Blank Park Zoo

Blank Park Zoo in Iowa offers online animal cams, educational videos, and printable activity sheets in addition to on-site visits. Homeschoolers can use these resources for small-scale virtual field trips, especially when covering Midwestern habitats and species. Families appreciate the zoo’s focus on conservation and community outreach, which often shows up in its educational content. Materials are best for early elementary through middle school learners. Because it’s a smaller institution, the digital library is more limited than huge zoos, but that can make it easier to navigate. Using their activities as part of a “zoo week” alongside other zoo websites creates a rich comparative study.