Introduction
Food Chains
Every living thing needs energy in order to live. Everytime animals do something (run, jump) they use energy to do so.
Animals get energy from the food they eat, and all living things get energy from food. Plants use sunlight, water and nutrients to get energy (in a process called photosynthesis). Energy is necessary for living beings to grow.
A food chain shows how each living thing gets food, and how nutrients and energy are passed from creature to creature. Food chains begin with plant-life, and end with animal-life. Some animals eat plants, some animals eat other animals.
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Plants and animals rely on each other for their existence.
Food Chains are vital to all existence.
Task
Students are given several examples of Food Chains and discussed.
Students should write a short paragraph about their Food Chain.
(at least 5 lines are to be in the paragraph)
Students should draw/illustrate their own example of a Food Chain. (including color and wording)
Process
To reinforce the idea of Food Chains the students will be allowed to watch a Kids YouTube Video of different type of Food Chains.
1. What type of information did you learn from the video?
2. Decide what 5 different items could be in your food chain.
3. Decide where your food chain will take place.
4. Write a short paragraph explaining your food chain.
5. Illustrate your food web with color, and words.
Evaluation
