Are Zoos Good or Bad?

At the end of our animal inquiry, we got into a discussion about zoos.
We know Jane Goodall and responded to the question in our morning message.

Everyone thought Jane Goodall would like zoos.

Then we watched a few videos.  One listed the pros and cons of zoos, one tried to convince us that zoos are bad, and another tried to convince us that zoos are good.

Some agreed that zoos were helpful, some thought animals were better off in their own habitats, and some had a mixture of opinions.  We got together with partners and discussed our feelings and opinions.

Next we shared our ideas with the group.

Finally, we took some private time and wrote our opinions about zoos in our Think Books.

Finally, we watched part of this video to see what Jane Goodall really thinks about zoos.