Holographic Habitats – Adaptations and Ecosystems

Program Overview

Explore how animals adapt and survive in different environments.
Students use scientific thinking to observe features, explore life cycles, and understand how living things depend on one another in ecosystems.

This experience deepens students’ understanding of classification, adaptation, and food chains using cutting-edge hologram displays. By rotating through observational, creative, and immersive tasks, students actively engage with real-world science in a fun and memorable way.

Students will explore one themed environment—choose from Australia, Arctic, Asia, Africa, or Dinosaurs—as they observe animals, mimic their movements, and reflect creatively on what they’ve discovered.

What to Expect

Students will rotate through:

  • 🧭 Guided Hologram Zoo Exploration

  • 🎨 Creative/Observation Activity (led by teachers)

  • 📸 Green Screen Photo Session

  • Create food chains using animals seen

  • Compare animal features with pets or humans

  • Build a model habitat or do a mini-research project

Year Level
Grade 3 / Grade 4

Duration
75–90 minutes

Content
One selected experience (Australia, Arctic, Asia, Africa, or Dinosaurs)

Sample Itinerary

Morning

9:30 AM – Arrival and Introduction
9:45 AM – 11:15 AM – Rotating Group Activities:
   Students rotate through 3 sessions in smaller groups:

  • Guided Hologram Zoo Exploration  (35 minutes. Max groups of 14 students in 9 minute starting blocks)

  • Creative / Observation Activity (led by school staff)

  • Green Screen Photo Session

   Each group spends approximately 25–30 minutes in each activity. Groups rotate every 10 minutes in staggered pairs to maintain flow.

11:15 AM – Wrap-Up and Departure

 

Afternoon

12:30 PM – Arrival and Introduction
12:45 PM – 2:15 PM – Rotating Group Activities:
    Students rotate through 3 sessions in smaller groups:

  • Guided Hologram Zoo Exploration (35 minutes. Max groups of 14 students in 9 minute starting blocks)

  • Creative / Observation Activity (led by school staff)

  • Green Screen Photo Session

    Each group spends approximately 25–30 minutes in each activity. Groups rotate every 10 minutes in staggered pairs to maintain flow.

2:15 PM – Wrap-Up and Departure

Curriculum Links (Victorian Curriculum)

  • VCSSU058 – Living things can be grouped on the basis of observable features and can be distinguished from non-living things

  • VCSSU059 – Living things have life cycles and depend on each other and the environment to survive

  • VCSIS068 – Suggest ways to plan and conduct investigations

  • VCSIS071 – Represent and communicate observations and ideas in a variety of ways

  • VCPSCSE016 – Identify ways to care for others and the environment

  • VCDSTC034 – Investigate how people design products or environments to meet community needs

Teaching Guide