DESIGN A NEW ZOO
You’ve been asked to design a new zoo for Whakatū Nelson. There are several parts of the planning stage, and you can choose which ones you do.
The animals are real, so they’ll need companions. You can’t have a lone animal in a zoo, it’ll get lonely and that isn’t fair.
The animals have to be realistic, even if you’ve made the animal up for a special ‘Monster Zoo’. The animals need enough space to move around, somewhere to sleep, play, and so on.
Think about keeping the animals safe with fences or ‘moats’, as well as vets or someone who knows how to feed them and look after them.
Your zoo doesn’t have to be the old-fashioned cages with overseas animals. You might have a special zoo for monkeys and dogs, or horses and cats, or whatever you like. You need a MINIMUM of 3 different types of animals. The more different types you have, the tougher this will be for you.
Remember, you can do as many of these tasks as you like.
Task 1. Animal fact sheet.
The zoo needs to know about your animal. Tell us things like: how big they are; what they eat; what their teeth are like; do male and females look the same; what the are babies like; what their enclosure needs (eg what sort of plants, toys, water, etc); where they live in the wild… you might think of more.
A picture or diagram of your animal is needed. Label the important parts.
If your animal is a monster or alien that nobody else has seen yet, this part is VERY IMPORTANT!
Task 2. Design a map of your zoo.
This sounds easy…. but it isn’t!
Draw a map showing: where each animal lives (sleeps, plays, eats, etc); buildings like garage, animal hospital/ vet station, kitchen/ food storage and preparation, ticket office, café, wharepaku, playground for humans, gift shop, your office, paths/ footpaths.
Task 3. Design a logo.
Every zoo needs a logo. This will be on the main gate, on advertising, on staff uniforms, and so on. Your logo will include the name of your zoo.
Task 4. Are you allowed?
Your mum and dad might worry that your zoo will take too much time off school. Write them a letter to them explaining that you want to run a zoo, and convince them to say yes you’re allowed (you’ll need to think of some really good reasons to convince them).
Task 5. Timetable.
Every zoo needs a timetable. Design a daily or weekly timetable showing: animal wake-up and sleepy times; kai time; when visitors are allowed; if the vet has a daily or weekly check-ups; what time enclosures are cleaned; whether you have activities- like giraffe riding, teaching monkeys to climb, reading to dogs, etc.
Task 6. Invitations.
Your zoo is NEW and very few people know about it. Design an invitation for your friends and whanau. This might be like a party invitation. You’ll need to let people know when to come (day, time), what to bring, how many other people they can bring (if you invite your friend, can they bring their mum or siblings). It’ll need to look cool, so use cool font and colour so it’s eye-catching.
Task 7. Talk to the animals.
You can talk to the animals in your zoo, obviously. I know you haven’t spoken with them yet, but imagine you have already. Tell us about “the time” you spoke with an animal. What did they say? What did you talk about? What special animal words do you need to learn?
Task 8. You or your whānau can invent this one.
Remember, you DO NOT have to do the whole lot, unless you choose to!
Ka kite,
Damian
