support survival. Your students will be bursting with extensive knowledge, unforgettable memories and a long list of fun facts on this wild Symbio adventure!
Syllabus Outcomes Addressed
ST3-4LW-S examines how the environment affects the growth, survival and adaptation of living things
Arrive/Depart
Full Day Excursion (4 Hours) 10am – 2pm
Time allocation for excursions can be tailored and adjusted to suit your individual school timetable and scheduling.
Transport
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What's Included
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Optional Extras
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Syllabus Content Focus
Key inquiry questions answered
- How do physical conditions affect the survival of living things?
- How do the structural and behavioural features of living things support survival?
Growth and survival of living things
Students:
- describe how changing physical conditions in the environment affect the growth and survival of living things
Adaptations of living things
Students:
- describe adaptations as existing structures or behaviours that enable living things to survive in their environment(ACSSU043)
- describe the structural and/or behavioural features of some native Australian animals and plants and why they are considered to be adaptations, for example:
- shiny surfaces of leaves on desert plants
- rearward facing pouch of a burrowing wombat
- Spikes on an echidna
Day Outline
| Arrival / Morning Tea in Amphitheatre / Toilet Break (approx. 20 minutes) |
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| Introductory Presentation | The day kicks off with a meet and greet with our enthusiastic Rangers followed by an exclusive and interactive live animal presentation. (approx. 45 minutes) |
| Grouping: Students are divided into groups of approximately x 30-35 students and allocated a Ranger guide for each walk. | |
| Lower Walk | Students participate in this walk for approx. 50-60 minutes. Your own private Ranger guide included. |
| Lunch / Toilet Break (approx. 25 minutes) |
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| Upper Walk | Students participate in this walk for approx. 50-60 minutes. Your own private Ranger guide included. |
| Wrap Up / Conclusion / Toilet Break (approx. 20 minutes) |
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Activities
Introduction and Live Animal Presentation: Start the day in the amphitheatre with your own exclusive live animal presentation. Meet a selection of five animals ranging from possums, lizards, snakes, reptiles, birds, and alligators. Please note that animals may differ from day to day, and while we endeavour to include as many animals in the presentation as possible, our primary responsibility is to ensure that animals and students are safe and comfortable, and we may elect to exclude an animal from the presentation at the Ranger’s discretion if it becomes distressed or agitated.
Two complete guided tours;
- Lower Walk: Get up close and meet farmyard animals – goats, chickens, roosters, sheep, llamas and guinea pigs – as well as dingos, wedge-tailed eagles, ring tailed lemurs, echidnas, wombats, Tasmanian devils and MORE! On this walk students can also get up close and personal with kangaroos and wallabies in an interactive zone.
- Upper Walk: Visit venomous snakes, pythons, lizards, koalas, crocs, red pandas, meerkats, monkeys, marmosets and MORE!
Locations
Symbio Wildlife Park
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$27.00
1x Teacher free per x15 students (Yr 1-6)
$38.00 per additional Teacher/Parent
+GST. As this program is an educational service, all GST charged can be reimbursed in its entirety by the Government. This price excludes transport. (Minimum charge of x35 students).
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Please note this is a tentative booking. After your booking request is submitted, we will be in touch via email to confirm the requested date and arrange the final details for the booking.