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Zoo Web Quest. Andrea Guelfi 7 th Grade. Question. S tudents will pick jobs available at the Brookfield Zoo and will work together to pitch a new exhibit to the Board of Directors at the Brookfield Zoo. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Zoo Web QuestAndrea Guelfi7th Grade
Question
Students will pick jobs available at the Brookfield Zoo and will work together to pitch a new exhibit to the Board of Directors at the Brookfield Zoo.
The Brookfield Zoo Board of Directors is looking to add a new exhibit to the zoo. Your group should pick an animal that you think would be a good addition to the zoo. What animal should you pick? What are the costs? What does this animal need in order to live in a zoo? What are the health risks? Your group will find out all these answers and more to prepare you for your presentation to the Board of Directors at The Brookfield Zoo.
Task
By the end of this Web Quest you will:
Understand the different jobs at a zoo
Pick an animal to research
Each job has their own information to research
Type up a notes page with all your research and all the websites you may
use
Put all the research together into a presentation
Present for the Board of Directors at the Brookfield Zoo
Roles
Animal Curator
Responsible for finding an animal, researching the animal, and designing the exhibit.
Registrar
Responsible for finding how much it will cost to transport the animal, take care of the animal and make the exhibit.
Veterinarian Zoo Keeper
Responsible for the health care and collection of health records for the animals
Responsible for the daily care of the animals. Such as feedings, cleaning, and researching the animals to better take care of them.
Animal Curator
The official job of an animal curator is to research animals and their habitats. They
are the people who find animals around the world and bring them into their zoos.
It is your job to research an animal and learn everything you can about what how
that species lives in captivity, what their habitats look like, and how you can
recreate that habitat in your exhibit. You should work with your zoo keeper to
research the animal of your choice.
Use this link to help you better understand your job- Animal Curator
Registrar
The official job of the registrar is to cost out how much it take to transport the
animal to the zoo, build the new exhibit, feed the animal, and any take care of the
animal. Once your group has decided on an animal you will to research how much
it will take to transport that animal safely to the zoo, how much it will cost to feed
the animal annually, and how much it will cost to provide all the healthcare that
the animal needs for at least one year. You can work with your veterinarian to
learn about the basic health care needs for the animal or any medication the
animal may need.
Use this link to help you better understand your job- Registrar
Veterinarian
The official job of a veterinarian is to examine animals, treat animals, and keep
health records on each animal in the zoo. They are the first people to see the
animals when they come into the zoo because they check for any illnesses,
injuries, and check the overall health of the animal. Once your group picks an
animal you will do your research on all the health needs for the animal. Learn
about the basic health issues this animal usually has, any special medications
they animal may need and how others of your animals are doing in captivity.
Use this link to help you better understand your job- Veterinarian
Zoo Keeper
The official job of a zoo keeper is to look after all the animals in the zoo. They are
the ones who take care of the animals, feed the animals, and clean the exhibits for
the animals. Most importantly they know everything about their animals. They
know where the animal sleeps, what they eat, what like to do for fun in the wild.
So once your group has picked your animal you will research everything about
that animal because you will the one who comes into direct contact with the
animal majority of the time.
Use this link to help you better understand your job- Zoo Keeper
Description
0 Points 1 Point 2 Points
Group Participation
Being in a group means working together and sharing all the information you gather with your group mates.
Group members don’t work together and does not share information with each other
Group works somewhat well together but does more individual work
Group works well together throughout whole project and shares information with each other
Individual Research Notes
Has at least a page and a half of notes related to the animal in the perspective of their job.
No notes Has less than a page of notes, not typed, few citations
Has a page and a half of notes, typed, with citation
PowerPoint Powerpoint is neat and shows that each group member contributed to it.
Powerpoint has many spelling errors, not neat or organized, distracting transitions
Powerpoint is somewhat neat and organized, few spelling errors, transitions are somewhat approperiate
Powerpoint is neat and organized, has no spelling errors, transitions are approperiate
Presentation Group takes turns presenting their slides and speaking to the board of directors (classmates)
One person does all the talking while the other members stay silent
Two members of the group do all the talking while the other two stay silent
All members of the group speak and present their sildes.
Resources
Picture slide 2-http://mold-a-rama.com/web_images/brookfield_zoo_logo.jpg
Slide 4 Roles - Short decriptions- http://nationalzoo.si.edu/education/wildlifecareers/zoojobs.cfm
Slide 5
Animal Curator-http://www.uri.edu/roadmap/departments/avs/careers/animalCurator/index.htm
Slide 6 Registrar- https://www.aazk.org/job_postings/zoo-registrar/
Slide 7
Veterinarian- https://www.aazk.org/job_postings/zoo-registrar/
Slide 8 Zoo keeper- https://nationalcareersservice.direct.gov.uk/advice/planning/jobprofiles/Pages/
zookeeper.aspx