Classroom Programs for Grades 1-3
Connections to Africa (for students in grades 1-3)
Collected Elephant Observation Data (XLS file)
In conjunction with the opening of African Elephant Crossing, Cleveland Metroparks Zoo is excited to offer this new program for grades 1-3.
This program allows your students to visit the entire exhibit while learning how living things, including people, interact with the environment.
Through the use of provided research equipment, this inquiry-driven, self-guided program will help your students build a connection to African
animals by asking questions about how they live and what they need to survive.
Inquiry backpacks for use by you and your chaperones are available to your group for 90 minutes, although the program may not take the entire time. Backpacks must be reserved ahead of time by calling 216-635-3391. The backpacks contain step-by-step program instructions along with several handy tools that will help your students with their discoveries. Click to see materials list.
Teacher kits containing lesson plans and hands-on materials for use in your classroom are available for check-out to you 2 weeks prior to your field trip date. Kits must be reserved ahead of time by calling 216-635-3391. Click to see materials list.
To best prepare for this innovative experience, participating teachers are strongly encouraged to attend a Connections to Africa Teacher Workshop prior to their scheduled field trip date.
You can download your instruction guide early:
Pre-Trip Teacher/Chaperone Instruction Guide
Program availability: Monday through Friday, September - May
Cost: FREE!
Self-guided Explorations for Grades 4-6
To allow for optimum student lead exploration, these activities are not lead by Zoo staff. Zoo staff will be in the space to distribute the materials and collect at the end when your group has finished. Therefore registration is required. Pre- and post-trip activities are available in the teacher packet.
New and improved!
Vet bags (with grade appropriate enhancements) at the Sarah Allison Center for Zoological Medicine
Students have hands-on access to veterinary bags stocked with tools of the trade while participating in this role-playing activity. "Zookeepers," "Veterinarians," "Veterinarian Technicians" and others will work collaboratively to determine the health problem and course of action treatment for their "patient". Pre- and post-trip activities round out the student's exploration of zoo careers and the complexities of zoo management, are included.
Exploration times for 4th – 6th grade groups:
- Registration is required
- Morning and afternoon session times available Tuesdays - Thursdays only.
- Times will be assigned by the Zoo registration staff based on the number of students attending the session.
- This particular opportunity was designed for 4th - 6th grade students. If your class does not fit into this category, please see section "Self guided Explorations for All Ages."
- Cost: Free!
Program development and implementation for this program was provided by the Kenneth A. Scott Charitable Trust, a KeyBank Trust; the William J. and Dorothy K. O'Neill Foundation, Inc. and; the Rockwell Foundation.
Programs for Grades 6-12
Cell Phone Audio Tour
Students' cell phones become interactive audio guides during their trip to the Zoo. Students are prompted, via signage, to use their cell phones to hear audio content, answer questions, view video footage and interact.
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