Did you know the Akron Zoo can come to you? The Akron ZooMobile can bring age-specific programs right to your school or classroom.

ZooMobile programs include:

• Live animal ambassadors
• Up-to-date lesson plans that include Academic Content Standards for Life Sciences for the State of Ohio

Classroom Programs*

Each 45-minute program includes three animal ambassadors and hands-on activities for one classroom (30 students or less) setting.

Preschool – Kindergarten

Animal Babies – Learn about some animals, their babies and how they care for them.

Living Things – Explore the differences between living things and non-living things and meet a few live animals.

Kindergarten – Grade 3

Backyard Wildlife – Discover animals that live in Ohio.  Learn about their lives in the wild and how people and animals can co-exist.

Where in the World – Explore the different places animals call home, from the desert to the rainforest. 

Fur, Feathers & Scales – Discover the differences between birds, mammals and reptiles and the ways they are classified.

Grades 4 – 6 

What’s for Dinner? – Learn about the food web and how all animals are connected.

Endangered Species – Meet three animals that are endangered in the wild and learn what humans are doing to help them.

Grades 6 – 8

Wildlife Trade – Learn how human decisions affect the economics and cultures of other civilizations. 

Adapt and Survive – Discover the traits and behaviors that help animals survive and thrive in the wild.

Classroom ZooMobile Program Fees

Summit County

Single class/Consecutive classes    $85/$60

Outside Summit County

Single class/Consecutive classes    $100/$70

It’s a Wild World Assembly Program

This action packed program brings the spirit of the Olympics competition into your school.  Audience members will have the opportunity to test their physical prowess against the amazing adaptations of reptiles, mammals and birds.  This special presentation has animal athletes from around the world combined with music and plenty of student participation.

Fees

Summit County/Consecutive                $350/$300

Outside Summit County/Consecutive    $400/$350

Please consider our assembly program for larger groups.

After-School Programs

Our after-school enrichment programs include 4 to 8 different sessions with fun activities and several animal ambassadors.

Fees

Summit County/Consecutive                $85/$60

Outside Summit County/Consecutive    $100/$70

 *ZooMobiles also offered for Community Groups on our Community Programs Page.