Field Trip Activities
Provide your students and chaperones with the following helpful guides developed by the Zoo's Education Specialists.
These guide sheets offer students a template for discussing and recording their observations throughout their visit, and empower your adult chaperones with wildlife information and student guidance tips.
Give your students a Zoo Preview to get them ready for their zoo adventure!
Field Trip Investigations
Try out our chaperone-led Field Trip Investigation activities for Kindergarten through 5th grade. These guides were developed to help chaperones encourage their students to practice their observation skills as they venture throughout the Zoo.
Classrooms Connection suggestions are also included to help teachers prepare students for their Zoo field trip. Click on the grade levels below to download.
Kindergarten
1st & 2nd Grades
3rd & 4th Grades
5th Grade
Classrooms Connection suggestions are also included to help teachers prepare students for their Zoo field trip. Click on the grade levels below to download.
Kindergarten
1st & 2nd Grades
3rd & 4th Grades
5th Grade
Field Discovery Activities
The following Field Discovery Activities were developed to support our Discovery Programs, however they can be used even if your students do not participate in a formal program offering at the Zoo. Each Field Discovery Activity focuses on one of our Zoo exhibits or animals.
Asian Forest Animals
Marine Mammals (Rocky Shores)
Ocean Invertebrates (N. Pacific Aquarium)
Red Wolves
Chaperone-Led Discovery (K-2)
Asian Forest Animals
Marine Mammals (Rocky Shores)
Ocean Invertebrates (N. Pacific Aquarium)
Red Wolves
Chaperone-Led Discovery (3-5)
Arctic Tundra
Asian Forest
Marine Mammals (Rocky Shores)
Puget Sound (North Pacific Aquarium)
Red Wolves
Sharks
Student Logs and Chaperone Guides (6-12)
Red Wolves
Sharks
Zoos: Working for the World's Wildlife
Zoological Careers