Kaitiaki Ecosystem Map Worksheet

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Kaitiaki guardians protecting local ecosystem with native plants and animals

🌿 Part 1: Understanding Kaitiaki

1. What is a Kaitiaki? Circle the best answer.

A person who only takes from nature

A guardian who protects and cares for the environment

Someone who builds houses

2. Which of these show Kaitiaki behaviour? Tick all that apply.

Picking up rubbish in the park

Protecting bird nests

Throwing plastic in the river

Planting native trees

3. Complete this sentence about being a Kaitiaki:

I can be a Kaitiaki by ________________________________

_________________________________________________

🐛 Part 2: Producers and Consumers

4. What is a producer? Circle the correct answer.

An animal that eats other animals

A plant that makes its own food using sunlight

A person who grows vegetables

5. Sort these local species. Write P for Producer or C for Consumer:

Kōwhai tree: ____ Tui bird: ____ Grass: ____

Wētā: ____ Cabbage tree: ____ Hedgehog: ____

6. Draw a simple food chain using three local species. Use arrows to show "who eats who":

Remember: Arrows point from food to the animal that eats it!

🗺️ Part 3: Ecosystem Mapping and Reflection

7. In the space below, draw a map of your local ecosystem. Include at least 4 different species and draw arrows to show how they are connected:

8. What might happen if all the native trees disappeared from your local area?

9. Choose one local species you feel connected to. Explain why it is important and how you can help protect it:

My chosen species: _______________________________

10. Extension Activity: Research one endangered New Zealand species. Write 3 facts about it and suggest 2 ways to help protect it:

Endangered species: _____________________________

Fact 1: _____________________________________

Fact 2: _____________________________________

Fact 3: _____________________________________

Protection idea 1: ____________________________

Protection idea 2: ____________________________

💭 Discussion Starters

Use these sentence starters for pair or group discussions:

• "I think a Kaitiaki is someone who..."

• "In our local ecosystem, I have noticed..."

• "If _______ disappeared, then _______ would happen because..."

• "One way I can protect our environment is..."

• "The most important species in our area is _______ because..."

Kaitiaki Ecosystem Map Worksheet

Kaitiaki Ecosystem Map Worksheet

🌿 Part 1: Understanding Kaitiaki

🐛 Part 2: Producers and Consumers

🗺️ Part 3: Ecosystem Mapping and Reflection

💭 Discussion Starters

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