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

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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!

Contact me at maliasa@live.com if you have any questions, thanks.

This engaging 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

Reviews of other Sparking Children’s Thinkibility products:

Project based learning: Bats, STEAM, Biomimicry

“This product absolutely the favorite one I have purchased all fall! I love the information that is provided about bats – just enough to intrigue and encourage higher level thinking. There are graphic organizers, worksheets, and subtle suggestions to help young learners perform at their best! And best of all, it stretches their creativity! Thanks for such an amazing resource!”

Project based learning: Mammals, Reptiles & Amphibians – STEAM, Biomimicry, NGSS

“Used this for a Kindergarten STEAM club unit and it was a hit!”

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.

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