Overview of Biology

Thank you for visiting. This site will be closing in July 2025.

Please visit Tāhūrangi - the new online curriculum hub from the Ministry of Education.

Te hanganga me te whai oranga o te tipu

Topic	Levels	Achievement objectives
Harakeke 1 Awesome flax Harvesting harakeke	1–2 Te pū me te more 3 Te weu	Te taiao: 3 (ii) Te taiao 3
Harakeke 2 How are harakeke leaves used to make a kete? Which part of the leaf contains muka? Future uses of harakeke Activity: Rongoā	1–2 Te pū me te more 4 Te aka	Te taiao: 3 (ii) Te rauropi 1
Harakeke 3 Where does harakeke grow and how does it survive? Activity: What are the parts of a plant? Activity: How does harakeke survive? – Level 3 Activity: How does harakeke survive? – Level 4	1–2 Te pū me te more 3 Te weu 4 Te aka	Te rauropi: 1 Te rauropi: 1
Harakeke 4 What's been eating the harekeke? Activity: Friends and enemies of harakeke Activity: Leave my plants alone! – Levels 1 and 2 Activity: Leave my plants alone! – Levels 3 and 4	1–2 Te pū me te more 3 Te weu 4 Te aka	Te rauropi: 1 Te rauropi: 1
Harakeke 5 Harakeke caterpillars Activity: How do harakeke caterpillars eat the leaf? Activity: Friend or foe – Are harakeke caterpillars fighting for the same food?	3 Te weu 4 Te aka	Te rauropi: 1 Te rauropi: 1

Topic

Levels

Achievement objectives

1–2 Te pū me te more

3 Te weu

Te taiao: 3 (ii)

Te taiao 3

1–2 Te pū me te more

4 Te aka

Te taiao: 3 (ii)

Te rauropi 1

1–2 Te pū me te more

3 Te weu

4 Te aka

Te rauropi: 1

1–2 Te pū me te more

3 Te weu

4 Te aka

Te rauropi: 1

3 Te weu

4 Te aka

Te rauropi: 1

Topic	Levels	Achievement objectives
Harakeke 6 Telling harakeke moths apart Activity: How can you tell moths apart? Levels 1 and 2 Activity: How can you tell moths apart? Levels 3 and 4	1–2 Te pū me te more 3 Te weu 4 Te aka	Te rauropi: 2 Te rauropi: 2 Te rauropi: 2
Harakeke 7 Putting plants into groups Activity: The reproductive process of plants – Part 1 Activity: The reproductive process of plants – Part 2	3 Te weu 4 Te aka	Te rauropi: 2 Te rauropi: 2
Harakeke 8 What is this tree? Activity: Sorting leaves into groups Activity: What is this tree? Level 3 Activity: What is this tree? Level 4 Interactive: ID key – What is this tree?	1–2 Te pū me te more 3 Te weu 4 Te aka	Te rauropi: 2 Te rauropi: 2 Te rauropi: 2

Topic

Levels

Achievement objectives