Year 10 Geography Trip to Perth Zoo

This week, Year 10 Geography students attended a field trip to Perth Zoo to collect primary data for their Geography Inquiry task: Biodiversity and Endangered Species. Students met teachers at the Perth Train Station before heading to Barrack Street Jetty to board the ferry to the zoo. When we arrived we were presented with a lecture called 'Save Our Species' by Perth Zoo staff. Students were asked to consider which of a number of species were most at risk of endangerment given a range of different scenarios. This was followed by the opportunity for students to have a close encounter with a Woma Python.

The students then visited enclosures around the zoo to make observations and collect data on the endangered or threatened species they have chosen to focus on for their inquiry, including using their iPads to photograph and collect video footage.