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Who's Coming to Dinner? Lesson PlanWho's Coming to Dinner? Lesson Plan
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Who's Coming to Dinner?

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Students identify the role predators/prey play in food chains, differentiate between food chains and webs, identify factors that affect the balance in food webs, and propose solutions to protect endangered species' environments and insure their survival.

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food chains, predators, prey

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food chain, predators, prey, science
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5th - 7th
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Science
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4 days
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