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Food Chains

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Students, in groups, create a model of food chains to create a food web.

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food chains

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food chain, science
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Grade
2nd - 6th
Subjects
Science
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Lesson Plans
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For Teacher Use
Instructional Strategy
Project-Based Learning

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Food chains, consumers, and producers are the topic here. Learners must fill in the blanks in order to complete the sentences about food chains. Then, they must complete four examples of food chains, and label them as producers, primary...
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Animal Food Chains

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An engaging, informative, and colorful presentation focuses on food chains. Learners view many great photographs of animals, and must do some critical thinking regarding an animal's place in a food chain, and whether an animal is...
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