Zoo Atlanta
Zoo Atlanta runs workshops for teachers that provide teachers with recognised professional development hours. There are a variety of workshops available for teachers to attend, depending on the needs of their students and school context. http://www.zooatlanta.org/home/book_a_program/educators_lounge/teacher_workshops
Activities/lessons are available at http://www.zooatlanta.org/home/book_a_program/educators_lounge/educator_activities_guides these are supposed to be used as pre and post visit activities, but may have good ideas for teaching ecology and zoology based topics.
This is the year 7 page.
Around the zoo there were interactive signs/displays to engage students in the field trip experience, one of the signs that I found interesting was the flight sign. This sign and its information would enable teachers to connect the zoo experience across scientific disciplines, increasing engagement in physics for students who may be more comfortable with biological content/concepts.
An outreach program is also run out of the zoo for schools who may not be able to get to the zoo due to financial hardship or distance.
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