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Colchester Zoo’s award winning Discovery and Learning department also offers a range of talks free of charge to support your learning. Just select from the list below or we are happy to tailor a talk to your specific requirements. If you need to discuss anything before booking online, please call Guest Services on 01206 331292 ext 227. If you need to discuss the resources available below with one of our education officers, please call the Schools office on 01206 331292 ext 251. |
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Habitats
Adaptation and Physiology
A comprehensive look at how body size has an impact on animals and their physiology. An overview of gas exchange mechanisms, metabolism and temperature regulation are explored.
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Key Stage 5 Worksheets |
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Animal Behaviour
Animal Behaviour: Learning and Intelligence
Explore the evolution of behaviours looking into more detail of innate and learned behaviours. Introduction into classical and operant conditioning, animal intelligence, kin selection and altruism.
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Key Stage 5 Worksheets
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Animal Behaviour: Navigation and Communication
An illustrated talk looking at how animals navigate and migrate using landmarks, and other environmental cues. Communication is also explored highlighting the factors which lead to successful communication between individuals and the learning of new languages.
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Key Stage 5 Worksheets |
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Enclosure Design and Environmental Enrichment
A look at enclosure design and the various forms of environmental enrichment used at Colchester Zoo.
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Key Stage 5 Worksheets |
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Zoos, Science and Conservation
Biodiversity and Conservation
This talk provides an introduction to biodiversity, natural selection and speciation and looks at factors which lead to the loss of biodiversity. It also introduces how zoos are involved in conservation and maintaining biodiversity.
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Key Stage 5 Worksheets |
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Factors Affecting Animal Populations
A talk which looks at population dynamics, predator prey relationships and factors (biotic and abiotic) affecting animal populations. Also an introduction to how Zoos help species that are currently threatened with extinction.
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Key Stage 5 Worksheets |
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Zoos and Conservation
An overview of how zoos are involved in conservation, focusing on breeding programmes (ESB and EEP), reintroduction programmes and in situ conservation work.
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Key Stage 5 Worksheets |
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Science in the Zoo
How science is used at Colchester Zoo. This talk explores how science is used when developing enclosures, enriching the lives of captive animals, breeding programmes and reintroductions. Reasons why animals are endangered are also introduced.
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Key Stage 5 Worksheets
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Evolution and Classification
Evolution – NEW for 2010
An overview of Darwin’s theory of evolution and other alternative theories. A look at natural selection and causes of extinction with a brief introduction into our primate ancestors and fossil evidence.
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Key Stage 5 Worksheets
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Variation and Classification
A comprehensive look at why classification is important, different methods used and the classification hierarchy. The talk gives an overview of the classification of the animal kingdom, covering all phyla and looks at the Mammalian class in detail focusing on specific orders and families.
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Key Stage 5 Worksheets |
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Workshops
Animal Behaviour Workshop – NEW for 2010
An introduction to animal behaviour and how to study animal behaviour. Students then have an opportunity to be an ethologist for the day studying some of our various primate species around the park.
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Ethogram Data Sheet |
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Enclosure Design Workshop
An introduction to enclosure design focusing on the factors the zoo needs to take into account when considering new designs. A guided tour around some of our enclosures will be used as a base for students to design their own enclosure for an animal of their choice. (This activity requires a preliminary task where pupils research an animal of their choice, focusing on its habitat and behaviour).
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Key Stage 5 Worksheets
Animal Research Guide
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Environmental Enrichment Workshop
A brief introduction into the history of Zoos. An in-depth view into stereotypical behaviour which may be exhibited by animals kept in poor conditions and how to prevent them with the use of environmental enrichment. Students then have the opportunity to design their own enrichment device and watch the success of this device as it is presented to the animals.
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Key Stage 5 Worksheets |
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Please note that all sessions are subject to availability from 1st January, 2010.
We also offer a range of encounters at some of the animal enclosures to get your pupils out and about around the zoo.
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