If your camper liked Summer Safari, they will LOVE Fall, Winter, and Spring Safari Mini-Camps! When school is out, Safari Camp is in! These camps run from November through March. There’s a Safari for every season!
Communication is just as important for Denver Zoo’s smallest residents as it is for our largest! Campers explore exactly what animals can tell each other (and us!). How do sights, scents, and sounds call attention to predators or their prey? And how can animals use this to avoid becoming lunch?
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AM: How do reptiles communicate? PM: Can you create a reptile that is telling other animals to “stay away!”
Tropical Discovery. Look for clues about reptiles and how they communicate. How do reptiles use body language or defenses to warn away predators?
What animal(s) did we meet in our classroom? How was each animal that we met different? Were they communicating anything to other animals?
Campers design and build a reptile that is telling other animals to “stay away!” How is it communicating that message?
What areas of the zoo did we explore in the afternoon? How did this help us better understand/apply the Question of the Day?
Do any animals at home communicate similarly to the reptiles we learned about today? Why or why not?
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AM: How do predators and prey use their ears differently? PM: Can you design the perfect land or water predator? How will its hearing help it?
Explore large prey animals such as Okapis, Giraffes, Zebras, African Ranges, and/or Toyota Elephant Passage. How do the ears on these animals look?
What animal(s) did we meet close-up? How was each animal that we met different? What did their ears look like? How did their ears help them?
Campers design the perfect land or water predator. How does its hearing help it?
What areas did we explore in the afternoon? How did this help us learn about animals and their ears? Were they land or water predators?
How do animals at our home use their ears?
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AM: What are some ways we can explore the plants and animals around us? PM: How can observations help us learn about plants and animals?
Explore outdoors and through zoo. How can we make observations to investigate nature and animal exhibits?
What animal(s) did we meet in our classroom? How was each animal that we met different? What observations did we make? How did that help us learn about the animal(s)?
Campers find something that nature has engineered and then build something in a similar or opposite way. What nature were you basing your creation off of? How is it similar or opposite?
What areas of the zoo did we explore in the afternoon? How did this help us better understand/apply the Question of the Day?
Is there any nature at your house? What can you observe and learn about it? Did you learn something new by exploring the plants and animals around/in your home?
If your camper liked Summer Safari, they will LOVE Fall, Winter, and Spring Safari Mini-Camps! When school is out, Safari Camp is in! These camps run from November through March. There’s a Safari for every season!