SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Early stage 1 and Stage 1: Living things, needs and habitats
This lesson discusses what makes a living thing and what they need to survive. Students will see first hand how different animals needs different things from their habitats.

Stage 1 and Stage 2: Lifecycles
In this lesson students will be examining life cycles of Australian animals.  Students will learn how some animals give birth to live young while others lay eggs, different stages of development and how the parents care for their young.

Stage 2 and Stage 3: Making connections
In this lesson students will be looking at how all living things are connected. They will be learning about relationships between predator and prey, basic food chains and webs as well as how habitats are vital for the continued life of all species.

Stage 2: Classifying critters
This lesson will teach students about how animals are classified into groups and ways of identifying different animal classifications. Students will look at what certain groups have in common and differences between them.

Stage 3: Amazing adaptations
In this lesson students examine how some Australian animals have adapted to be living in certain environments. They will get an up close and personal look at some amazing Australian animals are their very specialised adaptations.

SCIENCE 

Stage 4 (Year 7 & 8): Classification and Adaptations
This lesson focuses on the classifications of animals in the animal kingdom. Students will examine similarities and differences between animals and ways in which they have adapted to harsh climates and conditions.

Stage 5 (Year 10) and Stage 6 (Year 11): Biological diversity and natural selection
In this lesson, students will learn how and why Australian animals have evolved over time and how this resulted in Australia’s diverse and unique fauna.

GEOGRAPHY

Stage 5 (Year 9 and 10): Ecosystems and/or biomes
In this lesson students will learn about how many interweaving factors play a role in the biodiversity and functioning of an ecosystem. This will also focus on food webs and how all living things are connected.  

Stage 6 (Year 11 and 12): Geography local case study (Tourism)
In this lesson, the following will be outlined; the nature of Featherdale Sydney Wildlife Park’s economic enterprise, ecological dimensions, internal and external linkages and flows of people, goods, services and ideas as well as effects of global changes in the economic activity on Featherdale. This lesson includes a brief meet and greet with Australian animal

BUSINESS STUDIES

Stage 6 (Year 11 and 12): Business Studies case study
In this lesson, students will receive an overall summary of the key business functions (operations, marking, finance and human resources) related to Featherdale Sydney Wildlife Park and their interdependence. This lesson includes a brief meet and greet with Australian animals.