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Food Chains

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Have your class discuss food chains using this presentation. This resource goes through a step by step exploration of plants and the food chain. It talks about the energy of the sun, producers and consumers, herbivores and carnivores, and describes a basic food chain. However, a couple of the slides are difficult to read.

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carnivores, food chains, herbivores

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carnivores, food chains, herbivores, producers consumers, science
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Grade
2nd
Subjects
Science
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Resource Type
Presentations
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For Teacher Use
Number of Slides
7
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