Search Over 150,000 Teacher Reviewed Lesson Plans and 75,000 Worksheets
- Grade Range
- Kindergarten - 2nd
- Rating

Students research animals of Antarctica and the Antarctic food chain. They draw pictures of animals and attach them to a wall collage. They research the animals' diet and create a food web illustrating krill's importance to the Antarctic. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 1st - 5th
- Rating

Students memorize a poem using various reading strategies to reinforce the concept of the food chain and the terminology associated with it. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- Kindergarten - 2nd
- Rating

Students build food chain pyramid from teacher-created carton cubes, and discuss plants and animals and their places in the food chain. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 5th
- Rating

Students identify local plants and animals in their area. They research the diet of local animals and discuss food chains and webs. Students also analyze the effects of humans of the food chain. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 10th
- Rating

Students are introduced to the marine aquatic food chain. In groups, they simulate the primary production by phytoplankton and the secondary consumption by fish. In groups, they role play the role of scientists in which they complete a survery of the population numbers of differnet organisms. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 6th - 8th
- Rating

Students recreate the skeleton of a small mammal from an owl pellet to understand that energy is passed from one organism to the next in a food chain. Prior to the experiment, students research owls. After recreating the skeleton, students construct a food web for the ecosystem. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 4th - 12th
- Rating

Students s identify the different trophic levels in the food chain and understand the importance of the energy cycle. They create a class food web using index cards and yarn and play a predator/prey game. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 3rd - 5th
- Rating

Students use the EcoKids web site to explore food chains and the associated terminology. They answer the questions about food chains and their importance. Students use the Kidspiration program to add information to an Animal Fact Web. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
- Rating

Students investigate the concepts that are related to the balance of an ecosystem. They take part in activities that illustrate the delicate balance that exists between producers and consumers in an ecosystem. Students define the difference between a food chain and food web. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 1st - 2nd
- Rating

In this food chain worksheet, students analyze how their diet compares to the diet of other mammals. Students must keep a diary of all of the foods that they eat for one week, and then they use that data to compare what they eat on a regular basis with the foods eaten daily by otters.
Full Review »
