Introduction
Everyday animals interact with each other in complex ways. The picture on the right gives a great example of how they interact with each other. The frog eats bugs, the snake eats frogs, the hawks east snakes. All of this is done for one reason ... ENERGY. All animals get energy from eating. How this energy is transferred and divided is explained by Energy Pyramids and Food Chains. The picture on the left is a food chain.
You are going to explore these interactions of animals and the differences between Energy Pyramids and Food Chains over the next few days. Listed below are links that you will use to explore. Each link has information to read and answers to be found and written on the worksheet I have given you.
Information Links:
http://www.vtaide.com/png/foodchains.htm
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/content/animals/kidscorner/foodchain/producersconsumers.htm
Game links (finish the worksheet first!)
Build food chains.
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/content/animals/kidscorner/games/foodchaingame.htm
This is a "Who Wants to be a Millionaire" type game. Try to win the MILLION DOLLARS!
http://www.quia.com/rr/53234.html
Fill in the blanks on these four food webs. Test your knowledge of herbivores, carnivores and more, oh my!
http://www.gould.edu.au/foodwebs/kids_web.htm
Dodge your predators and eat your prey in this food chain game.
http://www.kaffeen.com/food_chain.html