Taronga Zoo - Rainforest Heroes
iPad / Education
Experience Taronga Zoo's stunning Wild Asia rainforest trail guided by volunteer researcher Heidi Greentree. Create your own PDF field report using the photographs you have taken, observations you have made and information you have collected. Email this report to yourself, your friends or your teacher. Can you solve the mystery of the 'Real Heroes' on this Taronga Zoo - Rainforest Heroes app? Developed by the NSW Curriculum and Learning Innovation Centre, NSW Department of Education and Communities in partnership with Taronga Zoo.
Features:
Explore the lush rainforest area of Taronga Zoo:
•discover the amazing animals living in Taronga Zoo's Wild Asia rainforest trail
•virtually feed the animals their zoo diet
•take and choose photos
•earn points as you discover and solve
•watch videos taken by the keepers
•hear the animals communicating
•change the timer to suit your needs in device settings
•clear or keep your information in device settings
•create your own field report which you can email to yourself as a record of your visit and of what you have learnt.
If on location at Taronga Zoo you can also:
•use the binoculars to zoom in on the animals and the habitats
•take and upload your own photos of the animals
•track your position on the map via GPS
•observe the animals and the signage to check field observations and answer questions.
