Savannah – Creating Hope Through Human-wildlife Solutions (Stage 5 & 6)
This Stage 5 & 6 self-guided experience gives students the opportunity to apply real geographical skills in a hands-on context as they explore human-wildlife relationships and environmental management in the Kenyan Savannah.
Students will:
Analyse environmental challenges affecting ecosystems and communities
Evaluate different environmental management strategies
Investigate how conservation solutions are shaped by culture, economics and global connections
Use geographical tools to interpret and analyse data
Make evidence-based decisions around sustainability
Using Taronga’s Savannah student workbook, teachers guide their class through observation points and tasks in the African Savannah precinct. Students draw on visual evidence, maps, spatial data, and their own reasoning to reflect on intercultural and environmental issues with global relevance.
Why teachers love this program:
It’s a real-world, syllabus-linked case study students can physically walk through
Encourages critical thinking, data analysis and ethical discussion
Links directly to Stage 5 and 6 Geography outcomes, including environmental change, sustainability and management
The self-guided format allows you to move at your own pace and tailor the depth to your class
It brings abstract environmental issues to life in a vivid and memorable way
About the Program
This Stage 5 & 6 self-guided experience gives students the opportunity to apply real geographical skills in a hands-on context as they explore human-wildlife relationships and environmental management in the Kenyan Savannah.
Students will:
Analyse environmental challenges affecting ecosystems and communities
Evaluate different environmental management strategies
Investigate how conservation solutions are shaped by culture, economics and global connections
Use geographical tools to interpret and analyse data
Make evidence-based decisions around sustainability
Using Taronga’s Savannah student workbook, teachers guide their class through observation points and tasks in the African Savannah precinct. Students draw on visual evidence, maps, spatial data, and their own reasoning to reflect on intercultural and environmental issues with global relevance.
Why teachers love this program:
It’s a real-world, syllabus-linked case study students can physically walk through
Encourages critical thinking, data analysis and ethical discussion
Links directly to Stage 5 and 6 Geography outcomes, including environmental change, sustainability and management
The self-guided format allows you to move at your own pace and tailor the depth to your class
It brings abstract environmental issues to life in a vivid and memorable way
Documents
Questions & Answers
Objectives
Stage 5 Geography:
GE5-3: Examines the impact of human interactions on environments
GE5-5: Assesses management strategies for sustainable outcomes
GE5-7, GE5-8: Acquires and processes geographical information using tools and skills
Stage 6 Geography (Preliminary):
P2, P5, P7: Describes environments, identifies problems, and applies fieldwork and geographical skills
Cross-curriculum priority: Sustainability, Intercultural Understanding
Students will:
Evaluate environmental pressures on the Kenyan savannah
Use data and spatial tools to analyse global conservation issues
Reflect on different perspectives, including Indigenous communities and conservation organisations
Propose and justify environmental actions based on evidence