Roles within food chains
I can create food chains and talk about different roles played by plants and animals.
Roles within food chains
I can create food chains and talk about different roles played by plants and animals.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- A food chain is used to show the order in which living things depend on each other for food.
- Each plant and animal has an important part, or role, to play in a food chain.
- Observations, books, the internet and experts provide information about what animals eat.
Common misconception
Food chains put living things in order of importance.
Explanation of interdependence of each living thing within a food chain.
Keywords
Animals - An animal is a living thing which moves and eats other animals or plants.
Plants - A plant is a living thing that often has roots, stem and leaves.
Food chain - Animals eat plants or other animals. The way this happens is shown in a food chain.
Role - The part played by a person or thing in a particular situation.
Research - To research something is to find out about it, or investigate it carefully.
Equipment
Access to appropriate secondary sources such as books, the internet, and experts to ask.
Content guidance
- Risk assessment required - equipment
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).
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