Presenting food chains
I can present food chains in different ways.
Presenting food chains
I can present food chains in different ways.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- We can compare the producers and consumers, including predators and prey, in different food chains.
- A predator is not always bigger in size when compared to its prey.
- Most food chains are presented with an arrow in between each living thing to represent ‘is food for’.
- A food chain can be presented in different ways including with writing and/or pictures.
Common misconception
Pupils may think that a predator can always be identified by its size and ferocity in comparison to its prey.
This lesson gives examples of some predators that are smaller in size than their prey.
Keywords
Food chain - Food chains show how living things depend on each other for food.
Predators - Predators are animals that hunt, kill and eat other animals.
Prey - An animal that is hunted and eaten by another animal is called prey.
Consumers - Consumers in a food chain are animals which eat other animals or plants.
Present - To present information is to show or share it with others.
Equipment
Access to non-fiction books and the internet as secondary sources of information on what animals eat.
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).
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