EcoKidz Quest 2010 August 5, 2010

EcoKidz Quest aims to raise awareness of our native wildlife through interesting educational games. Join us as we share about our native fauna and flora. Attractive rewards await you upon the completion of the quest. Learn how some animals morph, camouflage to survive and provide a natural service to us. Take a walk through our garden at the end of the day to learn more about our native flora.

The game stations will be open from 9am to 4pm.

Prizes:

1. Limited edition EcoKidz Quest badge
2. Singapore Zoo Woven Bag
3. Certificate of Completion
4. Singapore Zoo Motif Water Bottle Retailing @ $12.90 each
Game Stations:

1 Fragrance and Scents - Visitors will learn more about our native flora and their fragrance. Participants are required to match the fragrance to the plants.

2 Matching Seeds - Plants have different kind of seeds that come in different shape and sizes. Learn how plants increase its chance of survival through the different type of seeds. Participants are required to match the seeds to their respective plants.

3 Mighty Morphing Power Creatures - Some animals go through different changes in physical form in its lifetime. This is known as metamorphosis. There are 2 types of metamorphosis; complete and incomplete. Participants will have to match the different insects to their respective type of metamorphosis in order to complete the quest.

4 Slimy Pest Control/ Where’s my home? - It is important to protect wildlife because they provide natural services to us such as pest control. Instead of using synthetic forms of pest control, why not conserve our natural resources to do the job for us? Participants will learn more about frogs at this station. Participants will also learn about the different habitats of the various native frog species on display at the booth. Children will love to shoot down the ‘pests’ with our EcoKidz power blaster!

5 Count the sticks - Animals survive in the wild using different methods. Some aggressive, some defensive. For the stick insecks, they defend themselves by camouflaging. Learn more about the stick insects and their way of survival at the station. Participants are to count the number of stick insects hiding in a display tank, and also to separate the eggs from the poop to complete the quest.

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