Tours and activities for schools and nurseries
Treat your schools or nurseries to a very special outing at Zoo Berlin. As an extracurricular learning centre, the Zoo offers a range of tours and projects adapted to every age group. Based on the Berlin curriculum, the tours and projects cleverly combine extraordinary animal experiences with natural science teaching.
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What animals do you know? How can we classify them?
Appropriate tours:
- Monkeying around
- Pick your favourites – you decide which animals to visit
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Pets, domestic animals, wild animals
Appropriate tours:
- Pets, domestic animals and wild animals – a comparison
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The four seasons: Changes in nature
Appropriate tours:
- Animals in winter
- Duration
75-90 min.; workshops: three teaching units (2 to 2.5 hours)
- Language
German or English
- Price
€40 (plus admission)
Workshops: €60 (plus admission)Regular school admission prices apply. You can find a price overview here. Please remember to bring along a properly filled out and stamped form for school visitors.
- Participants
One school class
- Booking
To enable us to prepare properly for your visit, we will need the following information:
- School name, type of school
- Year, class size, special information about the class, preferred topic
- Is the trip part of a school hiking day or a supplement to classroom teaching?
and
- Contact person with his/her telephone number and/or email address
To ensure you can reserve your preferred date and time, please send a booking request at least 14 days in advance. - Any questions?
Contact us at zooschule@zoo-berlin.de.
- School material for download
- Up-to-date animal info!
You can sign up to our school newsletter free of chargehere.
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What animals do you know? How can we classify them?
Appropriate tours:
- Monkeying around
- Pick your favourites – you decide which animals to visit
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Habitats and their inhabitants – how they interact
Appropriate tour:
- Adapting to different habitats
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Pets, domestic animals, wild animals
Appropriate tours:
- Pets, domestic animals and wild animals – a comparison
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The four seasons: Changes in nature
Appropriate tours:
- Animals in winter
- Duration
75-90 min.; workshops: three teaching units (2 to 2.5 hours)
- Language
German or English
- Price
€40 (plus admission)
Workshops: €60 (plus admission)Regular school admission prices apply. You can find a price overview here. Please remember to bring along a properly filled out and stamped form for school visitors.
- Participants
One school class
- Booking
To enable us to prepare properly for your visit, we will need the following information:
- School name, type of school
- Year, class size, special information about the class, preferred topic
- Is the trip part of a school hiking day or a supplement to classroom teaching?
and
- Contact person with his/her telephone number and/or email address
To ensure you can reserve your preferred date and time, please send a booking request at least 14 days in advance. - Any questions?
Contact us at zooschule@zoo-berlin.de.
- School material for download
- Up-to-date animal info!
You can sign up to our school newsletter free of chargehere.
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What animals do you know? How can we classify them?
Appropriate tours:
- Learning stations in the Primate House (with extended independent study period)
- Expedition through the zoo (perfect for hiking days)
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How organisms interact
Appropriate tour:
- Predators and prey – survival in the animal kingdom
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Habitats and their inhabitants – how they interact
Appropriate tour:
- Adapting to different habitats
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Pets, domestic animals, wild animals
Appropriate tours:
- Pets, domestic animals and wild animals – a comparison
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Species conservation
Appropriate tour:
- Threatened Zoo inhabitants – the last of their kind
- Duration
75-90 min.; workshops: three teaching units (2 to 2.5 hours)
- Language
German or English
- Price
€40 (plus admission)
Workshops: €60 (plus admission)Regular school admission prices apply. You can find a price overview here. Please remember to bring along a properly filled out and stamped form for school visitors.
- Participants
One school class
- Booking
To enable us to prepare properly for your visit, we will need the following information:
- School name, type of school
- Year, class size, special information about the class, preferred topic
- Is the trip part of a school hiking day or a supplement to classroom teaching?
and
- Contact person with his/her telephone number and/or email address
To ensure you can reserve your preferred date and time, please send a booking request at least 14 days in advance. - Any questions?
Contact us at zooschule@zoo-berlin.de.
- School material for download
- Up-to-date animal info!
You can sign up to our school newsletter free of chargehere.
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What animals do you know? How can we classify them?
Appropriate tours:
- Learning stations in the Primate House (with extended independent study period)
- Expedition through the zoo (perfect for hiking days)
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Habitats and their inhabitants – how they interact
Appropriate tours:
- Extreme habitat adaptations
- Predators and prey – survival in the animal kingdom
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Communication and the senses
Appropriate tour:
- Animal communications
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Species conservation
Appropriate tours:
- Threatened Zoo inhabitants – the last of their kind
- Climate change – impact on wildlife
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Workshop 1: Monkeys
Subject: Personal hygiene in monkeys – behavioural research (three teaching units)
- Duration
75-90 min.; workshops: three teaching units (2 to 2.5 hours)
- Language
German or English
- Price
€40 (plus admission)
Workshops: €60 (plus admission)Regular school admission prices apply. You can find a price overview here. Please remember to bring along a properly filled out and stamped form for school visitors.
- Participants
One school class
- Booking
To enable us to prepare properly for your visit, we will need the following information:
- School name, type of school
- Year, class size, special information about the class, preferred topic
- Is the trip part of a school hiking day or a supplement to classroom teaching?
and
- Contact person with his/her telephone number and/or email address
To ensure you can reserve your preferred date and time, please send a booking request at least 14 days in advance. - Any questions?
Contact us at zooschule@zoo-berlin.de.
- School material for download
- Up-to-date animal info!
You can sign up to our school newsletter free of chargehere.
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Nature – living creatures in their habitats
Appropriate tours:
- Extreme habitat adaptations
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Communication and the senses
Appropriate tours:
- Animal communications
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Evolution
Appropriate tours:
- Evolution – terms, processes and indicators
- Evolution of primates
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Reproduction
Appropriate tours:
- Comparing reproductive strategies
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Species conservation & climate change
Appropriate tours:
- Climate change – its impact on animals
- Threatened Zoo inhabitants – the last of their kind
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Career orientation (Year 9)
Appropriate tours:
- Subject: Working at the Zoo
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Workshop 2: Baboons
Subject: The social life of baboons – behavioural research (three teaching units)
- Duration
75-90 min.; workshops: three teaching units (2 to 2.5 hours)
- Language
German or English
- Price
€40 (plus admission)
Workshops: €60 (plus admission)Regular school admission prices apply. You can find a price overview here. Please remember to bring along a properly filled out and stamped form for school visitors.
- Participants
One school class
- Booking
To enable us to prepare properly for your visit, we will need the following information:
- School name, type of school
- Year, class size, special information about the class, preferred topic
- Is the trip part of a school hiking day or a supplement to classroom teaching?
and
- Contact person with his/her telephone number and/or email address
To ensure you can reserve your preferred date and time, please send a booking request at least 14 days in advance. - Any questions?
Contact us at zooschule@zoo-berlin.de.
- School material for download
- Up-to-date animal info!
You can sign up to our school newsletter free of chargehere.
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Reproduction
Appropriate tours:
- Comparing reproductive strategies
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Evolution
Appropriate tours:
- Evolution – terms, processes and indicators
- Human evolution – a comparison with primates
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Ecology
Appropriate tours:
- Extreme habitat adaptations
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Species conservation & climate change
Appropriate tours:
- Threatened Zoo inhabitants – the last of their kind
- Climate change – its impact on animals
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Career orientation
Appropriate tours:
- Subject: Working at the Zoo
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Workshop 3: Primates
Subject: The social life of primates – behavioural research (three teaching units)
- Duration
75-90 min.; workshops: three teaching units (2 to 2.5 hours)
- Language
German or English
- Price
€40 (plus admission)
Workshops: €60 (plus admission)Regular school admission prices apply. You can find a price overview here. Please remember to bring along a properly filled out and stamped form for school visitors.
- Participants
One school class
- Booking
To enable us to prepare properly for your visit, we will need the following information:
- School name, type of school
- Year, class size, special information about the class, preferred topic
- Is the trip part of a school hiking day or a supplement to classroom teaching?
and
- Contact person with his/her telephone number and/or email address
To ensure you can reserve your preferred date and time, please send a booking request at least 14 days in advance. - Any questions?
Contact us at zooschule@zoo-berlin.de.
- School material for download
- Up-to-date animal info!
You can sign up to our school newsletter free of chargehere.
- No. of participants
min. 5, max. 30
- Duration
approx. 60 min.
- Price
Free of charge. If you would like to stay in the Zoo afterwards, you can purchase a day ticket at the end of the workshop.
- Booking
To ensure you can reserve your preferred date and time, please send a booking request at least 14 days in advance.
- Registration
Contact us at zooschule@zoo-berlin.de.
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Who eats what?
Every day at Zoo Berlin, around 20,000 animals have to be fed. But who eats what? What are their favourite meals? And who has the biggest appetite?
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Little zookeepers
There is always plenty of work to be done at the zoo. But what exactly does an animal keeper do? Get a behind-the-scenes glimpse into daily life at the zoo. You might even get to help out!
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The chosen one
Is your group is named after a certain animal? Do you have an animal mascot? Or maybe you want to show the children a particular species? This tour focuses on whichever animal you want to see.
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Little conservationists
More and more animals are losing their natural habitats, which means they could become extinct. How can we stop that? On this tour, you embark on a species conservation expedition and learn about what each and every one of us can do to help animals in the wild.
- No. of participants
one nursery/ after-school group incl. accompanying adults
- Duration
approx. 75 min.
- Language
German or English; other languages can sometimes be arranged upon request
- Price
Tour: €45
In addition, the regular nurseries/day-care admission price applies. You can find a price overview here. Please remember to bring along a properly filled and stamped form for day-care centre visitors. - Booking
To ensure you can reserve your preferred date and time, please send a booking request at least 14 days in advance. The following information is required for booking an appointment:
- Name, address and telephone number
- Name of the nursery or school
- Expected number of persons
- preferred date and alternative date
- Desired tour
Please note: Currently, a maximum of 12 people (children and accompanying adults) may participate in our tours.
- Are you interested in booking?
Contact us at zooschule@zoo-berlin.de.
Years 1 & 2
Below you will find the range of tours for grades 1-2 per topic area of the framework curriculum.
You can download more information about tours for Years 1 & 2 here: PDF DOWNLOAD
All at a glance!
Years 3 & 4
Below you will find the range of tours for grades 3-4 per topic area of the framework curriculum.
You can download more information about tours for Years 3 & 4 here: DOWNLOAD
All at a glance!
Years 5 & 6
Below you will find the range of tours for grades 5-6 per topic area of the framework curriculum.
You can download more information about tours for Years 5 & 6 here: DOWNLOAD
All at a glance!
Years 7 & 8
Below you will find the range of tours for grades 7-8 per topic area of the framework curriculum.
You can download more information about tours for Years 7 & 8 here: DOWNLOAD
All at a glance!
Years 9 & 10
Below you will find the range of tours for grades 9-10 per topic area of the framework curriculum.
You can download more information about tours for Years 9 & 10 here: DOWNLOAD
All at a glance!
Years 11, 12 & 13
Below you will find the range of tours for grades 11-13 per topic area of the framework curriculum.
You can download more information about tours for Years 11, 12 & 13 here: DOWNLOAD
All at a glance!
Please note the current coronavirus precautions when booking tours and experiences. You can find more information here.
Teacher training
Find out what Zoo Berlin has to offer as an extracurricular learning centre. Our cost-free teacher training workshops tell you more about the concepts behind the individual tours and projects and how they link in with the curriculum. You will also gain fascinating insight into the wide range of animals on view here and discover how each tour offers a very special learning experience.
All at a glance!
Nurseries
Our specially developed tours for very young children give day-care groups a unique experience of Zoo Berlin. Under the care of an experienced guide, the children interact with the animal kingdom in a fun and playful way.
