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Wildly Fun Animal Observers with Zoo Knoxville

Session Format: In-Person

Target Audience: K-8th Grade Teachers

Louise Hargis, School Education Coordinator, Zoo Knoxville

In this workshop teachers will get to participate in one of our most popular programs with hands-on activities and scientific inquiry. Discover the unique adaptations of animals that help them to survive in the wild! This interactive program gives students the opportunity to put their skills of scientific observation to the test as they investigate a selection of unique biofacts (animal skins, bones, feathers, and more!) to figure out how each animal uses them to eat, move, defend themselves, and so much more!

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Teachers learn how to engage their students with nature during Wildly Fun Animal Observers

Teachers were transformed into students as they asked questions, posited hypotheses and learned about nature during Wildly Fun Animal Observers, a professional development course offered by ORAU. The seminar was taught by Louise Hargis, the school education coordinator for Zoo Knoxville. Hargis showed the attending teachers what a visit from the ZooMobile looks like: biological specimens from different types of animals were sprinkled around the room as the teachers had to guess what type of adaptation each specimen had in common.

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Teachers learn how to engage their students with nature during Wildly Fun Animal Observers