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Platypus Life Cycle Worksheet

🎯 WALT (We Are Learning To)

We are learning to identify and sequence the stages of a platypus life cycle and describe key characteristics of this unique Australian animal.

✅ Success Criteria

I can:

Name the stages of a platypus life cycle

Put the life cycle stages in the correct order

Describe what makes a platypus special

🥚 Part 1: Life Cycle Stages

1. Circle the correct answer: How many eggs does a female platypus usually lay?

1-2 eggs

5-6 eggs

10 eggs

2. Put these platypus life cycle stages in the correct order. Write numbers 1-4 in the boxes:

Adult platypus

Egg

Puggle (baby platypus)

Young platypus

3. Fill in the blanks:

Baby platypuses are called ____________. They drink ____________ from their mother for about ____________ months.

Word bank: milk, puggles, 4-5

4. Circle TRUE or FALSE:

Platypuses are mammals that lay eggs. TRUE / FALSE

Baby platypuses hatch with fur. TRUE / FALSE

🦆 Part 2: Amazing Platypus Facts

5. Tick all the things that make a platypus special:

Has a duck-like bill

Has webbed feet for swimming

Lays eggs like a bird

Lives in trees

Makes milk for babies

6. Where do platypuses live? Circle the best answer:

In burrows near rivers and streams

In the ocean

In tall trees

7. Draw and label a simple platypus life cycle in the box below. Include: egg, puggle, young platypus, adult.
8. Write one sentence about why the platypus is a special Australian animal:

🌟 Differentiation Support

Need help?

• Look at the pictures on the classroom poster

• Use the word bank provided

• Ask a buddy or teacher for support

Ready for more?

• Research where in Australia platypuses live

• Compare platypus babies to other mammal babies

• Write about how platypuses find food underwater

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