Snow Leopard Zoo Grounds, Exploration Asia, Gateway to Asia, Alberta, Canada

On-site Program

Edu Trek: Asia (K-12)

Travel across the mountains, forests, and grasslands of Asia and discover the remarkable animals that inhabit some of the world’s most diverse environments. Guided by a knowledgeable conservation educator, explore predator-prey relationships, social behaviours, adaptations for extreme climates, and the complex connections between humans and wildlife. Along the way, investigate the conservation challenges facing vulnerable species and learn how global conservation efforts are helping to protect wildlife and wild places across Asia.

Location: Outdoors and inside public buildings
Length:
60 minutes
Program times: 10:00 a.m., 11:15 a.m., 12:45 p.m.
Maximum students: 30
Cost: 

  • September-March: $240
  • April-June: $295

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Curricular Connections

This program is designed to complement the Alberta Science curriculum. Depending on the grade of the class, tours may be roughly themed as follows:  

Kindergarten – Movement and environmental respect 

Grade 1 – Seasonal change 

Grade 2 – Lifecycles 

Grade 3 – Animal diets 

Grade 4 – Adaptations 

Grade 5 – Climate and flight 

Grade 6 – Ecosystems and climate change 

Grade 7 – Trophic level interactions 

Grade 8 – Freshwater systems 

Grade 9 – Sexual reproduction 

Grade 10 – Human impacts and climate change 

Grade 11 – Native and invasive species 

Grade 12 – Population dynamics

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