Activity G3: Life Cycle of Kauri Trees

Great Barrier Island Activity	Teacher Manual P 268 Science Level 2 Making Sense of the Living World Created 15/09/2001	AO3 - Students can investigate and understand the changes that take place in animals and plants during their life cycles. SLO - Students will be able to look into the life cycle of a kauri tree describing its stages of development © Heurisko Ltd www.learnz.org.nz/2001

Read the page called kauri. 1. Circle the correct answer.   a) Kauri trees are plants / animals.   b) They are flowering / non-flowering.   c) They grow above / below 600m.   d) Kauri trees produce flowers / cones.   e) The pollen is carried by bees / the wind. 2. Kauri need to have both male and female parts to reproduce. Draw the shape of the female cones. Draw the shape of the male cones.     3. The kauri tree has several stages in its life. The tree looks different in shape at each stage. Draw the shapes to complete the table.     Seedling to 50 years old older than 50 years