20 April - 26 April

Kia ora 7C2

TERM 2   WEEK 2

Success Criteria: I can/have...

1. Explain what a food chain is
2. Identify producers, primary and secondary consumers in a food chain
3. Construct a food chain and show the feeding relationship of organisms in a food chain

Activities:

Session 1

1. Read the information only on Food chains from this website - https://www.ducksters.com/science/ecosystems/food_chain_and_web.php
2. Write the definition of a food chain in your own words (Do it on a doc if you don't have your Science book)
3. Draw a food chain with these given plants and animals - hawk, grass, snake, bacteria and fungi, grasshopper and frog 

Session 2

1. Watch this video on Food chains - 
2. Answer the following questions:
   

• What is a major source of energy for plants?
• From the food chain you drew in session 1, name a producer, a primary consumer and a secondary consumer.
• What do decomposers do? (You can also refer to the information on the website in session 1)
• How do decomposers help the soil?
• Draw a pyramid showing energy transfer(On refill/paper). You can choose your own organisms for the pyramid. At the bottom of the page there is an example of an energy transfer pyramid.

Session 3

1. Attempt the quiz to see what you have learnt about food chains - https://www.ducksters.com/science/quiz/food_chain_and_web_questions.php
2. Food chain interactive game - https://www.cserc.org/sierra-fun/games/build-food-chain/
3. Word search - https://thewordsearch.com/puzzle/341097/ms.-baker-ecosystems/
4. Education Perfect task - Code - 8Z539B

Homework:

FOCUS / ARONGA learning intentions:

• We are FOCUSING on discussing ecosystems and adaptations
• We are FOCUSING on describing interdependence of living and non-living things in an ecosystem(Food chains)
• We are Focussing on identifying adaptations and explaining different types of adaptations