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Zoo Minutes

Get closer to the animals with Zoo Minutes, an educational series that brings learners into their habitats to explore animal behavior, adaptations, care, conservation and the people working to protect wildlife through engaging videos, immersive experiences and classroom-ready resources.

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Series Zoo Minutes 360
Zoo Minutes 360

Zoo Minutes 360 takes viewers inside animal habitats through immersive 360° video. Freely move around each habitat and explore from every angle while discovering how animals live, receive care and interact with...

Series Zoo Minutes Rewind
Zoo Minutes Rewind

Revisit the original Zoo Minutes, featuring animals at Riverbanks Zoo and Garden and the fascinating behaviors, adaptations and characteristics that make each species unique.

Series Zoo Minutes | Penguin
Zoo Minutes | Penguin

Discover the king and southern rockhopper penguins at Riverbanks Zoo and Garden. Explore their remarkable adaptations, behaviors and care through videos, immersive 360° experiences and interactive learning resources...

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Inside the Penguin Habitat | Zoo Minutes

Interactive

Grades

  • Pre K
  • Kindergarten
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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.
Penguin Expert Quiz | Zoo Minutes

Interactive

Grades

  • 9
  • 10
  • 11
  • 12
Penguin Expert Quiz | Zoo Minutes
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...
Penguin Trivia Quiz | Zoo Minutes

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.
Penguin Research Guide 3-5

Document

Grades

  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
Penguin Research Guide 3-5
This penguin research guide is intended for grades 3-5 to use while exploring penguins and their habitats.
Penguin Research Guide K-2

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.
Penguin Book List

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
Penguin 360° | Zoo Minutes 360

Video

Grades

  • Pre K
  • Kindergarten
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
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  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
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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...
Rockhopper Penguin Coloring Sheet

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.
King Penguin Coloring Sheet

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.
Becoming a Penguin Expert

Lesson

Grades

  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
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...

Penguin | Zoo Minutes

Video

Grades

  • Pre K
  • Kindergarten
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
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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...
Comparing Two Amazing Penguins (Grades 3 - 5)

Lesson

Grades

  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
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...

Penguin Adaptations in Action (Grades 7 & 8)

Lesson

Grades

  • 7
  • 8
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...

Penguin Math: Double-Digit Addition & Subtraction

Lesson

Grades

  • 2
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...

Penguin Math: Integers

Lesson

Grades

  • 6
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 Behavior & Adaptations (9-12) - Student Packet

Document

Grades

  • 9
  • 10
  • 11
  • 12
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...
Penguin Behavior & Adaptations (Grades 9-12)

Lesson

Grades

  • 9
  • 10
  • 11
  • 12
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...

King Cobra | Zoo Minutes Rewind

Video

Grades

  • Pre K
  • Kindergarten
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King Cobra | Zoo Minutes Rewind
According to this segment, the king cobra is the largest of all venomous snakes, and it is potentially one of the most deadly snakes. This snake is known as the only snake to construct a nest. This...