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Teaching resources

Download these activity sheets for use by students prior to a discovery session or as a follow-up after a discovery session to help focus observations and build knowledge and ideas while visiting the Zoo.
Download these activity sheets for use by students prior to a discovery session or as a follow-up after a discovery session to help focus observations and build knowledge and ideas while visiting the Zoo.

Our Discovery Sheets can also be useful for self-guided (school teacher led) school groups.

ECE Primary and Intermediate
Year 0-8 and Year 9-10
Self-guided Discovery Trails (suitable for all ages) Other resources
I Spy actvity trail (PDF - 148KB) Year 0 - 4
Bright-eyed and bushy tailed (PDF - 429KB)

Aussies and Other Neighbours (PDF - 4.12MB)

Palm oil-free study snack guide (PDF - 1.45MB)

. Year 0 - 4
Crazy about carnivores (PDF - 635KB)
Bright-eyed and bushy tailed - Primates at the Zoo fun fact trail (PDF - 3.59MB)

Palm oil student FAQs (PDF - 700KB)

. Year 2 - 3
New Zealand birds - Junior (PDF - 436KB)

Central Circuit - Disappearing Worlds (PDF - 5.10MB)

Palm oil-free action planner 1 (PDF)

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Year 5 - 8
Bright-eyed and bushy-tailed (PDF - 612KB)

Crazy about carnivores trail (PDF - 2.29MB)

Palm oil-free action planner 2 (PDF)
. Year 5 - 8
Crazy about carnivores (PDF - 447KB)

Love NZ Conservation Trail (PDF - 323KB)

Palm oil-free action planner 3 (PDF)

. Year 6 - 8
Animal Adaptations (PDF - 487KB)

Ocean to Sky New Zealand - Te Wao Nui (PDF - 3.76MB)

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. Year 6 - 8
Animal Encounters / Zookeeper talks (PDF - 582KB)

Pridelands Prowl (PDF - 5.43MB)

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. Year 6 - 8
New Zealand birds (PDF - 464KB)

Thumbs Up for Primates (PDF - 5.71MB)

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Year 6 - 8
Threatened species - the impact of humans on the environment (PDF - 571KB)

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. Year 6 - 8
What am I? (PDF - 335KB)

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. Year 9 - 10
Bright-eyed and bushy tailed (PDF - 274KB)
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. Year 9 - 10
Crazy about Carnivores (PDF - 183KB)
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We'd love your feedback, contact discoveryandlearning@aucklandzoo.co.nz

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