BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.3.7.3//EN TZID:Australia/Melbourne X-WR-TIMEZONE:Australia/Melbourne BEGIN:VEVENT UID:17525@home-ed.vic.edu.au DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260506T100000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260506T131500 DTSTAMP:20260409T234301Z URL:https://home-ed.vic.edu.au/events/free-online-events-zoos-victoria/ SUMMARY:Free online events: Zoos Victoria (all ages) DESCRIPTION:Join HEN at one or multiple of these free online learning event s\, hosted by Zoos Victoria.\n\nNo bookings required: a link to these even ts is available within the members-only section of the website.\n\nPlease note:\n\n Families aren't restricted to the age ranges provided by Zoos V ictoria\, though please be mindful of age-appropriate behaviour during the sessions\n These events are not exclusive to HEN: they are open to all A ustralian schools\, so please be mindful of the shared space\n Families s hould consider their privacy requirements when choosing their display name etc.\n These events are live only &\; cannot be recorded for later vi ewing\n Adults must stay in the room at all times during these events\, t o supervise their children\n These events are hosted over Microsoft Teams . It's recommended you log in to these events 5 minutes early\, to ensure a smooth process\n\n \;\nTimetable\n\n\n\n10:00 - 10:30am\n\n \;\n Foundation-Year 2 Science (Australia):\n\nYear 5-6 Science\n\n\n10:45 - 11 :15am\nYear 7-8 Science \n\n\n11:30am - 12:00pm\nYear 3-4 Science\n\nFoun dation-Year 2 Science (Africa)\n\n\n12:00 - 12:30pm\nVCE Biology Unit 2\n\ n\n12:45-1:15pm\nVCE Biology Unit 4\n\n\n\n \;\nTopics\nFoundation - Y ear 2 Science\nDiscover animal body features\, habitats and basic needs. C hildren will learn:\n\n Features of African and Australian animals\n\n\n Habitats and basic needs of animals\n\n\n How to use their senses durin g scientific investigation\n\n\n How to respect and care for wildlife\n\n Year 3-4 Science\nJourney through the bush to discover Australian animals and their survival skills. Kids will learn:\n\n Life cycles of Australia n animals\n\n\n Animals depend on each other\, and their habitat\, to sur vive\n\n\n How to use observation during scientific investigation\n\n\n How to take action for sustainability and wildlife conservation\n\nYear 5- 6 Science\nExplore the African animal features make them successful predat ors and able to avoid becoming prey. Families will learn:\n\n African ani mal adaptations that help them to survive\n\n\n Why people are working to gether to protect wildlife\n\n\n How to investigate an animal’s body fe atures\, diet and senses\n\n\n How to take action for sustainability and wildlife conservation\n\nYear 7-8 Science\nBring the science of the animal kingdom to life by examining skulls\, biological artefacts and zoo animal s. We will learn:\n\n Structural and behavioural animal adaptations\n\n\ n Animal classifications\n\n\n Human impact on places\, habitats and eco systems\n\n\n How to classify animals in various ways\n\n\n How to use s cientific knowledge for wildlife conservation\n\nVCE Biology Unit 2\nInves tigate the adaptations and interdependencies that enable Little Penguins t o survive within a marine ecosystem. Families will learn:\n\n Little Pen guin adaptations that enhance survival and enable life to exist in a range of environments\n\n\n Survival through interdependencies between species and populations within an ecosystem\n\n\n How to collect and analyse rea l datasets\n\n\n How to extend scientific inquiry skills\n\nVCE Biology U nit 4\nAnalyse and compare primates to reveal humans’ closest living and extinct relatives\, evolutionary trends and what it means to be classifie d as Homo sapiens. We will learn:\n\n Anatomical and behavioural charact eristics of mammals\, primates\, hominoids and hominins\n\n\n Processes t hat underpin speciation of primates\n\n\n Construction and use of phyloge netic trees as evidence for relatedness of species\n\n\n How to compare D NA sequences\n How to collect and analyse behavioural observation data\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://home-ed.vic.edu.au/wp-content/uploads/20 26/04/Untitled.jpeg CATEGORIES:Online Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Australia/Melbourne X-LIC-LOCATION:Australia/Melbourne BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20260405T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+1100 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 TZNAME:AEST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR