Protecting food chains
I can describe different ways to protect plants and animals to prevent threats to food chains.
Protecting food chains
I can describe different ways to protect plants and animals to prevent threats to food chains.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- A change to one living thing can affect other living things in the same food chain.
- Humans should be encouraged to behave in ways that help to protect plants and animals in their habitats.
- Information about protecting food chains can be researched using secondary sources of information.
Keywords
Habitat - The place where a plant or animal lives is called its habitat.
Threat - A threat is the possibility that something unwanted or dangerous will happen.
Impact - The impact of something is the effect it has.
Protect - To protect something is to keep it safe from harm.
Secondary sources - Secondary sources are texts, images or objects created using information gathered by others.
Common misconception
Some pupils may think that human actions can have an impact on animals and plants but that these actions do not affect food chains.
Explanation of different ways in which humans can protect plants and animals in their habitats.
To help you plan your year 4 science lesson on: Protecting food chains, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs...
To help you plan your year 4 science lesson on: Protecting food chains, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs.
The starter quiz will activate and check your pupils' prior knowledge, with versions available both with and without answers in PDF format.
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Equipment
Access to secondary sources such as books about different habitats and the internet.
Content guidance
- Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering
Supervision
Adult supervision required
Licence
Lesson video
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
Exit quiz
6 Questions
