Penguin Expert Quiz | Zoo Minutes

Information
Standards
Resources

Take your penguin knowledge further with questions connected to high school science standards. Apply what you know about penguin adaptations, body systems, behavior and survival to explore the science behind these remarkable birds.

Standards

B-LS4-2 Construct an explanation based on evidence that the process of evolution primarily results from four factors: (1) the potential for a species to increase in number, (2) the heritable genetic variation of individuals in a species due to mutation and sexual reproduction, (3) competition for limited resources, and (4) the proliferation of those organisms that are better able to survive and reproduce in the environment.
B-LS4-3. Apply concepts of statistics and probability to support explanations that organisms with an advantageous heritable trait tend to increase in proportion to organisms lacking this trait.
B-LS4-4. Construct an explanation based on evidence for how natural selection leads to adaptation of populations
B-LS4-5 Evaluate the evidence supporting claims that changes in environmental conditions may result in (1) increases in the number of individuals of some species, (2) the emergence of new species over time, and (3) the extinction of other species.
B-LS4-6 Create or revise a simulation to test a solution to mitigate adverse impacts of human activity on biodiversity.
B-LS2-7 Design, evaluate, and refine a solution for reducing the impacts of human activities on biodiversity and ecosystem health.

Resources

Penguin | Zoo Minutes

Get to know the king and southern rockhopper penguins at Riverbanks Zoo and Garden. Discover the adaptations, behaviors and animal care that help these remarkable birds thrive on land and in the water...

View Asset

Penguin 360° | Zoo Minutes 360

Get a new perspective on penguins with a 360-degree look inside their habitat. See king and southern rockhopper penguins up close while exploring the spaces where they swim, rest and receive care...

View Asset

Penguin Trivia Quiz | Zoo Minutes

Put your penguin knowledge to the test! Explore what you learned about penguin adaptations, behaviors, habitats and animal care.

View Asset

Penguin Behavior & Adaptations (9-12) - Student Packet

A video-companion worksheet for high school Biology students, pairing with a Riverbanks Zoo video of King and Rockhopper penguins. Students complete a guided video observation log, compare structural...

View Asset

Penguin Adaptations in Action (Grades 7 & 8) Student Handout

This student packet goes along with the lesson "Penguin Adaptations in Action (Grades 7 & 8)".

View Asset

Riverbanks Zoo Penguin Video Lesson Series — Complete Standards Reference

A complete list of standards referenced in the penguin lesson series

View Asset

Penguin Adaptations in Action (Grades 7 & 8)

In this lesson, middle school students investigate how King and Rockhopper penguins have evolved different structural, behavioral, and physiological strategies for surviving in the same sub-Antarctic...

View Lesson

More in this Series

Zoo Minutes

Lesson

Grades

Becoming a Penguin Expert

Students read informational texts and articles about penguins. While identifying key details and new vocabulary, students gather facts about penguins. Students will share their new learning and...

Lesson

Grades

Comparing Two Amazing Penguins (Grades 3 - 5)

In this lesson, grades 3–5 students investigate how King and Rockhopper penguins' different traits each help them survive in a shared, sub-Antarctic environment. Students begin with a prediction about...

Document

Grades

Comparing Two Amazing Penguins Handout (Grades 3-5)

This student handout goes with the "Comparing Two Amazing Penguins (Grades 3-5)" lesson.

Inside the Penguin Habitat | Zoo Minutes

Interactive

Grades

Pre K
Kindergarten
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12

Inside the Penguin Habitat | Zoo Minutes

Explore the penguin habitat in 360 degrees. Discover interactive hotspots featuring feeding, vocalizations, nesting, identification bands, habitat features and more.

Document

Grades

Pre K
Kindergarten
1
2

King Penguin Coloring Sheet

Color a king penguin and discover a fun fact about one of the world’s largest penguin species, which can stand about 3 feet tall.

King Penguin: Trace, Draw, and Write | Zoo Minutes

Document

Grades

Pre K
Kindergarten

King Penguin: Trace, Draw, and Write | Zoo Minutes

Practice early writing skills with this Zoo Minutes activity page. Learners trace letters and the word “penguin,” draw a king penguin, and share what they know through writing or dictation.

Video

Grades

Pre K
Kindergarten
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12

Penguin 360° | Zoo Minutes 360

Get a new perspective on penguins with a 360-degree look inside their habitat. See king and southern rockhopper penguins up close while exploring the spaces where they swim, rest and receive care...

Lesson

Grades

Penguin Adaptations in Action (Grades 7 & 8)

Document

Grades

Penguin Adaptations in Action (Grades 7 & 8) Student Handout

This student packet goes along with the lesson "Penguin Adaptations in Action (Grades 7 & 8)".

Penguin Behavior & Adaptations (9-12) - Student Packet

Document

Grades

Penguin Behavior & Adaptations (9-12) - Student Packet

Lesson

Grades

Penguin Behavior & Adaptations (Grades 9-12)

In this lesson, high school Biology students investigate how King and Rockhopper penguins have evolved different strategies for surviving in the same sub-antarctic environment. Students begin by...

Penguin Math: Double-Digit Addition & Subtraction

Lesson

Grades

Penguin Math: Double-Digit Addition & Subtraction

Students take on the role of zookeepers at the Penguin Coast exhibit inside the Birdhouse at Riverbanks Zoo & Garden in Columbia, SC. Using place value strategies and base-ten blocks, students solve...

Lesson

Grades

Penguin Math: Integers

In this lesson, students explore positive and negative integers by taking on the role of zookeepers tracking environmental conditions at Riverbanks Zoo's Penguin Coast exhibit. Using both horizontal...

Penguin Pals - Meet King & Rockhopper Penguins (K-1)

Lesson

Grades

Kindergarten
1

Penguin Pals - Meet King & Rockhopper Penguins (K-1)

In this lesson, K–1 students investigate how a penguin's body helps it live in a cold, ocean-side home. Students begin by naming what all animals need to survive, then watch a short video of King and...

Penguin Pals - Meet King & Rockhopper Penguins (K-2)

Document

Grades

Kindergarten
1
2

Penguin Pals - Meet King & Rockhopper Penguins (K-2)

This packet goes along with the video lesson "Penguin Pals - Meet King & Rockhopper Penguins (K-2)".

Penguin Pals - Meet King & Rockhopper Penguins - Student Packet (K-1)

Document

Grades

Kindergarten
1
2

Penguin Pals - Meet King & Rockhopper Penguins - Student Packet (K-1)

This is a student packet that goes along with the "Penguin Pals - Meet King & Rockhopper Penguins (K-2)" lesson.

Document

Grades

Penguin Research Guide 3-5

This penguin research guide is intended for grades 3-5 to use while exploring penguins and their habitats.

Document

Grades

Pre K
Kindergarten
1
2

Penguin Research Guide K-2

This Penguin Research guide is for K-2 students as they explore Penguins and their habitat.

Interactive

Grades

Kindergarten
1
2
3
4
5

Penguin Trivia Quiz | Zoo Minutes

Put your penguin knowledge to the test! Explore what you learned about penguin adaptations, behaviors, habitats and animal care.

Video

Grades

Pre K
Kindergarten
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12

Penguin | Zoo Minutes

Document

Grades

Pre K
Kindergarten
1
2

Rockhopper Penguin Coloring Sheet

Color a southern rockhopper penguin and learn a fun fact about these energetic birds, including how they hop across rocky terrain with both feet together.

Rockhopper Penguin: Trace, Draw, and Write | Zoo Minutes

Document

Grades

Pre K
Kindergarten

Rockhopper Penguin: Trace, Draw, and Write | Zoo Minutes

Practice early writing skills with this Zoo Minutes activity page. Learners trace letters and the word “penguin,” draw a rockhopper penguin, and share what they know through writing or dictation.

Riverbanks Zoo Penguin Video Lesson Series — Complete Standards Reference

Document

Grades

Kindergarten
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9

Riverbanks Zoo Penguin Video Lesson Series — Complete Standards Reference

A complete list of standards referenced in the penguin lesson series

Document

Grades

Kindergarten
1
2
3
4
5

Penguin Book List

Episode 1

List of fiction and nonfiction books that can be used in the classroom

Zoo Minutes / Zoo Minutes | Penguin

Lesson

Grades

Becoming a Penguin Expert

Students read informational texts and articles about penguins. While identifying key details and new vocabulary, students gather facts about penguins. Students will share their new learning and...

Lesson

Grades

Comparing Two Amazing Penguins (Grades 3 - 5)

Document

Grades

Comparing Two Amazing Penguins Handout (Grades 3-5)

This student handout goes with the "Comparing Two Amazing Penguins (Grades 3-5)" lesson.

Interactive

Grades

Pre K
Kindergarten
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12

Inside the Penguin Habitat | Zoo Minutes

Explore the penguin habitat in 360 degrees. Discover interactive hotspots featuring feeding, vocalizations, nesting, identification bands, habitat features and more.

Document

Grades

Pre K
Kindergarten
1
2

King Penguin Coloring Sheet

Color a king penguin and discover a fun fact about one of the world’s largest penguin species, which can stand about 3 feet tall.

Document

Grades

Pre K
Kindergarten

King Penguin: Trace, Draw, and Write | Zoo Minutes

Practice early writing skills with this Zoo Minutes activity page. Learners trace letters and the word “penguin,” draw a king penguin, and share what they know through writing or dictation.

Video

Grades

Pre K
Kindergarten
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12

Penguin 360° | Zoo Minutes 360

Get a new perspective on penguins with a 360-degree look inside their habitat. See king and southern rockhopper penguins up close while exploring the spaces where they swim, rest and receive care...

Lesson

Grades

Penguin Adaptations in Action (Grades 7 & 8)

Document

Grades

Penguin Adaptations in Action (Grades 7 & 8) Student Handout

This student packet goes along with the lesson "Penguin Adaptations in Action (Grades 7 & 8)".

Document

Grades

Penguin Behavior & Adaptations (9-12) - Student Packet

Lesson

Grades

Penguin Behavior & Adaptations (Grades 9-12)

In this lesson, high school Biology students investigate how King and Rockhopper penguins have evolved different strategies for surviving in the same sub-antarctic environment. Students begin by...

Lesson

Grades

Penguin Math: Double-Digit Addition & Subtraction

Lesson

Grades

Penguin Math: Integers

Lesson

Grades

Kindergarten
1

Penguin Pals - Meet King & Rockhopper Penguins (K-1)

Document

Grades

Kindergarten
1
2

Penguin Pals - Meet King & Rockhopper Penguins (K-2)

This packet goes along with the video lesson "Penguin Pals - Meet King & Rockhopper Penguins (K-2)".

Document

Grades

Kindergarten
1
2

Penguin Pals - Meet King & Rockhopper Penguins - Student Packet (K-1)

This is a student packet that goes along with the "Penguin Pals - Meet King & Rockhopper Penguins (K-2)" lesson.

Document

Grades

Penguin Research Guide 3-5

This penguin research guide is intended for grades 3-5 to use while exploring penguins and their habitats.

Document

Grades

Pre K
Kindergarten
1
2

Penguin Research Guide K-2

This Penguin Research guide is for K-2 students as they explore Penguins and their habitat.

Interactive

Grades

Kindergarten
1
2
3
4
5

Penguin Trivia Quiz | Zoo Minutes

Put your penguin knowledge to the test! Explore what you learned about penguin adaptations, behaviors, habitats and animal care.

Video

Grades

Pre K
Kindergarten
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12

Penguin | Zoo Minutes

Document

Grades

Pre K
Kindergarten
1
2

Rockhopper Penguin Coloring Sheet

Color a southern rockhopper penguin and learn a fun fact about these energetic birds, including how they hop across rocky terrain with both feet together.

Document

Grades

Pre K
Kindergarten

Rockhopper Penguin: Trace, Draw, and Write | Zoo Minutes

Practice early writing skills with this Zoo Minutes activity page. Learners trace letters and the word “penguin,” draw a rockhopper penguin, and share what they know through writing or dictation.

Document

Grades

Kindergarten
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9

Riverbanks Zoo Penguin Video Lesson Series — Complete Standards Reference

A complete list of standards referenced in the penguin lesson series

Document

Grades

Kindergarten
1
2
3
4
5

Penguin Book List

Episode 1

List of fiction and nonfiction books that can be used in the classroom