Living Things Need Energy & Materials To Survive at Symbio

10am- 2pm (4 hour)

Arrival at 10:00 am
Our Rangers will be at the Symbio entrance to say G’day and welcome your group to a day full of wildlife fun.

10:00am – 10:30am:
Arrival, morning tea and a toilet break for students (after that long bus ride… phew!).

10:30am – 11:10am:
Introductory animal presentation. Students meet our Rangers, learn about the day’s topics, and get up close to reptiles, including snakes, lizards, and even a small alligator.

After the presentation, students will be divided into groups of approximately 35, with each group assigned a Ranger for the guided walks. Activities rotate, so groups may complete experiences at different times.

11:10am – 12:10pm:
Lower Walk guided tour. Your students will encounter dingoes, native birds, farmyard animals, quokkas, wedge-tailed eagles, lemurs, kangaroos, wallabies, wombats, echidnas, emus, and Tasmanian devils.

12:10pm – 12:40pm:
Lunch and toilet break.

12:40pm – 1:40pm:
Upper Walk guided tour. Highlights include crocodiles, koalas, frogs, little penguins, the reptile house, meerkats and the world’s smallest monkeys.

1:40pm – 2:00pm:
Wrap-up, a final toilet stop, and an optional visit to the gift shop.

2:00pm: Departure time… and we’ll sadly say goodbye (while your students ask if they can stay forever).

Please note: Times may vary slightly on the day. This schedule is a guide only.

ST2-SCI-01 uses information to investigate the solar system and the effects of energy on living, physical and geological systems;
ST2-PQU-01 poses questions to create fair tests that investigate the effects of energy on living things and physical systems;
ST2-DAT-01 uses and interprets data to describe patterns and relationships;
ST2-DDT-01 uses a design process to create products to address user needs or opportunities;
ST2-DDT-02 designs and uses algorithms, represents data and uses digital systems for a purpose.

Living things depend on energy and materials to survive

• Identify the systems of Earth that make up environments: air – atmosphere, land – lithosphere, water – hydrosphere, living things – biosphere;
• Describe how the needs of living things are provided by the atmosphere, hydrosphere and lithosphere;
• Describe the relationship between habitat, ecosystem and environment;
• Observe and describe living and non-living things in a habitat;
• Pose questions to conduct fair tests to determine the effects of soil, water and light energy on plants;
• Describe how Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Peoples’ practices support habitats to survive;
• Describe the transfer of energy between plants and animals using food chains, Tier 2 and Tier 3 vocabulary;
• Describe ways in which plants and animals depend on each other for survival.

Body systems work together to enable movement

• Recognise that all animals are either invertebrates with no spine, or vertebrates with a spine;
• Compare ways invertebrates and vertebrates move on land, in water and in the sky;
• Recognise that the human muscular and skeletal systems work together to enable movement;
• Identify parts of the human skeleton that offer protection and support;
• Model how bones, muscles and joints work together to cause movement.

The cost of this wildlife adventure is $27.00 + GST per student.
(Minimum charge x35)

This price includes:

• Full-day entry into Symbio Wildlife Park;
• Private Live Animal Encounter (yes, your students really do get to touch reptiles!);
• A fully guided tour led by our enthusiastic and knowledgeable Rangers;
• Your own designated space for morning tea and lunch;
• A pre-completed Risk Assessment to make planning easier;
• Assistance with sourcing bus quotes;
• All equipment provided;
• Full Administrative support.

Note: Teacher ratios: (1 teacher free per 10 students (Kindergarten), 1 teacher free per 15 students (Years 1–6), Additional teachers: $38.00 + GST per teacher)