Self-guided
Schools are welcome to book a self-guided visit to Perth Zoo. This means that a group will spend the day in the Zoo under their teacher’s direction, without booking a 45 minute education experience with an Education Officer. The following trails are available for self-guided groups.
Please note: Groups who wish to join one of our Education Officers for an education experience should click on one of the phases of development under ‘education experiences’ on the left side of this page for further details.
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Early Childhood
Animal Maths
Students investigate actions involving likely events, collect and organise animal data by listing items in categories and use the Zoo map to describe paths.
Middle Childhood
Wild About Maths
Through observation of the different features of animals, students collect and organise data, use the Zoo map to draw a path or route and make sensible direct and indirect estimates.
Indonesian Language Trail
An opportunity for students to practice listening, reading and writing in Indonesian as they study some of the Indonesian animals in the Zoo’s collection. The experience includes making observations about animal structure, behaviour and habitat.
Early Adolescence
Patterns in an Untamed World
Students calculate probabilities based on observation of animal behaviours, use estimation where direct measurement is impossible, and use translation, reflection and rotation to navigate the Zoo.
Japanese Language Trail
An opportunity for students to practice their language skills as they study Zoo animals.
German Language Trail
An opportunity for students to practice their language skills as they study Zoo animals.
French Language Trail
An opportunity for students to practice their language skills as they study Zoo animals.
Early and Late Adolescence
Charles Darwin Trail
On this trail you will be asked to study features of birds, tortoises and turtles. Charles Darwin produced very detailed drawings of his studies during his voyage which has become of great importance for later studies.
As part of this trail you will also need to produce scientific drawings. Make your drawings as neat and accurate as possible. Remember to label relevant points of interest and include an approximate scale where possible.