Name:
Date:
Food Chains
Science in My World
Write three sentences to match the photo.
Use some of these words:
animals
herbivores
carnivores
meat
consumer
omnivores
energy
plants
giraffe
zebra
Read your sentences.
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Name:
Date:
Food Chains
Science in My World
Write in the correct words. Use these words:
birdgrass
frog
sunlight
grasshoppertree
Read the words you wrote.
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Name:
Date:
Food Chains
Science in My World
Complete the flow chart. Write the words in the boxes.
Use these words:
foxgrasshopper leaf mouse owl
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Food Chains
Concept: Each food chain starts with a producer and
ends with a consumer.
Science in My World What You Need:
• white paper cut into strips
• pencil, pen, or marker
• stapler
What You Do:
• Write a name of a plant, insect, bird, or animal on each
strip.
• Take a strip with a plant name written on it.
• Make the strip into a circle and staple the ends together.
• Choose a strip with something on it that eats that plant.
• Combine this strip with the plant circle to start a chain.
• Continue the chain until you end up with the final
consumer.
• Make similar chains with your other plant and animal
strips.
paper
pencil, pen,
or marker
What You Should Notice:
All chains start with a plant and end with an animal, but
some are longer than others.
Explanation:
stapler
Pick one of your food chains. Explain how energy passes
from the producer to the last consumer in this food chain.
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