Distance Learning: Virtual Field Trips

Program Description

Virtual programs featuring live cameras, videos and animal ambassadors at the zoo

– Programs are 45 minutes in length

– $145 per session 

 

Program Details

DISTANCE LEARNING PROGRAMS

45-minute virtual lessons with animal ambassadors and video feeds from our zoo! Each program lists an approximate age range for attendees. $145 per program.

A to Zoo (30 minutes, PreK-K): Practice the alphabet with some of your favorite zoo animals! Students will learn about unique creatures that start with different letters of the alphabet.

Zoo’s Clues (30 minutes, PreK-K): Can you find the biggest, longest, tallest, or smartest animals in the Zoo? Students will have opportunities for movement activities as they uncover clues to identify animals all over the zoo!

Who’s at the Zoo? (Grades K–3)

There are a lot of interesting animals and fun careers at a zoo! In this program, students will encounter a variety of animals and learn how our dedicated staff give them the absolute best care!

Wild Winter Animals (Grades K–3)

How do animals prepare for the winter and seasonal changes? Students will observe animals and explore how they use clever winter survival strategies such as migration, hibernation and other amazing adaptations.

Animal Classification (Grades K–5)

Students will learn how scientists classify (group), animals according to features that they have in common. By looking at an animal’s body structure and covering, students will investigate the characteristics of the bird, mammal, reptile, and amphibian classes!

Sense-sational Animals (Grades K–6)

Did you know that some animals can taste with their feet (butterflies) and smell with their tongues (snakes)? Students will first explore their five senses through sensory “experiments” and then compare their senses with those of a variety of animals.

Behavior Basics (Grades K–8)

Playing, grooming, stalking, slithering, basking, and walking! Students will discover how we can better understand animals by observing their behavior. They will also learn how zookeepers design enrichment for animals based on their natural behaviors.

The Rainforest Experience (Grades 1–7)

Where in the world can you hear parrots squawk, monkeys howl, and insects buzz? The tropical rainforest! Students discover the importance of rainforests and what they can do to help save this vanishing environment by covering its layers, sounds, and animals.

Habitat Explorers (Grades 3–8)

Take an adventure around the world while visiting the Buffalo Zoo! Discover how scientists study animal adaptations and ecosystem relationships that enable animals to survive in extreme environments by exploring the desert, rainforest, and tundra!

Animal Enrichment (2 virtual sessions- All grades): Let your students become scientists as they learn about animal behavior and animal enrichment in zoos! As the highlight of the program, students learn how to make specific enrichment items for designated species of animals at the Buffalo Zoo. This two-session experience culminates in a trip to the Zoo where students get the opportunity to observe the animals’ behavior as they receive their enrichment (non-local schools receive a “virtual field trip” to culminate the program). The cost of this two session program is $300 for non-local schools, or $350 for local schools plus the cost of admission for students and chaperones during a culminating field trip to the Zoo.