Year 3 Melbourne Zoo Excursion

Our Year 3 students recently attended an excursion to Melbourne Zoo as part of out Inquiry unit, which focused on how living things are dependent on each other. Throughout the day students explored animal habitats, features, adaptions, lifecycles and survival strategies, strengthening their understanding of ecosystems. They also participated in a 40-minute workshop focused on Australian animals, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives. The excursion provided a valuable opportunity for students to connect their classroom learning with real world examples in an engaging and meaningful way.

Here are some reflections and memorable quotes from the students:

• Yara- “Did you know that Cassowaries eat their own poop?”
• Suhansa- “Lions are set free from their parents when they are two years old.”
• Samarth- “Snow leopards can jump super high and climb mountains super-fast.”
• Rihani- “When we had our workshop, the person told us that in ancient times, they didn’t have pencils and paper. Aboriginal people know about the animals.”
• Aaradhyaa- “If one animal in the food chain dies, the whole food chain will be disrupted.”
• Samhith- “Baboons have big pink skin on their bottom.”
• Zoey- “Limas have a really good skill of climbing and are really fast.”
• Shanaya- “Kangaroos can jump high. Joeys can stay in the pouch until they are grown enough to come out.”
• Humsikha- “You can tell the animal by the smell; it smells like popcorn. It looks like a bear mixed with a possum tail. It’s called a Binturong!”
• Tejas- “With all your senses you can understand your habitat. You can hear the birds.”