The Mammals Workshop

To get the most out of The Mammals Workshop, we suggest studying the following aspects at school before the visit: 

To understand the students’ interests and increase motivation about the animals:

• Make a mural in class where you write down and/or draw the things that the children want to know about mammals.
  
• Put a box in the classroom where students can place the questions they may have at any time and later study them.
• Collect photographs, magazine articles, cards, activity sheets and other materials about the animals that the children can obtain.
• Bring in videos, CDs or other materials on electronic supports about these animals.
• Visit the animal files on the website for the Barcelona Zoo.
  

To observe animals:

• Take a field trip to find spoors, prints, burrows or excrement that let students feel the presence of mammals in our natural environment.
• Ask students who have a pet and mammal to prepare, individually or in groups, an explanation about this animal to present to their classmates with the help of photographs or the animal itself.

As specific objectives:

• Status of mammals within the category of vertebrates.
• Identification of humans as mammals.
• Knowledge of the existence of aquatic, land and flying mammals.
• Become aware of the risk existing to the survival of many species of mammals, the causes and possible solutions.