Brandywine Zoo - Discovery Tours

Discovery Tours programs are educational tours that provide participants with an experience that is fun, exciting and educational. These programs include a brief introduction to the topic and a guided tour of the zoo complete with hands-on learning activities.

Program Information:

Programs are 1 1/2 to 2 hours long
Discover Tour Programs have a 15 person or $90.00 minimum requirement.
Discovery Programs run during the summer as well as throughout the school year.
These educational tours provide participants with an experience that is fun, exciting, educational, AND meets State Standards (see tour info for education standards).
Fees: $6 per person throughout the year except for preschool/kindergarten programs in September through May when the fee is $5.
Arrangements must be made in advance.

To book your tour, please call, (302) 571-7 850 Ext. 208 or email Jill.Karlson@state.de.us for a Registration Form.

Take a look at the range of onsite activity programs for groups of all ages at Discovery Tours.

PreSchool/Kindergarten Programs
Fabulous Five!	Are You My Mother?
Creature Categories	Dinosaurs
Grades 1 - 12
GRADE 1
Zoo Organisms	Dinosaurs
Animal Adaptations	Zooper Heroes
GRADE 2
Animal Adaptations	Zooper Heroes
Tropical Rainforest Trek
GRADE 3
Animal Adaptations	Zooper Heroes
Tropical Rainforest Trek	Dem Bones
Saving Species
GRADE 4
Tropical Rainforest Trek	Dem Bones
Saving Species	Structures of Life
Biome Sweet Biome	Zoo Drama
GRADE 5
Dem Bones	Saving Species
Biome Sweet Biome	Zoo Drama
GRADE 6
Saving Species	Biome Sweet Biome
ZooDrama	Animal Classification
BiodiverZOOty!	Zoo to Do
GRADE 6-12
BiodiverZOOty!	Zoo to Do

PreSchool/Kindergarten Programs

Program Length: 1.5 hours

Fee: $5 per person

Program held at the zoo

Fabulous Five!

Explore the magic of the five senses and learn how some animal senses are alike or different from humans!

K-3 Cluster Standards Addressed:

6.3.A. Senses help humans and other organisms detect internal and external cues.
Level: Essential

Are You My Mother?

Begin your tour with the story Are You My Mother? by P.D. Eastman and then we'll tour the zoo and discover animal babies and the changes they go through to become adults.

K-3 Cluster Standards Addressed:

7.1.A. The offspring of some plants and animals resemble the parents
Level: Essential
7.1.B. The offspring of some plants and animals do not resemble the parents. Similarities between parents and their offspring become more apparent as their life cycle continues.
Level: Essential

Creature Categories

Where do animals belong? On a farm, in our house, in the wild? Find out in this fun-filled program.

K-3 Cluster Standards Addressed:

1.1.A. Understand that: Scientific investigations, whether conducted by students or scientists, involve asking a question about the natural world. Be able to: Generate questions and predictions using observations and exploration about the natural world.
Level: Essential
6.1.A. Plants and animals are similar to and different from each other in observable structures and behavior. These characteristics distinguish them from each other and from nonliving things.
Level: Essential
6.2.B. In addition to basic needs for survival, living things have needs specific to the organisms such as temperature range and food requirements.
Level: Essential
7.2.A. Many different kinds of plants and animals live throughout the world. These plants and animals can be grouped according to the characteristics they share.
Level: Compact

Dinosaurs

Stomp back to the days of the dinosaur at the Brandywine Zoo! We'll learn some fun and interesting things about dinosaurs, check out some amazing prehistoric biofacts, and then meet some real live dinosaur relatives!

K-3 Cluster Standards Addressed:

1.3.B. Much has been learned about the natural world but there is still much to understand.
Level: Compact
6.1.C. In animals the skeletal-muscular system provides structure, support and enables movement.
Level: Essential
7.1.C. All plants and animals go through a life cycle of birth, growth, development, reproduction, and death. This cycle is predictable and describable, but differs from organism to organism.
Level: Essential
7.2.A. Many different kinds of plants and animals live throughout the world. These plants and animals can be grouped according to the characteristics they share.
Level: Compact
8.1.A. Interconnectedness exists among the living and nonliving parts of an environment. This interconnectedness can be observed by the changes made by plants and animals in their environment.
Level: Important

Grades 1 and Up Programs

Program Length: 2 hours

Fee: $6 per person

Program held at the zoo.

ZOOrganisms

This program ties in with the 'Organisms' unit. Students will discover the five things all animals need to survive, help construct a food chain (complete with live wild animal), and utilize the zoo as an innovative and creative way to learn other concepts, skills, and attitudes.

K-3 Cluster Standards Addressed:
Associated Units: Organisms (1st grade)

6.1.A. Plants and animals are similar to and different from each other in observable structures and behavior. These characteristics distinguish them from each other and from nonliving things.
Level: Essential
6.2.A. Plants and animals are living things. All living things have basic needs for survival including air water, food (nutrients), space, shelter, and light.
Level: Essential
6.2.B. In addition to basic needs for survival, living things have needs specific to the organisms such as temperature range and food requirements.
Level: Essential
7.1.A. The offspring of some plants and animals resemble the parents
Level: Essential
7.1.B. The offspring of some plants and animals do not resemble the parents. Similarities between parents and their offspring become more apparent as their life cycle continues.
Level: Essential
7.1.C. All plants and animals go through a life cycle of birth, growth, development, reproduction, and death. This cycle is predictable and describable, but differs from organism to organism.
Level: Essential
8.1.A. An interconnectedness exists among the living and nonliving parts of an environment. This interconnectedness can be observed by the changes made by plants and animals in their environment.
Level: Important
8.1.B. Plants and animals need enough space and resources to survive. Overcrowding leads to an increased need for resources.
Level: Important
8.2.A. All animals depend on plants. Some animals eat plants for food. Other animals eat animals that have eaten plants.
Level: Important
8.3.A. Many natural resources are limited. The amount available can be made to last longer by decreasing the use of some resources or by reusing or recycling certain materials.
Level: Important

Dinosaurs

K-3 Cluster Standards Addressed:

6.1.C. In animals the skeletal-muscular system provides structure, support and enables movement.
Level: Essential
7.1.C. All plants and animals go through a life cycle of birth, growth, development, reproduction, and death. This cycle is predictable and describable, but differs from organism to organism.
Level: Essential
7.2.A. Many different kinds of plants and animals live throughout the world. These plants and animals can be grouped according to the characteristics they share.
Level: Compact
8.1.A. An interconnectedness exists among the living and nonliving parts of an environment. This interconnectedness can be observed by the changes made by plants and animals in their environment.
Level: Important

Animal Adaptations

Students will learn about different animal coverings in this introduction to animal classification. Camouflage, fur patterns, and other adaptations will be discussed in this program. A scavenger hunt and topic-related activities are part of the outdoor tour!

K-3 Cluster Standards Addressed:

1.1.A. Understand that: Scientific investigations, whether conducted by students or scientists, involve asking a question about the natural world. Be able to: Generate questions and predictions using observations and exploration about the natural world.
Level: Essential
5.2.A. Weather influences plants, animals and human activity.
Level: Essential
6.1.A. Plants and animals are similar to and different from each other in observable structures and behavior. These characteristics distinguish them from each other and from nonliving things.
Level: Essential
6.2.B. In addition to basic needs for survival, living things have needs specific to the organisms such as temperature range and food requirements.
Level: Essential
6.1.C. In animals the skeletal-muscular system provides structure, support and enables movement.
Level: Essential
7.2.A. Many different kinds of plants and animals live throughout the world. These plants and animals can be grouped according to the characteristics they share.
Level: Compact
7.3.A. People use the variety of plants and animals found throughout the world for food, clothing, and shelter (e.g. silk for clothing, wood for building shelters.)
Level: Compact
8.1.A. An interconnectedness exists among the living and nonliving parts of an environment. This interconnectedness can be observed by the changes made by plants and animals in their environment.
Level: Important
8.2.A. All animals depend on plants. Some animals eat plants for food. Other animals eat animals that have eaten plants.
Level: Important
8.3.A. Many natural resources are limited. The amount available can be made to last longer by decreasing the use of some resources or by reusing or recycling certain materials.
Level: Essential

ZOOper Heroes

Discover several wild and fantastic animals that inspired famous Super Heroes! We'll focus on the amazing "super-human" abilities some animals have!

K-3 Cluster Standards Addressed:

1.1.A. Understand that: Scientific investigations, whether conducted by students or scientists, involve asking a question about the natural world. Be able to: Generate questions and predictions using observations and exploration about the natural world.
Level: Essential
5.2.A. Weather influences plants, animals and human activity.
Level: Essential
6.1.A. Plants and animals are similar to and different from each other in observable structures and behavior. These characteristics distinguish them from each other and from nonliving things.
Level: Essential
6.2.B. In addition to basic needs for survival, living things have needs specific to the organisms such as temperature range and food requirements.
Level: Essential
6.1.C. In animals the skeletal-muscular system provides structure, support and enables movement.
Level: Essential
7.2.A. Many different kinds of plants and animals live throughout the world. These plants and animals can be grouped according to the characteristics they share.
Level: Compact

Tropical Rainforest Trek

Discover the plants, animals and people who live in the Tropical Rainforest. Learn how important the rainforest is to you and what you can do to save this beautiful habitat.

K-3 Cluster Standards Addressed:

3.1.A. The Sun is a source of energy that lights and warms the Earth.
Level: Essential
3.1.C. Heat energy is a form of energy that makes things warmer.
Level: Important
4.1.A. The shape of the Earth is similar to a sphere.
Level: Compact
5.2.A. Weather influences plants, animals and human activity.
Level: Essential
5.2.C. Water from rain, lakes, and underground, is needed by plants, animals and people for their everyday activities.
Level: Compact
6.1.A. Plants and animals are similar to and different from each other in observable structures and behavior. These characteristics distinguish them from each other and from nonliving things.
Level: Essential
6.2.B. In addition to basic needs for survival, living things have needs specific to the organisms such as temperature range and food requirements.
Level: Essential
6.1.C. In animals the skeletal-muscular system provides structure, support and enables movement.
Level: Essential
6.2.A. Plants and animals are living things. All living things have basic needs for survival including air water, food (nutrients), space, shelter, and light.
Level: Essential
6.2.B. In addition to basic needs for survival, living things have needs specific to the organisms such as temperature range and food requirements.
Level: Essential
8.1.A. An interconnectedness exists among the living and nonliving parts of an environment. This interconnectedness can be observed by the changes made by plants and animals in their environment.
Level: Important
8.1.B. Plants and animals need enough space and resources to survive. Overcrowding leads to an increased need for resources.
Level: Important
8.2.A. All animals depend on plants. Some animals eat plants for food. Other animals eat animals that have eaten plants.
Level: Important
8.3.A. Many natural resources are limited. The amount available can be made to last longer by decreasing the use of some resources or by reusing or recycling certain materials.
Level: Essential

4-5 Cluster Standards Addressed:

3.1.E. Heat energy raises the objects temperature or changes the state of the object (i.e., solid to liquid, liquid to gas).
Level: Important
3.4.A. The production of most of the energy that we use in our daily lives comes from energy stored in natural resources. The quantity of these resources is limited, so it is important to conserve our natural resources by using them wisely.
Level: Compact
6.1.A. Structures that function for similar purposes in living things may have different appearances.
Level: Essential
6.1.C. Organisms can be grouped based on similarities and differences in their structures and functions. These may include characteristics such as appendages, roots and leaves of plants, or the presence or lack of a backbone.
Level: Essential
6.2.A. Plants need the Sun's energy to grow and survive.
Level: Essential
8.1.A. People depend on living and nonliving resources to satisfy their need for food, shelter, and fuel.
Level: Compact
8.1.B. All living organisms interact with the living and nonliving parts of their surroundings to meet their needs for survival. These interactions lead to a constant exchange of matter.
Level: Essential
8.1.D. Changes in an organism's environment may be either beneficial or harmful. Organisms may be affected by other organisms, by various physical factors (e.g., rainfall, temperature), by physical forces (e.g., storms, earthquakes), and by daily, seasonal, and annual cycles.
Level: Compact
8.1.E. In order to survive, populations within an ecosystem require a balance of resources.
Level: Important
8.3.A. Human activities may cause pollution of air, water and soil.
Level: Important
8.3.B. Different technologies are used to access resources to meet human wants and needs. In many cases the environment is affected and resources become limited. Some activities may include burning of fossil fuels, logging, building of highways, shopping centers, and dams, introduction of one species to control another species, spraying of insects, as well as some aspects of farming.
Level: Important

Dem Bones

Explore what's inside humans and animals. Compare and contrast human and animal skeletal structures through animal observations, lively discussion and fun activities that will enrich students' understanding of skeletal structures of both humans and animals.

K-3 Cluster Standards Addressed:

6.1.A. Plants and animals are similar to and different from each other in observable structures and behavior. These characteristics distinguish them from each other and from nonliving things.
Level: Essential
6.1.B. Each plant or animal has different structures that serve different functions in growth, survival and reproduction.
Level: Essential
6.1.C. In animals the skeletal-muscular system provides structure, support and enables movement.
Level: Essential
6.3.A. Senses help humans and other organisms detect internal and external cues.
Level: Essential
6.3.B. The brain receives signals from parts of the body via the senses. In response, the brain sends signals to parts of the body to influence reactions.
Level: Essential
7.1.C. All plants and animals go through a life cycle of birth, growth, development, reproduction, and death. This cycle is predictable and describable, but differs from organism to organism.
Level: Essential

4-5 Cluster Standards Addressed:

6.1.A. Structures that function for similar purposes in living things may have different appearances.
Level: Essential
6.1.C. Organisms can be grouped based on similarities and differences in their structures and functions.
Level: Essential

Saving Species

Animals need your help! Meet some animals who are in danger of becoming extinct and learn what Zoos are doing to help save them and their habitats. Students will discuss difficult issues and be motivated to take action to help endangered animals.

K-3 Cluster Standards Addressed:

1.3.A. People from all parts of the world practice science and make many important scientific contributions.
Level: Compact
1.3.B. Much has been learned about the natural world but there is still much to understand.
Level: Compact
6.2.A. Plants and animals are living things. All living things have basic needs for survival including air water, food (nutrients), space, shelter, and light.
Level: Essential
6.2.B. In addition to basic needs for survival, living things have needs specific to the organisms such as temperature range and food requirements.
Level: Essential
6.4.C. The ability of an organism to meet its needs for survival is dependent upon its environment. Manipulation of the environment can positively or negatively affect the well being of various organisms that live there.
Level: Important
8.1.A. An interconnectedness exists among the living and nonliving parts of an environment. This interconnectedness can be observed by the changes made by plants and animals in their environment.
Level: Important
8.1.B. Plants and animals need enough space and resources to survive. Overcrowding leads to an increased need for resources.
Level: Important

Grades 4-6 Cluster Standards Addressed:

1.3.A. Contributions by individuals have been essential in advancing the body of scientific knowledge.
Level: Compact
6.2.B. Animals need food to provide materials and energy for life which they derive directly or indirectly from plants.
Level: Essential
6.4.B. Short term and long term studies are used to determine the effects of environmental changes (natural and man-made) on the health of the organisms within that environment.
Level: Important
8.1.B. All living organisms interact with the living and nonliving parts of their surroundings to meet their needs for survival. These interactions lead to a constant exchange of matter.
Level: Essential
8.1.D. Changes in an organism's environment may be either beneficial or harmful. Organisms may be affected by other organisms, by various physical factors (e.g., rainfall, temperature), by physical forces (e.g., storms, earthquakes), and by daily, seasonal, and annual cycles.
Level: Compact
8.1.E. In order to survive, populations within an ecosystem require a balance of resources.
Level: Important
8.3.A. Human activities may cause pollution of air, water and soil.
Level: Important

Grades 6-8 Cluster Standards Addressed:

1.3.A. Over the course of human history, contributions to science have been made by different people from different cultures. Studying some of these contributions and how they came about provides insight into the expansion of scientific knowledge.
Level: Compact
6.4.C. The environment may contain dangerous levels of substances in the water and soil that are harmful to organisms. Careful monitoring of these is important for healthy life processes.
Level: Compact
7.1.A. Reproduction is a characteristic of all living systems and is essential to the continuation of every species.
Level: Essential
7.2.D. Extinction of a species occurs when the environment changes and the adaptive characteristics of a species are insufficient to allow its survival. Most of the species that have lived on Earth no longer exist.
Level: Important
8.1. E. The size of populations may change as a result of the interrelationships among organisms. These may include predator/prey rations, availability of resources, and habitat changes.
Level: Essential
8.1.F. In all environments organisms with similar needs may compete with one another for resources including food, water, air, space and shelter. This competition results in natural population fluctuations.
Level: Important
8.1.G. Overpopulation can lead to depletion of resources and potential extinction of species.
Level: Essential
8.3.B. The introduction of competing species, removal of natural habitat, alteration of native landscapes due to urban, industrial and agricultural activities, over-harvesting of species, alteration of waterways and removal of natural predators etc., are actions that have a lasting impact on ecosystems.
Level: Essential

Structures of Life

Students will explore how animals are adapted to live in their habitat and discover the importance of biodiversity and conservation of each organism.

4-5 Cluster Standards Addressed:
Associated Units: Structures of Life (4th grade)

6.1.A. Structures that function for similar purposes in living things may have different appearances.
Level: Essential
6.1.C. Organisms can be grouped based on similarities and differences in their structures and functions. These may include characteristics such as appendages, roots, and leaves of plants, or the presence or lack of a backbone.
Level: Essential
6.3.B. There are similarities and differences in how organisms respond to internal and external cues. These behaviors may include strategies for acquiring food, building shelters, or evading predators.
Level: Important
7.2.A. Organisms of the same type vary in appearance. These variations may provide an advantage in reproduction and survival.
Level: Compact
8.1.C. Adaptations in organisms enable them to live and reproduce in certain environments. Those organisms that are best suited for a particular environment have adaptations that allow them to compete for available resources and cope with the physical conditions of their immediate surroundings.
Level: Essential
8.1.E. In order to survive, populations within an ecosystem require a balance of resources.
Level: Important

Biome, Sweet Biome

Discover how every living thing has a special way to survive in different biomes, the animals that live there, and the special adaptations that help them to survive.

4-5 Cluster Standards Addressed:

6.1.C. Organisms can be grouped based on similarities and differences in their structures and functions. These may include characteristics such as appendages, roots, and leaves of plants, or the presence or lack of a backbone.
Level: Essential
8.1.C. Adaptations in organisms enable them to live and reproduce in certain environments. Those organisms that are best suited for a particular environment have adaptations that allow them to compete for available resources and cope with the physical conditions of their immediate surroundings.
Level: Essential
8.1.D. Changes in an organism's environment may be either beneficial or harmful. Organisms may be affected by other organisms, by various physical factors (e.g. rainfall, temperature), by physical forces (e.g., storms, earthquakes), and by daily, seasonal, and annual cycles.
Level: Essential
8.1.E. In order to survive, populations within an ecosystem require a balance of resources.
Level: Important

6-8 Cluster Standards Addressed:

6.3.A. Regulation of an organism's internal environment involves sensing external changes in the environment and responding physiologically to keep conditions within the range required for survival (e.g., increasing heart rate w/ exertion).
Level: Compact
6.4.B. The functioning and health of organisms are influenced by many factors (i.e., heredity, diet, lifestyle, bacteria, viruses, parasites, and the environment). Certain body structures and systems function to protect against disease and injury.
Level: Important
7.2.F. The great variety of body forms and structures found in different species enable organisms to survive in diverse environments.
Level: Essential
8.1.A. All populations living together (biotic factors) and the physical factors with which they interact (abiotic factors) compose an ecosystem.
Level: Essential
8.1.E. The size of populations may change as a result of the interrelationships among organisms. These may include predator/prey rations, availability of resources, and habitat changes.
Level: Essential

Zoo Drama

Become an animal behavior scientist for a day! Learn the basics of animal behavior and make observations to uncover the secret language of the wild. Students will complete their own observation field book while at the Zoo.

4-5 Cluster Standards Addressed:

1.1.A. Understand that: Scientific investigations, whether conducted by students or scientists, involve asking a question about the natural world. Be able to: Generate questions and predictions using observations and exploration about the natural world.
Level: Essential
1.1.D. Understand that: The body of scientific knowledge grows as scientists ask questions, conduct investigations, develop explanations and compare results with what is already known. Be able to: Construct a reasonable explanation by analyzing evidence from the data. Revise the explanation after comparing results with other sources or after further investigation.
Level: Essential
6.3.A. An organism displays behaviors in response to internal cues, such as hunger, and external cues, such as light, temperature, or interaction with living things.
Level: Essential
6.3.B. There are similarities and differences in how organisms respond to internal and external cues. These behaviors may include strategies for acquiring food, building shelters, or evading predators.
Level: Important

6-8 Cluster Standards Addressed:

6.3.A. Regulation of an organism's internal environment involves sensing external changes in the environment and responding physiologically to keep conditions within the range required for survival (e.g. increasing heart rate with exertion).
Level: Companct

Animal Classification

Explore the diverse world of the Animal Kingdom. Find out the differences between the five classes of vertebrates and how they fit into their ecosystems.

6-8 Cluster Standards Addressed:

7.1.A. Reproduction is a characteristic of all living systems and is essential to the continuation of every species.
Level: Essential
7.2.E. There is a wide diversity of organisms on Earth. These organisms may be classified in a number of ways. One classification system places organism into five kingdoms (monera, protista, fungi, plantae, animalia) based on similarities in structure.
Level: Important
7.2.F. The great variety of body forms and structures found in different species enable organisms to survive in diverse environments.
Level: Essential

BiodiverZOOty

All living things make up this great place called earth! Find out more about its animal inhabitants and discover how ALL living things are needed to make our planet function as it should. A scavenger hunt and topic-related activities are part of the outdoor tour!

6-8 Cluster Standards Addressed:

7.1.A. Reproduction is a characteristic of all living systems and is essential to the continuation of every species.
Level: Essential
7.2.B. Natural selection is the process by which some individuals with certain traits are more likely to survive and produce greater numbers of offspring than other organisms of the same species. Competition for resources and mates and conditions in the environment can affect which individuals survive, reproduce and pass their traits on to future generations.
Level: Essential
7.2.D. Extinction of a species occurs when the environment changes and the adaptive characteristics of a species are insufficient to allow its survival. Most of the species that have lived on Earth no longer exist.
Level: Important
7.2.E. There is a wide diversity of organisms on Earth. These organisms may be classified in a number of ways. One classification system places organism into five kingdoms (monera, protista, fungi, plantae, animalia) based on similarities in structure.
Level: Important
7.2.F. The great variety of body forms and structures found in different species enable organisms to survive in diverse environments.
Level: Essential
8.1.A. All populations living together (biotic factors) and the physical factors with which they interact (abiotic factors) compose an ecosystem.
Level: Essential
8.1.B. Ecosystems do not have precise boundaries. All ecosystems ultimately exchange materials with one another and all influence one another.
Level: Compact
8.1.E. The size of populations may change as a result of the interrelationships among organisms. These may include predator/prey rations, availability of resources, and habitat changes.
Level: Essential
8.1.G. Overpopulation can lead to depletion of resources and potential extinction f species.
Level: Essential

9-12 Cluster Standards Addressed:

7.1.B. Known patterns of inheritance can be used to make predictions about genetic variation.
Level: Important
7.2.B. The great diversity of organisms is a result of more than 3.5 billion years of evolution that has filled every available niche with life forms. The millions of different species of plants, animals, and microorganisms that live on Earth today are related by descent with modification from common ancestors.
Level: Essential
8.1.D. Changes in the physical, chemical, or biological conditions of an ecosystem can alter the diversity of species in the system. Over time, ecosystems change and populations of organisms adapt, move, or become extinct.
Level: Important

Zoo To Do's

Enter the fascinating Zoo world! Learn about why zoos exist and the many different jobs found within. Find out how the Brandywine Zoo takes care of their animal's special needs.

6-8 Cluster Standards Addressed:

6.4.A. Technological advances in medicine and improvements in hygiene have helped in the prevention and treatment of illness.
Level: Important
6.4.B. The functioning and health of organisms are influenced by many factors (i.e., heredity, diet, lifestyle, bacteria, viruses, parasites, and the environment). Certain body structures and systems function to protect against disease and injury.
Level: Important
7.3.A. Selective breeding is used to cultivate plants and domesticated animals with desirable traits.
Level: Essential

9-12 Cluster Standards Addressed:

7.1.B. Known patterns of inheritance can be used to make predictions about genetic variation.
Level: Important
7.2.G. Biological evolution is the foundation for modern biology and is used to make predictions for medical, environmental, agricultural and other societal purposes.
Level: Essential
7.3.A. The expanding ability to manipulate genetic material, reproductive processes, and embryological development creates choices that raise ethical, legal, social, and p public policy questions.
Level: Compact
7.3.C. DNA is analyzed to determine evolutionary relationships, study populations, identify individuals, and diagnose genetic disorders.
Level: Important

Self Guided Tours

You are invited to visit the Zoo with your group on your own. If you have special activities for your students or want to introduce the Zoo in a more informal way, this is the format for you. Call ahead for group rates and visitation information.

Contract Programs

Contract Programs for large groups or schools (including grade level appropriate Discovery Tour and Traveling Zoo) are available for a reduced rate.

Please call or email the Curator of Education for more information or to set up a Contract Program at (302) 571-7850 Ext. 208 or jill.karlson@state.de.us