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    • The activities focus on animals of Aotearoa New Zealand and key terminology. This learning module contains a range of activities aimed at preparing students for the 'Awesome Aotearoa (NZ Species)' education session at Auckland Zoo. 

      Aimed at Primary aged students (years 0-6)

      Access these activities before the Awesome Aotearoa (NZ Species) education session at Auckland Zoo.

      Science - Living World:

      • Life Processes L1-2: Recognise that all living things have certain requirements so they can stay alive.
      • Ecology L1-2: Recognise that living things are suited to their particular habitat.
      • Ecology L3-4: Explain how living things are suited to their particular habitat and how they respond to environmental changes, both natural and human-induced.
      • Ecology L5: Investigate the interdependence of living things (including humans) in an ecosystem.
      • Evolution L1-2: Explain how we know that some that some living things from the past are now extinct.
      • Evolution L3-4: Explore how groups of living things we have in the world have changed over a long period of time and appreciate that some living things in New Zealand are quite different from living things in other areas of the world.
      • Nature of Science: Understanding about Science, Investigating in Science, Communicating in Science, Participating and Contributing.
      • Education for Sustainability: Responsibility for Action, Sustainability, Biodiversity, Interdependence.

      For more information on the onsite education session linked to this online module: Awesome Aotearoa | Education at Auckland Zoo


  • Animals of Aotearoa New Zealand

  • Animal names in te reo Māori

  • Native animals and introduced animals