3.14 Virtual Visit: Elephant Design Challenge –

A. How can we help?

B. Take the Elephant Challenge

As you take the Elephant Engineering Challenge, write your ideas and thinking in your Mission Log. 

After completing the design challenge, think about: 

  1. How did an American Zoo use its resources to support elephant conservation in Africa? 
  2. Could this project have happened without funding? Why or why not?

C. Ask an Expert

Do you want to learn more about being a an elephant care professional and working at a zoo? 

Click on the questions below to hear from Shay Hoffman, animal care professional from the Birmingham Zoo.

Do elephants have their own personality?

What can I do if I want to
work with animals?

What was your favorite thing
to learn as a kid?

How many people
work with elephants?

Why are elephants
afraid of bees?

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