Foundation-Year 6

Animal activities, videos, information, and support to discover local species.

Go to: Animal Toolkits | Find Local Species | School Readers | Ask a Zoo Expert | Minecraft | Student Project

Animal Toolkits

Each Toolkit has been curated by the Zoos Victoria Education team in consultation with Threatened Species experts. They contain a wealth of information including: videos, scientific information, media links, actions you can take, and links to the Science curriculum.

Local Species Map

Meet the animals we're fighting to protect in Victoria and learn how you can play a part in their conservation. This interactive helps you find your closest Zoos Victoria priority species. Search different locations, uncover fascinating animals, and find out how people can help protect the places they call home.

Launch Interactive

Illustration of Pippa, the Mountain Pygmy-Possum, smiling as she sits on a mountain rock.

School Readers

Foundation-Year 2 students are going to love the stories of five endangered animals. Activities, eBooks and videos are ready your next English and Science lesson.

Browse School Readers

Two Rock-Wallabies sitting in a clearing between rocks and tall grass, facing right.

Ask a Zoo Expert

Co-created with teachers and students to answer some of the most asked science questions, Ask a Zoo Expert includes a short video and classroom activities.

Foundation-Level 2: Butterflies

Level 3-4: Brush-tailed Rock-wallaby

Level 5-6: Brush-tailed Rock-wallaby

Minecraft Education

Levels 4-6 students can become an Eco Detective with Minecraft. This free game will encourage your students to solve real-world conservation issues, one block at a time.

Minecraft: Eco Detectives