Jul 19 2009
FESS UP: Sleepover at Taronga Zoo
| July 31, 2009 | to | August 1, 2009 |
When: 31 July – 1 Aug
Info: This year’s program, FESS UP: Future Endangered Species Scientists, is designed to educate tomorrow’s scientists about the affects of climate change, the challenges facing species locally and globally and to highlight potential career paths in the sciences; including zoology, animal behaviour, pathology, conservation biology, education and veterinary science. Conservation based Science activities will be arranged in stations throughout the Zoo. Scientific methods and concepts will be embedded in fun, interactive scenarios which highlight the research and practices undertaken by the Taronga Conservation Society Australia (TCSA) and provide links to its vital contribution to wildlife conservation. Some of the stations we are anticipating running will include investigations in water quality, biodiversity, captive breeding, animal behaviour and enrichment. The stations will be conducted by student mentors, selected from high achieving Year 9 Science students, who will be trained to lead the activities for both the students and members of the public during Science Week. The mentors will undertake a Sleepover at the Zoo in early August and this will provide an opportunity for them to hear from Scientists (both from the Zoo and from external research bodies) about their roles in the science of wildlife conservation. This will also provide an opportunity to highlight the key conservation campaigns of TCSA.
Sleepover at Taronga Western Plains Zoo! Year 9 students are invited to apply to become student mentors to lead activities during Science Week. Successful applicants will begin their involvement with a sleepover at the Zoo. Here they will have the opoprutnity to learn from experts about the important role of science in conservation. They will also learn important skills in communication, presentation and peer-teaching! The students will take part in training for the workshops that will be run during National Science Week at Taronga Western Plains Zoos.
Where: Taronga Western Plains Zoo, Dubbo, 2830
