Field Trip Resources
Just Zoo It - Apply Now for Field Trip Funding!
Hurry - Apply by December 15, 2011
First and second grade teachers – are you
looking for a way to help fund your zoo field trip this spring?
Apply for a Just Zoo It! mini-grant through a program presented
by Northeast Indiana REMCs –Touchstone Energy Cooperatives. You
can receive up to $75 to offset the cost of zoo admission for
your students.
Click here to
learn if you qualify for Field Trip Funding
Click here to
download and print an application
Admission Prices
Click here for current admission prices for education groups.
Zoo Activity Packets
These resource packets are filled with ideas for pre-visit, at-the-zoo,
and post-visit activities-all related to a particular topic. Zoo
Activity Packets lend focus to your field trip and make it an educational
experience. Many packets correlate with Field Trip Mini-Classes.
Download your Zoo Activity Packet.
Quick Lessons
Use these one or two page scavenger hunts, observations guides,
and worksheets on your next zoo field trip! Quick Lessons can lend
an educational focus to your visit and keep your students on task
while they're at the zoo.
Download
your Quick Lessons.
Mini Classes
Mini-classes are 20-minute programs held during your zoo field trip. Classes are led by trained volunteers. Topics correlate with many of the Zoo Activity Packets and Discovery Boxes. Programs are offered every half hour beginning at 9:30 am on weekdays. No additional charge beyond zoo admission.
Mini-Class Topics
Savannah Survivors (Grades 1-5)
Ocean Life (Grades 2-6)
Down on the Farm (PreK)
Bringing Up Baby (Grade K)
Fur, Feathers, and Scales (Grade 1)
Related to Reptiles (Grade 2)
Going, Going, Gone (Grade 3)
The Web of Life (Grade 4)
Animals Have Class (Grade 5)
Zoo Careers (Grades 6–8)
Box
Lunches
Enjoy a tasty break during your zoo field trip by ordering box lunches for your group from the zoo’s concessions.
Orders must be placed at least 48 hours in advance and must be paid for on the day of your visit. Call Dairy Queen at (260)427-1080.
Treasure Bags
The zoo's Wild Things Gift Shop offers souvenir Treasure Bags
as a convenience to
teachers and students. Order Treasure Bags at
least two weeks before your field trip and we'll have them waiting
for you on the day of your visit. Treasure Bags cost $5 plus tax
and contain student favorites like pens, pencils, stickers, tattoos,
fans, erasers, plastic animals, and more. To order, e-mail the Wild
Things Gift Shop at
, call 260-427-6810 or FAX 260-427-6814.