Koala Life Cycle | Biomimicry Design Inspired by Nature Compatible with NGSS

Koalas are loved all over the world and they capture children’s imagination. Here is a resource that explores the life cycle but also pushes students' thinking about this remarkable marsupial. Your students will enjoy these science activities and you'll love watching them grow in confidence using nature as a stepping-stone for creative thinking.

These activities are fun and engaging. And great brain workout!

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This fantastic Koala Life Cycle package contains:

1. Cards

2. Poster

3. Can you identify the different stages?

4. Facts about koalas

5. Koalas - Have Are Can

6. Koala words - make your own dictionary

7. What makes an animal a marsupial?

8. Metamorphosis Poem

9. Marsupial or Not a Marsupial - What do you think?

10. Ask the koala Sparkling Questions

11. All about joeys!

12. Write a story about a joey . . .

13. Draw koalas

14. Think Diving for a Koala Detective— Climbing Trees

15. Koalas sleep and sleep and munch on gum leaves

16. Protection from Heat, Cold and Rain

17. My koala inspired innovation

18. Reflection - assessment

19. How to use biomimicry in the classroom

Why am I qualified to write these biomimicry resources? I was a member of BEN - Biomimicry Education Network - and a curator of educational resources at BEN. I am the author of the book Biomimicry with Theo & Tuva: Nature spotting inspires wild ideas. In 2015, I completed a course in Biomimicry: A Sustainable Design Methodology at Minneapolis College of Art and Design. I took part in the Biomimicry Design Challenge in 2021.

Product Format:

• This download is a PDF and is formatted in US Letter size. If you would prefer an alternate sizing, A4 size or spelling (colour vs color etc.), please leave me a note in the ‘ask a question section of my store'.

Number of pages - 31