Blair Drummond Safari & Adventure Park

Welcome to Blair Drummond safari park's education page. These are the first drafts of our education sheets for children and are free to download for classes to use.

(You will need to have Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your computer to read these files).

Please feel free to contact me at the safari park for more information on the range of educational trips we can arrange at the safari park or at your school.

Education Officer
Blair Drummond Safari and Adventure Park
by Stirling
FK9 4UR
T: 01786 841456
E: education@blairdrummond.com

Animal Adaptions
Suitable for Primary 3-4 LevelC
The aim of this topic is to demonstrate how different animals show different adaptations to different environments, whether they be behavioural or physical. A further aim will be to demonstrate how an animal can increase its chances of survival by responding to changes in the environment through adaptation.

Animal Conservation
Suitable for Primary 7 LevelC
The aim of this topic is to demonstrate that there is a need for animals to be held in captivity for the purposes of conservation through captive breeding programmes. This project aims to develop an awareness of the interaction between living things and their environment.

Animal Senses
Suitable for primary 1-3 Level A/B
The aim of this topic is to allow the students to discover, name and identify the senses that both the students and the animals use on a daily basis for survival. An understanding of external body parts and their special function within their environment will be gained from this exercise. How animals use their senses to keep safe, find food and communicate are also covered in this project.

	Come to your Senses Suitable for Primary 2-3 LevelB The aim of this project is to develop the students understanding of the senses that help animals and students to survive on a day-to-day basis. This activity also points at taking a responsibility for our own health and safety.
	Animal Welfare Suiable for Primary 6-7 Level C Main aims are;To provide understanding of issues that affect different species of both wild animals and those in captivity. To develop children’s basic understanding of welfare and what is involved when dealing with animals. Develop understanding of responsibility and what is right and wrong when caring for animals.

Design a Wildlife Park
Suitable for Primary 6-7 LevelC
The purpose of this activity is to show students the reasons for the existence of zoos and safari parks in their role as protecting endangered species. This project should also cause students to ask WHY certain animals are living at the safari park.

Food Chains and Food Webs
Suitable for Primary 2-3 Level B
The main aim of this project is to develop an understanding of how people and animals feed in the wild and the knock on effects that occur when the food chain is disrupted. Students will gain knowledge of how animals are dependent on the environment in which they live for their food supply.

Vertebrates
Suitable for Primary 4-5 Level B
The aim of this topic is to give students the knowledge and skills to differentiate between members of the same vertebrate group. Students will be able to recognise some of the more obvious distinguishing external features of the five vertebrate groups.