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Links in a Food Chain

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Little ones make costumes and act out a rhyme in which there are daisies, bugs, wrens, snakes, and foxes that all interact in a food web. This would be a memorable activity for primary life scientists to participate in as a wrap-up to a basic ecosystems unit.

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food webs

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food web, science
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Grade
1st - 3rd
Subjects
Science
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Resource Type
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For Teacher Use
Duration
3 days
Instructional Strategy
Project-Based Learning

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