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ScienceYears 7, 8, 9About 4 sessions (estimate, no timer)A parent checks the finished piece
Design the perfect zoo enclosure
A zoo has room for one new enclosure. Design it so the animal thrives — and prove it with evidence.
What you'll make
A labelled scale plan of an enclosure, a costed materials list and a one-page welfare report.
What you'll learn
- How an animal's adaptations match its habitat
- The five welfare needs used by UK zoos
- Working out area, perimeter and cost from a scale plan
- Writing a justified recommendation
You'll need
Squared paper or the on-screen grid · Pencil and ruler · Calculator (optional)
Curriculum links
- Understand the interdependence of organisms in an ecosystem, including food webs and insect pollinated crops
- Understand differences between species and the variation between individuals of the same species
- Derive and apply formulae to calculate and solve problems involving perimeter and area of triangles, parallelograms and trapezia, and volume of cuboids
- Write for a wide range of purposes and audiences, selecting and organising ideas and information appropriately
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