Life cycles resources

Students cut out four drawings of different stages of a frog's life cycle. They place these in order, and then explain how the frog has changed.

Students answer two multiple-choice questions that look at the life cycle of butterflies and frogs.

Students explain two things a baby animal needs from its mother. Students then describe how a human changes as it grows up and becomes an adult.

Task: Answer questions about a monarch butterfly's life cycle. Assessment focus: insect life cycle. This resource includes an interactive infographic. You will need Adobe Flash Player to view it.

Students are required to write the number of some parts in the life cycle of a butterfly into a diagram of the life cycle of a butterfly.

For this practical task students are assessed on their understanding of the life cycle of a butterfly by putting pictures (of eggs, caterpillar, pupa, emerging butterfly, and butterfly) into the correct sequential order and answering some questions.

This task requires students to order four photographs of the life cycle of the Paradise Duck. Students describe the changes that have occurred in each part of the lifecycle. NOTE: It is intended that this resource be used in colour.

This practical task requires students to order five photographs of the life cycle of a Harrier Hawk. Students describe the changes that have occurred in each part of the lifecycle. NOTE: This resource is intended to be used in colour.

This practical requires students to place four photographs of kākāpo at different times in their life cycle in order from youngest to oldest. Students describe how the kākāpo changes from each part of the life cycle to the next. NOTE: This resource is intended to be used in colour.