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How F ood Works in Nature

Learn about autotrophs, heterotrophs, and decomposers, and understand the concepts of food webs and food chains. This program is designed for 4th-5th graders in a classroom setting.

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How F ood Works in Nature

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  1. How Food Works in Nature By: Shelby Holloway

  2. Main Menu Autotrophs, Heterotrophs, and Decomposers Food Web and Food Chain Consumers Teachers Only Quiz Review

  3. Teachers only Learning Environment Target Audience Instructional Objectives Menu

  4. Target Audience • Grades: 4th-5th • Consider the fact that this is the first time students are exposed to these terms. • Simple explanations, interactive so students will stay focused. Menu

  5. Learning Environment • Classroom setting • Class size 20-25 students • Students in groups of 5 • Desks arranged so that each group is together Menu

  6. Instructional Objectives After completion of this program students will be knowledgeable over how food works in nature and will complete the quiz portion of the program with 100%. Menu

  7. Consumers Carnivore Herbivore Omnivore Activity All animals eat different types of food. Above are the three classifications that animals are put in depending on what they eat. Menu

  8. Herbivore • Herbivores are animals that eat only plant material. • Examples: Menu

  9. Carnivore • Carnivores are animals that eat only other animals. • Examples: Menu

  10. Omnivore • Omnivores are animals that eat both plant and animal materials. • Examples: Menu

  11. Activity Time! • Teacher pass out 5-10 pictures of animals to groups of about 5 students. • Each group should have the same pictures of animals. • Tell the students to label the pictures within their group to the corresponding consumer type. • Teacher should go over correct answers after students are finished labeling Menu

  12. Food Web vs. Food Chain Food Web Videos Food Chain Menu

  13. Food Chain Food Chain: A series of organisms in which one organism obtains energy from another. • Food chains only show one specific path, one organism consuming another. Menu

  14. Food Web Food Web: A series of connected food chains. • A food web is much larger than a food chain because it contains numerous food chains within it. Menu

  15. Videos Menu

  16. What kind of Organism? Autotrophs Decomposers Heterotrophs Menu

  17. Autotrophs • Self-feeding organisms, they are able to produce their own food using nonliving sources. Examples: Plants, Bacteria, Flowers, Moss Menu

  18. Heterotrophs • Other-feeding organisms, they must eat other organisms to survive. Examples: Lions, Birds, Cows, Dogs Menu

  19. Decomposers • Organisms that consume dead or waste materials. Examples: Fungus, Dung Flies, Wood Lice Menu

  20. Review Students number paper 1-6 and try to answer the following questions correctly. 1.What is an omnivore? 2. What is an autotroph? 3. Which is larger a food chain or food web? 4. What is a herbivore? 5. What do decomposers consume? 6. What do carnivores consume? Menu

  21. Answer key 1.Omnivores are animal and plant consumers. 2. Autotrophs are organisms that produce their own food. 3. A food web is larger than a food chain. 4. Herbivores are animals that consume plant materials. 5. Decomposers consume dead or waste material. 6. Omnivores consume other animals for food. Menu

  22. Quiz Time! From the following questions, choose the correct answer and write it on a piece of paper. The paper will be collected so you can receive a participation grade. Good luck! Begin

  23. 1. Animals that only plant materials are known as? a. Omnivore b. Herbivore c. Carnivore

  24. Try Again! This is not the correct answer. Go back and try again.

  25. Great Job!

  26. 2. Organisms that consume only other organisms for food are? a. Omnivore b. Herbivore c. Carnivore

  27. Correct!!!

  28. Incorrect! Herbivore animals eat only plant material. Go back and try again.

  29. Incorrect! Omnivore animals consume both plant and other animals for energy Try again!

  30. 3. True/False Food chains are larger than food webs. True False

  31. Good Thinking! Food chains are smaller than food webs.

  32. Try again! Remember many food chains make up a food web.

  33. 4. From the given food chains, choose the correct sequence Eagle Snake Mouse Snake Eagle Mouse

  34. Incorrect Hint: A mouse would be at the bottom of the food chain. Try Again!

  35. Great Job!!! You chose the correct sequence in the food chain! Eagle Snake Mouse

  36. 5. Choose the photo displaying a herbivore animal.

  37. Sorry, Try Again! Herbivores eat foods such as grass and plants.

  38. Correct!! Yay!!!

  39. 6. Organisms that consume both plant and animal materials are what? a. Omnivore b. Herbivore c. Carnivore

  40. Incorrect! Carnivores consume only other animals for food.

  41. Try Again! Herbivores consume only plant materials for food.

  42. Great Job!!

  43. 7. Choose the letter that corresponds with decomposers. a. Decomposers eat food they produce. b. Decomposers consume dead or waste materials. c. Decomposers consume other living things.

  44. Incorrect! Hint: Decomposers break down waste materials. Go back and try again.

  45. Correct!

  46. 8. What type of consumer is a tiger? a. Omnivore b. Herbivore c. Carnivore

  47. Try Again! Hint: Tigers eat meat.

  48. 9. True/ False Autotrophs are organisms that are capable of producing their own food using nonliving sources. True False

  49. Correct!

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