6 new animals have been purchased for the Melbourne Zoo, but on the way there they escape. They are found and recaptured in a small town, 8 hours from Melbourne and you are in charge of getting them the rest of the way to  the zoo.

The 6 animals are:

Polar Bear	Echidna	Snow Leopard
Shark	Bat	Gorilla

The problem is that you only have 6 vehicles to choose from:

 

Refrigerated Van	Cattle Truck	Motorbike
Milk Tanker	Ute	Station Wagon

  

You must not put different animals in the same kind of vehicle because they may fight.

Task:

How will you get the animals safely to Melbourne?

 Remember:

Think about the food that the animals may need on the way.

You may need people to help you.

You may need some other things to keep the animals safe and happy on the way.

Step 1: Click here to see the worksheet you will need. Print yourself a copy.

Step 2: Find a picture of each animal  and paste it on the chart. You can check these Web Sites for help:

Zoom School picture Dictionary.

What's Alive

Step 3: Find out about the food and habitat of the animals and list or draw the things they will need for the trip to Melbourne on your worksheet.

What's Alive will help you.

Step 4: Think about the people you will need to help you. Write their job on the worksheet.

Step 5: Decide on the vehicle for each animal and complete your worksheet.

Step 6: Show your work to the class and say why you chose each type of transport.

Extension:

**Next time you could use Kid Pix to present a picture of one of the animals in their vehicle. Write your reasons for choosing that type of vehicle.