Animals are living things that move and eat other animals or plants to stay alive.

Food gives living things energy and helps them to stay healthy.

To hunt is to to chase and try to catch and kill an animal for food.

When animals graze, they feed on plants around them such as growing grass.

To research something is to find out about it or investigate it carefully.

How animals get food

Science

In this Introduction to food chains unit, pupils learnt to use the idea of a simple food chain. In the More about food chains unit, they will build on this knowledge to learn to construct and interpret a variety of food chains, identifying producers, predators and prey

In the naming and grouping animals and Identifying plants and their basic parts units, pupils learnt to identify and name a variety of common plants and animals. In this Introduction to food chains unit, pupils will build on this knowledge to identify and name plants and animals as sources of food in a food chain

Introduction to food chains

Food is important because it gives the animal...

True or false. All animals eat the same food.

All animals need food to stay healthy and {{}}.

When scientists read books or look online to find out more about something, this is called...

eating grasses and other plants around them

Animals can get food in different ways. Match the words to how animals get their food.

grass, leaves and shoots of plants, berries

An animal that eats only plants, such as leaves and berries is...

Animals use their senses to find food. Which body part do animals use to smell food?

are cold-blooded and are covered in scales or hard parts.

Match these words to their correct description.

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.

How animals get food

Lesson outcome

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.