Learning Objectives

By the end of this lesson pupils should:

• Understand the principle of a food chain

 

Resources

• Videoscribe: 'food chains'

• food chain pictures/words and arrows

• Film: 'food chains in a habitat: the pond'

 

Vocabulary

food chain, consumer, producer, prey, predator

 

Starter activity 

1. Class Discussion:

What did the children have for breakfast or lunch.

Where did the food come from?

 

Main activities 

1. Class Activity:

Watch Videoscribe: 'food chains'.

 

2. Group Activity:

Use pictures/words and arrows.

Can the children arrange them into four separate food chains?

 

3. Class Activity:

Watch film: 'food chains in a habitat: the pond'.

 

4. Group Activity:

Give the children a particular food chain from the work above.

Can the children suggest something which might affect a part of the chain? (eg no rain so grass dies).

 

Plenary activity

Q: Why is there always an animal at the top of the chain?

Assessment

Use multiple choice consolidation questions.

 

 

 

Downloadable lesson plan and resources