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An Introduc+on to the China/UK Giant Panda Project Planning For Pandas: Housing Giant Pandas 1 Early Level: Cra5 and Design Contexts for Developing Technological Skills Within real and imaginary se>ngs, I am developing my prac+cal skills as I select and work with a range of materials, tools and soEware. TCH 012a Through discovery, natural curiosity and imagina+on, I explore ways to construct models or solve problems. TCH 014a Suggested AcHvity: Design and Build an Outdoor Panda Enclosure Using Natural Materials Aims To design and build an outdoor giant panda enclosure that has all the features needed to provide a s+mula+ng, yet comfortable, environment for pandas in cap+vity. To find and use a selec+on of natural materials suitable for the design task. To use a selec+on of basic carpentry tools to help complete the task. In this lesson, pupils will listen to Lesson S+mulus – Housing Giant Pandas. They will find out about the giant panda enclosures at Edinburgh Zoo and the features they have that make them suitable environments for giant pandas in cap+vity. Pupils could also watch the Edinburgh Zoo Panda Cam www.edinburghzoo.org.uk/pandacam.html to see Tian Tian in her enclosure. Using a selec+on of natural materials that they have gathered from woodland walks, school grounds and home gardens, pupils will design and build a miniature outdoor enclosure for giant pandas. Some features, such as the climbing frame and tree house, will require pupils to refashion materials using addi+onal resources such as grasses and natural twine. They will also need to use basic carpentry tools to complete the task. On comple+on of the design task, pupils will be able to explain the features they have included in their models and say why these are necessary for a giant panda outdoor enclosure. Background Notes for Teachers Giant pandas naturally live in the mountainous areas of central China surrounded by cool, wet, dense bamboo forests. For pandas in cap+vity, it is important that they spend their +me in an environment that closely mimics that of their natural habitat. At Edinburgh Zoo the giant panda enclosure has been primarily designed to do just that. Each design feature of the enclosure has a purpose – from giving the pandas shelter from the elements to providing structures for climbing and scratching, everything has been designed and installed for a specific reason. Use the informa+on from the ‘Giant Panda Outdoor Enclosure’ PDF to find out more about these features.

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An  Introduc+on  to  the    China/UK  Giant  Panda  Project  

Planning  For  Pandas:  Housing  Giant  Pandas  1

Early  Level:  Cra5  and  Design  Contexts  for  Developing  Technological  Skills Within  real  and  imaginary  se>ngs,  I  am  developing  my  prac+cal  skills  as  I  select  and  work  with  a  range  of  materials,  tools  and  soEware.  TCH  0-­‐12a Through  discovery,  natural  curiosity  and  imagina+on,  I  explore  ways  to  construct  models  or  solve  problems.  TCH  0-­‐14a

Suggested   AcHvity:   Design   and   Build   an   Outdoor   Panda   Enclosure  Using  Natural  Materials Aims •  To  design  and  build  an  outdoor  giant  panda  enclosure  that  has  all  the  features  needed  to  provide  a  

s+mula+ng,  yet  comfortable,  environment  for  pandas  in  cap+vity.  •  To  find  and  use  a  selec+on  of  natural  materials  suitable  for  the  design  task.  •  To  use  a  selec+on  of  basic  carpentry  tools  to  help  complete  the  task.    In  this  lesson,  pupils  will  listen  to  Lesson  S+mulus  –  Housing  Giant  Pandas.  They  will  find  out  about  the  giant  panda  enclosures  at  Edinburgh  Zoo  and  the  features  they  have  that  make  them  suitable  environments  for  giant  pandas  in  cap+vity.  Pupils  could  also  watch  the                  Edinburgh  Zoo  Panda  Cam  www.edinburghzoo.org.uk/pandacam.html  to  see  Tian  Tian  in  her  enclosure.    Using  a  selec+on  of  natural  materials  that  they  have  gathered  from  woodland  walks,  school  grounds  and  home  gardens,  pupils  will  design  and  build  a  miniature  outdoor  enclosure  for  giant  pandas.    Some  features,  such  as  the  climbing  frame  and  tree  house,  will  require  pupils  to  refashion  materials  using  addi+onal  resources  such  as  grasses  and  natural  twine.  They  will  also  need  to  use  basic  carpentry  tools  to  complete  the  task.    On  comple+on  of  the  design  task,  pupils  will  be  able  to  explain  the  features  they  have  included  in  their  models  and  say  why  these  are  necessary  for  a  giant  panda  outdoor  enclosure.      

Background  Notes  for  Teachers  Giant  pandas  naturally  live  in  the  mountainous  areas  of  central  China  surrounded  by  cool,  wet,  dense  bamboo  forests.  For  pandas  in  cap+vity,  it  is  important  that  they  spend  their  +me  in  an  environment  that  closely  mimics  that  of  their  natural  habitat.      At  Edinburgh  Zoo  the  giant  panda  enclosure  has  been  primarily  designed  to  do  just  that.  Each  design  feature  of  the  enclosure  has  a  purpose  –  from  giving  the  pandas  shelter  from  the  elements  to  providing  structures  for  climbing  and  scratching,  everything  has  been  designed  and  installed  for  a  specific  reason.    Use  the  informa+on  from  the  ‘Giant  Panda  Outdoor  Enclosure’  PDF  to  find  out  more  about  these  features.      

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Background  Notes  for  Teachers   Natural  and  CapHve  Environments  for  Giant  Pandas Giant  pandas  naturally   live   in   the  mountainous  areas  of   central  China   surrounded  by  cool,  wet,  dense  bamboo   forests.  They  are  solitary  creatures  and   live  alone   for  most  of   the  year,  only  coming   together  during  breeding  season.      Pandas  like  to  spend  +me  in  dens,  and  will  oEen  give  birth  to  their  cubs  in  a  den  made  from  a  hollowed  out  tree,  pile  of  rocks  or  a  cave.  Like  most  bears,  pandas  love  to  climb  and  start  climbing  when  they  are  around  6  months  old.  They  are  also  great  swimmers  and  love  the  water.  They  spend  around  16  hours  a  day  feeding,  but  they  do  occasionally  like  to  play  –  when  they  are  not  sleeping!    Female  pandas  ovulate  once  a  year  and  can  conceive  for  only  2  or  3  days  around  the  +me  of  ovula+on.  In  the  wild,  female  pandas  will  urinate  in  streams  and  rivers  to  send  chemical  messages  to  male  pandas  to  indicate  she  is  ready  to  conceive.      For  pandas  in  cap+vity,  it  is  important  that  they  spend  their  +me  in  an  environment  that  closely  mimics  that  of  their  natural  habitat.  At  Edinburgh  Zoo  the  giant  panda  enclosure  has  been  primarily  designed  to  do  just  that.  Each  design  feature  of  the  enclosure  has  a  purpose,  from  giving  the  pandas  shelter  from  the  elements  to  providing  structures  for  climbing  and  scratching,  everything  has  been  designed  and  installed  for  a  specific  reason.      Use   the   informa+on   from   the   ‘Giant   Panda   Outdoor   Enclosure’   PDF   to   find   out   more   about   these  features.  Some,  or  all,  of  them  can  be  used  in  pupils’  designs.    

An  Introduc+on  to  the    China/UK  Giant  Panda  Project  

Planning  For  Pandas:  Housing  Giant  Pandas  1