Science

Create Your Own Food Chain

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Overview:

A creative worksheet where students choose a habitat and draw their own food chain, explaining the transfer of energy. Designed for upper years students.

Learning Objectives:

  • Understand the flow of energy in a food chain within a specific habitat.
  • Identify the roles of producers, consumers, and decomposers in a food chain.
  • Develop organisational and artistic skills by creating and explaining a food chain.

How the Activity Works:

Students select a habitat (e.g., forest, ocean, grassland) and draw their own food chain within that environment. The worksheet provides empty boxes with arrows to show the transfer of energy between organisms. Students will label each box with the appropriate organisms, such as producers, primary consumers, secondary consumers, and decomposers. In the space provided, they will explain how energy flows through the food chain, from the sun to the various organisms. This activity encourages creativity while reinforcing the scientific concept of energy transfer in ecosystems.

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