🔬 Part 1: Animal Life Cycle Knowledge

1. What is a life cycle? Circle the best answer:

The stages an animal goes through as it grows and changes

How long an animal lives

Where an animal sleeps

What an animal eats

2. Match the life cycle stages to the correct order for a butterfly:

1. First stage

2. Second stage

3. Third stage

4. Fourth stage

A. Adult butterfly

B. Caterpillar (larva)

C. Egg

D. Chrysalis (pupa)

3. Which New Zealand animals have interesting life cycles? Check all that apply:

Kiwi bird

Weta

Tuatara

Monarch butterfly

Little blue penguin

🏠 Part 2: Animal Habitats

4. Fill in the blanks about animal habitats:

A habitat is the _____________ where an animal lives. It provides everything the animal needs including _____________, water, _____________, and shelter. Different animals need different types of habitats to _____________.

5. What do animals need from their habitat to survive? Circle all correct answers:

Food

Water

Shelter

Space

All of the above

6. Match these New Zealand animals to their habitats:

1. Kiwi

2. Little blue penguin

3. Kea

4. Tuatara

A. Rocky coastal areas

B. Native forest floor

C. Mountain regions

D. Islands with native vegetation

📋 Part 3: Poster Planning

7. Choose your animal for your poster research:

8. What are the main life cycle stages of your chosen animal? List them in order:

9. Describe your animal's habitat. What does it need to survive?

10. Plan your poster layout by drawing a simple sketch:

🎨 Part 4: Poster Creation Checklist

11. Check off each element as you include it in your poster:

Animal name as title

Life cycle diagram with labels

Habitat drawing with labels

3-5 interesting facts about the animal

Colourful and neat presentation

Scientific vocabulary used correctly

12. Write three interesting facts about your animal that you will include on your poster:

🗣️ Part 5: Presentation Preparation

13. Complete these sentence starters to help you present your poster:

My animal is called: _________________________________

The life cycle begins when: _________________________________

The stages of the life cycle are: _________________________________

My animal lives in: _________________________________

This habitat is important because: _________________________________

One amazing thing about my animal is: _________________________________

14. How can we help protect your animal and its habitat?

Animal Life Cycles Poster

Animal Life Cycles Poster

🔬 Part 1: Animal Life Cycle Knowledge

🏠 Part 2: Animal Habitats

📋 Part 3: Poster Planning

🎨 Part 4: Poster Creation Checklist

🗣️ Part 5: Presentation Preparation

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