Design a Zoo Challenge

The Challenge: Use the materials on the next few pages to design a zoo. Your zoo
must follow the rules and regulations below. The goal is to include as many an-
imal exhibits as possible but make sure your exhibits are large enough!

Rules:
1. Your zoo must have a ticket house at the entrance.
2. Your zoo must have walkways for guests to travel between exhibits.
3. Your zoo must have at least one bathroom.
4. Your zoo must have as many animal exhibits as possible but they must be
large enough for the animals to be comfortable.
5. Everything at your zoo must fit inside the black lines that mark the borders of
your zoo.

Exhibit Size Regulations: Your exhibits must be at least this big

Animal Minimum Perimeter Minimum Area
Elephant 36 units 80 square units
Zebra 28 units 40 square units
Tiger 22 units 30 square units
Gorilla 20 units 25 square units
Rhino 30 units 50 square units
Bear 20 units 25 square units
Panda 22 units 30 square units
Giraffe 30 units 50 square units
Lion 22 units 30 square units
Seal 24 units 32 square units
Hippo 28 units 40 square units
Koala 18 units 20 square units
Alligator 24 units 32 square units
Kangaroo 22 units 30 square units
Directions:
 Everything in your zoo must fit within the black border lines above.
 Use the grid paper on the next page to cut out exhibits for each animal and glue them into your zoo. Don’t
forget to make them large enough for each animal!
 Cut out the animals and glue them into their exhibits.
 Cut out the other buildings and elements and glue them into your zoo.
 Don’t forget to leave pathways between exhibits for guests to get around!
 Use the blank table to record the area and perimeter of each of your animal exhibits.
 Color your zoo! Feel free to add other things to your zoo like benches and plants.
 Cut out your zoo and area/perimeter table and glue to construction paper. Give your zoo a name!
 Carefully cut around the objects below that you want to include in your zoo. Tip: you do not have to
cut them out exactly on the lines!

TICKETS BATHROOMS Gift Shop

Fill out this chart for each of your animal exhibits. Cut off rows you don’t need.

Animal Perimeter Area