South Australian Museum - North Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia 5000

Mammals from many parts of the world are exhibited in groups according to their region of origin.

Many of the specimens in the World Mammals Gallery once lived at the Adelaide Zoo.

Animal adaptations and diversity are easily seen. This gallery gives students an opportunity to see real examples of animals they may have encountered in books and other media. Great for both Science and English activities. Select a program from the Quick Link box (right).

Safari: Year 1

Lions, elephants and polar bears are great examples of how Living things have a variety of external features. (Australian Curriculum, Biology, Year 1)Using the World Mammals Gallery, this program encourages students to build a vocabulary of scientific language using terms and names to describe living things and the functions of their various parts.  Students can also investigate the relationships between living things and their physical surroundings and look at familiar animals and their habitats.

English

The gallery provides a stimulating environment for telling stories. It provides opportunities to create short imaginative and informative texts.(Australian Curriculum, English, Year 1, Examining Literature).

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Teacher Information 

 See our South Australian Biodiversity Gallery for more curriculum-linked programs

Adaptations: Years 5

This program's focus is on animal adaptations to particular environments, using examples from all around the world it shows that living things have structural features and adaptations that help them to survive in their environment.

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 Teacher Information

See our South Australian Biodiversity Gallery for more curriculum-linked programs.

The science of classification – Taxonomy

The World Mammals Gallery provides great opportunities to examine mammals closely, allowing  students to classify animals on the basis of their features. Students undertaking this program will need to understand the basic system of phylum, class, order, genus and species and be able to use classification keys.

Classification: Year 7

See our South Australian Biodiversity Gallery for more curriculum-linked programs.