Creating food chains
I can carry out research and create food chains.
Creating food chains
I can carry out research and create food chains.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- Information about how living things depend on each other for food can be used to create food chains.
- The arrows in a food chain represent 'is food for'.
- Food chains consist of a producer and consumers, including predators and prey.
- Secondary sources of information help us to research what food different animals eat to survive.
Keywords
Food chain - A food chain shows how living things depend on each other for food.
Producer - A producer in a food chain makes its own food.
Predator - A predator is an animal that hunts, kills and eats other animals.
Prey - An animal that is hunted and eaten by another animal is called prey.
Secondary sources - Secondary sources are texts, images or objects created using information gathered by others.
Common misconception
Pupils often think the arrow in a food chain means “eats” or "depends on" and also that arrows should be drawn from predator to prey (rather than prey to predator).
This lesson reinforces the fact the the arrow in a food chain can be interpreted to mean 'is food for'.
Equipment
Pupils will need to use books or the internet to help with their own research for Task B.
Content guidance
- Exploration of objects
- Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering
Supervision
Adult supervision required
Licence
This content is © Oak National Academy Limited (2024), licensed on Open Government Licence version 3.0 except where otherwise stated. See Oak's terms & conditions (Collection 2).
Lesson video
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
Exit quiz
6 Questions
An animal that eats other animals or plants.
An animal that hunts, kills and eats other animals.
An animal that is hunted and eaten by another animal.
