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SCIENCE x COMPASSION x ACTION

Zoocheck Canada presents Keep It Wild! – Each half-day, in-class workshop is $175.

I T WI L D!
in-class, curriculum-based, animal-themed
workshops that offer elementary school
students a unique learning experience by
combining science and technology with
compassion and advocacy towards animals
and the environment!
SCIENCE x COMPASSION x ACTION
Keep It Wild! workshops are carefully
designed to adhere to specific requirements of
the Ontario Science and Technology
Curriculum. Through hands-on scientific
investigation, engaging activities, and
discussion, students will discover the unique
characteristics of specific animals – their
needs, their adaptations, their habitats – and
also discover how changes to their For more information, please visit
environment can affect their health, behaviour our website:
and well-being.
www.keepitwildeducation.com
Our workshops place a special emphasis on
Sustainability and Stewardship, one of the
fundamental concepts of the Ontario
To book a workshop, please contact
Curriculum. As well, Keep It Wild! workshops
contribute directly to Character Development
Initiatives, by engaging students in activities Zoocheck Canada
that reinforce the need to show respect, 788 ½ O’Connor Drive
kindness and caring for animals and for our Toronto, ON M4B 2S6
world, and by challenging students to think
critically, contribute to solutions, and become Phone: (416) 285-1744
socially responsible. Each workshop Fax: (416) 285-4670
empowers students to take action, and make a Email: zoocheck@zoocheck.com
difference in the lives of all wild animals.
Curriculum-based, animal-
themed workshops for
Elementary schools!
For more information, please visit our
website
www.keepitwildeducation.com
www.keepitwildeducation.com A project of Zoocheck Canada.
(Registered Charity # 13150 2072 RR 0001)
Keep It Wild! Workshops
Now Available!
AN ELEPHANT IN THE SNOW?
A Grade 1 unit on Animal Needs and Characteristics
Find out what makes elephants unique, and
what they need to survive life on the African
savannah! Experiment with an elephant ear
replica, check out how elephants use their trunks
in amazing ways, make a wrinkly skin rubbing,
feed an elephant for a day, create a life-sized
elephant, and more! Then meet Lucy, an
elephant who lives completely alone at an
Edmonton zoo, and discover how you can make
a difference in her life!
A POLAR BEAR IN MEXICO?
A Grade 2 unit on Animal Adaptation
Discover how polar bears are adapted for life in
an Arctic habitat. Investigate how polar bears’
feet are adapted for ice and snow, experiment
with blubber and ice water, check out a polar
bear’s skull, pounce like a polar bear, play the
“Great Polar Bear Migration”, and more! Then
meet Yupi the polar bear, and find out why she is
not suited for a life in a barren enclosure in a
tropical climate. Best of all, find out how you can
help Yupi!
WHAT TO DO INSTEAD OF THE ZOO?
A Grade 1/2 unit on Animal Characteristics and
Adaptations
Who needs to go to a zoo to learn about animals?
Become a nature detective and learn all about
Toronto’s amazing urban wildlife through
animal tracks and signs. Make a plaster cast of
your favourite animal footprint, create your own
identification book of animal tracks, play a scat
guessing game, and more! Then learn about
some of the coyotes, foxes, raccoons and owls
being kept in small cages in sub-standard
roadside zoos across Ontario. Find out how you
can help animals in Ontario’s roadside zoos!
A BOTTLE CAP FOR BREAKFAST?
A Grade 4 unit on Habitats
Discover the negative impact marine debris in
ocean habitats have on wild animals. Check
out a whale’s stomach content, become
entangled in litter, play the “Perils of Plastic”
feeding game, create a dichotomous key to
classify the plastic items albatross are likely to
eat, and more! Put it all together to discover
why many ocean animals are facing the risk of
extinction. Then learn how you can protect
animals by conserving their wild habitats!
* Great option for Ontario Eco-schools!
A WHALE IN A SWIMMING POOL?
A Grade 4 unit on Habitats and Food Chains
Find out what a killer whale’s ocean habitat is
really like – it’s more than salty water! Play a
killer whale food chain game, learn how to
study whale communication using sound
pictures, experiment with tuning forks to
investigate echolocation, discover how to
identify individual whales in the wild, and
more! Then meet Corky, the longest held
captive killer whale and compare his captive
environment with an ocean habitat. Take
action, and join the campaign to free Corky!
For more detailed information about how
these workshops link to the Ontario
Science and Technology Curriculum,
please check out the Teachers’ Resources
section of our website,
www.keepitwildeducation.com
Visit the link for Animal Chapters –
a group of authors and subject experts
who are available to visit your school,
library or group to speak about a
widerange of subjects, including animal
welfare, wildlife protection,
environmental issues and more!