ZooLab:  Fourth & Fifth Grade

Processes of Life - Fourth Grade

Fourth graders can now visit ZooLab, our behind-the-scenes living classroom while experiencing a hands-on program targeting several benchmarks. During Processes of Life, students rotate through stations where they unearth skulls to compare and contrast; meet prairie dogs and discuss habitats and niches; measure an animal and chart its growth rate; compare the adaptations of several animals they meet; examine xrays; and work together to graph information about the animals surrounding them at ZooLab.

Sunshine SC.B.1.2.1; SC.F.1.2.2,3; SC.F.2.2.1; SC.G.1.2.1,2,3,4,5,6
State SC.G.2.2.1,2,3; SC.H.1.2.1,2,3,4,5; SC.H.3.2.1,2,4
Standards: MA.A.1.2.1,2,3,4; MA.A.3.2.1,2,3; MA.A.4.2.1;
MA.B.1.2.1,2; MA.B.2.2.1,2; MA.B.2.2.1,2; MA.B.3.2.1;
MA.B.4.2.1,2; MA.D.2.2.1,2; MA.E.1.2.1

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Cycles in Nature - Fifth Grade

Fifth graders can now experience a behind-the-scenes adventure while they explore various cycles in nature at ZooLab. Using microscopes and a dip net they study the life and food webs at ZooLab Pond. They meet the gopher tortoise to discuss symbiosis, biomes, habitat destruction and keystone species. They meet several animals to compare and contrast forms of metamorphosis and direct development and they discover several fascinating relationships between plants and animals.

Sunshine State Standards: SC.B.1.2.1; SC.F.1.2.2,3; SC.F.2.2.1; SC.G.1.2.1,2,3,4,5,7; SC.G.2.2.1,2,3; SC.H.1.2.1,2,3,4,5; SC.H.3.2.2,4; SS.B.2.2.2,3; MA.A.1.2.1,2,3,4; MA.A.3.2.2,3; MA.A.4.2.1; MA.B.1.2.1,2;MA.B.2.2.1; MA.B.3.2.1; MA.D.2.2.1,2; MA.E.1.2.1

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* For a complete education informational booklet, please email education@centralfloridazoo.org or call at 407.323.4450, ext. 123. *