S3-U4L3 - What is a food chain?

S3-U4L3 - What is a food chain?

Vocabulary

Food Chain

[FOOD CHAYN] - A way to show the path of food from one living thing to another. A food chain begins with producers.

Producer

[pruh•DOOS•er] - A living thing that makes its own food. A plant is a producer.

Consumer

[kuhn•SOOM•er] - A living thing that eats other living things

decomposer

[dee•cuhm•POHZ•er] - living things that get energy by breaking down wastes and dead plant and animal matter

Video 2

Multiple Select

What are some of the things that plants need to grow?

• sunlight

• water

• soil

• earth worms

Multiple Select

What do living things need to survive?

• food

• water

• rocks

• shelter

Multiple Select

What does the sun provide for Earth?

• solar storm

• energy

• light

• heat

Video 3 Predators and Prey

Open Ended

Can you think of some examples of animals that eat other animals?

Open Ended

Can you think of some examples of animals that are killed and eaten by other animals?

e.g. flies are eaten by frogs

Can you think of some examples of animals that are killed and eaten by other animals?

Some animals that are eaten by other animals are flies, mice, mosquitoes, chipmunks, fish, clams, and some small birds.

Open Ended

EXTEND AND REFLECT:

Which do you think there are more of: predators or prey? Why?

ANSWER:

I think there are more prey because predators eat them. If there weren’t much prey, the predators wouldn’t have enough to eat.

Video 4: Energy from the sun

Open Ended

DEVELOP SCIENCE VOCABULARY

What is an example of a producer?

Examples:

A sunflower, daisy, and cactus are all examples of producers.

Open Ended

What is an example of a consumer?

Example:

A rabbit is an example of a consumer because it eats plants.

Open Ended

EXTEND AND REFLECT

What is the relationship between producers and consumers?

Answer:

Producers provide food for consumers.

Video 5: What do they eat?

Open Ended

Where can you find decomposers?

Answer:

You can find decomposers eating dead animals, dead plants, or old food.

Poll

Which category of consumer are you?

• omnivore

• herbivore

Multiple Select

Which type of animal eats sunflower seeds and leaves?

• omnivore

• herbivore

Answer

Seeds and leaves come from a producer, so the animal is either an herbivore or an omnivore.

to be continued