Melbourne Zoo Middle Years

Melbourne Zoo offers engaging Middle Years programs that encourage students to discover and explore the natural world, get up close to our animals, and take positive action for wildlife.
The programs aim to facilitate student-centred inquiry about our wildlife to develop a deeper understanding of the world in which we live.

  • The Endangered Challenge

    Now it's time to think local to act global.
    Students come face to face with their closest relatives in the Zoo - the endangered orang-utans and gorillas - and learn how the future of these animals is closely linked to their mobile phones and supermarket purchases.  But what is the challenge?  On departure, students turn their new knowledge into action.

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  • A Perfect Fit – Adaptations

    Students will examine the adaptations of a Green Tree Frog up close and consider why, in a world where amphibians are rapidly disappearing, this species continues to prosper.
    They will also investigate the not so obvious differences between snakes and lizards, and be challenged to explain why these have come about.

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  • Classified Information

    Students explore a current scenario at Melbourne Zoo to illustrate how classification is relevant in the real world. By using different classification methods, students investigate the issues involved in relocating our Baboons to a new enclosure. They will also be given the opportunity to get up close to animals classified as reptiles, amphibians or marsupials!

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  • Banyak Binatang - Indonesian LOTE

    Engage your students with the natural environment, wildlife and culture of Indonesia.  A journey through the Asian rainforest of Melbourne Zoo brings students closer than ever to the amazing, and often endangered, animals of our closest neighbour.  Students are then encouraged to support future generations of Indonesians by participating in our Conservation Connections Sumatra program.

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